I imagine that doctors, chiropractors and undertakers will be watching The Raid 2 with dollar signs in their eyes. This is a very bloody movie, where you will soon become used to the sound of bones breaking. Its story picks up right after the end of the first Raid movie, wraps up some loose ends, then speeds into a new storyline.… Read the rest
There are games that get the pejorative label ‘walking simulator’ slapped on them. These are interactive storytelling experiences in which the actual game elements are relatively light. Dear Esther would be a perfect example of this group, as well as the slightly more gamey Gone Home and The Sailor’s Dream.… Read the rest
Bones is a series that doesn’t know when to quit. Like Castle (which has the same problem), Bones is a murder mystery show with a quirky sense of humor. Each week, there is a mostly formulaic crime-of-the-week to solve while the characters work through personal issues, which tend to be neatly contained to that one episode.… Read the rest
A mysterious dome descends over an American town, trapping the inhabitants and causing all kinds of stress and suffering. Sounds familiar? Maybe you read Under the Dome by Stephen King, or saw the tv series based on that book. Maybe you watched the Simpsons movie.… Read the rest
The main life lesson to be learnt from Far Cry 4 is that people suck and that most of them want you – and each other – dead. A lot of the wildlife joins in on this overall murderous approach to life.… Read the rest
Veronica Mars and I used to be friends a long time ago, but then she suddenly disappeared from television, leaving a cliffhanger in her wake. The series had a rabid following but it wasn’t quite sizeable enough to persevere. It didn’t seem there was any hope for a proper resolution, but then creator Rob Thomas went to Kickstarter to crowdfund a television movie.… Read the rest
Jurassic World is exactly what you will be expecting if you’ve seen any of the previous movies from the franchise. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing, will depend on if you liked those movies and how much tolerance you have for pretty much more of the same; dinosaurs killing people.… Read the rest
I can’t actually remember the first time I saw Blade Runner. I think the soundtrack was imprinted on me before I ever did, a synthy and at times jazzy moodscape by Vangelis. It conjures up an odd sort of future nostalgia; warm, reflective and sad, slightly dehumanized by being all electronic but deeply emotional at the same time.… Read the rest
Joss Whedon’s career is one most nerds would envy. But it’s hard to envy him for having to make the logistical nightmare that is Avengers – Age of Ultron. The movie is part of an intricate web of Marvel movies and had to tie into previous flicks, while setting up future flicks and it could not ignore any of a multitude of characters.… Read the rest
Zombies – they get into everything! Video games, board games, movies and television, there is a never-ending stream of new content featuring the braincraving dead. Once it seemed like they would be a temporary hype, but apparently they are here to stay.… Read the rest
