In 2008 Neill Blomkamp was tapped by Peter Jackson to direct a Halo movie – which excited many – but when that fell through he was given money to produce his own pet project District 9 – a film that beautifully blended science fiction with apartheid – and though that film went on to be…
Category: Reviews
The Bandit of Hell’s Bend: Edgar Rice Burroughs – Book Review
The Bandit of Hell’s Bend was the first of the four Burroughs Westerns that he published between 1926 and 1940, and is easily the most traditional; the hero is a taciturn but straight-shooting cowpoke, the female protagonist is the strong frontier woman, and the pages are littered with stagecoach robberies, gunfights and attacks by savage…
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – Review
Once again director George Miller tosses us into the chaotic post-apocalyptic world of Mad Max, it’s been 30 years since our last visit to the Wastelands and things have only gotten crazier. So fasten your seatbelts and strap on some spare ammo as the summer is about to explode.
Miami Connection (1987) – Review
According to 80s movies, everyone knew martial arts – where a big kung fu brawl could break at a moment’s notice – but sadly not everyone could be Chuck Norris, so for every badass martial arts flick made there are a dozen duds to be found.
Splatoon Global Testfire – Impressions
Now a lot of people seem to go on about how “Nintendo does nothing new” or “Everything is a rehash!” Well, Splatoon is set to change things up in that regard; a lot! Splatoon is a “turf-war” style game, with an objective to cover the most turf. They had a Global Testfire event this weekend,…