Reviews
Game Review: Thomas Was Alone
For 90% of the time, Thomas Was Alone is a great indie puzzler. Developer Mike Bithell somehow transforms the existence of several coloured polygons into a cast of whimsical characters who each have their strengths and downfal...
Game Review: Injustice: Gods Among Us [Xbox 360/PS3/WiiU]
NetherRealm brought themselves back into the foray for good with Mortal Kombat 9. Proving that they were listening to what players wanted on both ends of the spectrum with some little touches that made all the difference, like...
Film Review: Evil Dead
Finally, we can breathe a sigh of relief – Evil Dead is a remake that works. For so long we’ve suffered terrible reboots of franchises we’ve known and loved (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Halloween), still...
Game Review: Tomb Raider [Xbox360/PS3/PC]
There aren’t many games I’ve played where I have to pause and remember to breathe, yet on the other hand I have also experienced some gaming shocks that have reduced me to tears or fits of anger. The latest To...
Film Review: Dark Skies
The main trouble with horror films these days is predictability. Classics such as Rosemary’s Baby, Psycho and The Exorcist were particularly disturbing because audiences didn’t know what to expect – plots were carefully u...
Film Review: Spring Breakers
Big guns, bigger arses, piles of money tripped out in neon lighting and a dub step sound track to set ears ringing; writer-director Harmony Korine’s latest film is tearing up cinemas nationwide. Spring Breakers is the ...
Film Review: The Host
The Host is based on Stephenie Meyer’s book of the same name; Meyer being best known as the creator and writer behind Twilight. But unlike the pasty bloodsuckers from Meyer’s other franchise, this time it’s aliens who are...
Film Review: Trance
Even when Danny Boyle fails, he does so with incredible style. Trance is his first feature since his olympic ceremony success and though it is an overly complex affair – disappointing compared to his previous hits – it shou...
Game Review: BioShock Infinite [PC/Xbox360/PS3]
This game was reviewed on PC, a retail copy was used. BioShock Infinite was released on the 26th of March. If I had to guess what I would say is my game of the year is at the end of 2013, I don’t think it will be BioShock ...
Film Review: Stolen
Stolen reunites Nicolas Cage with director Simon West – the man who turned Cage into one of Hollywood’s most unlikely action heros in 1997’s Con-Air. That’s where the similarity ends, as Stolen is a fairly co...
