Reviews
Film Review: Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey
Vicarious is the word of the day here; living through something else, in this case a fuzzy red monster with an unstoppably optimistic and giddy outlook. The man behind him is a shy introvert by the name of Kevin Clash, whom you...
Review: Kinect Support for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
It seems like the perfect idea to integrate the voice command of the Kinect with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim; as saying dragon shouts seemed like a match made in heaven. The end results however are occasionally useful, but over...
Film Review: Safe
Question: how much is a hero worth? Answer: Half as much as the villain, and here’s why. A hero, protagonist, main character-whatever is only as empathetic when he or she is getting the punishment of a lifetime. That’s why ...
Film Review: The Lucky One
Despite the way the trailer presents itself, The Lucky One is a surprisingly good romantic drama film. Whilst mostly predictable, there are some real moments of emotion here that make it stand out from most standard, gentle rom...
Film Review: Damsels in Distress
After a thirteen year hiatus, quirky indie oddball Whit Stillman returns with a story about, well as far as the ‘plot’ goes: pretty much everything. A sophomore transfer student finds herself amongst her campus’ suicide p...
Film Review: The Wicker Tree
The Wicker Tree is an adaptation of the 2006 novel Cowboys for Christ, a spiritual successor/companion piece/re-imagining of the iconic 1973 British thriller The Wicker Man. This film has everything going for it: the original d...
Review: Fable Heroes
Don’t let the name fool you, Fable Heroes is, in no way shape or form a fully fledged Fable game in the slightest… but that’s not to say it isn’t fun. Developed by Lionhead Studios, Fable Heroes is a hack-and-slash,...
Review: The Walking Dead Episode 1
The XBLA release from Telltale and Skybound ‘The Walking Dead: Episode 1’ is based on the highly successful and amazing AMC TV show of the same name. In this episode (of which there will be five in total) we are introduced ...
Film Review: Marley
First of all, nobody could ever expect to see a biography of the eponymous reggae legend of this here movie that didn’t have unlimited reverence for him. But even so, there comes a point wherein bathing a sacred cow degenerat...
Film Review: Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Jeff, Who Lives at Home is an independent drama-comedy film directed by brothers Jay and Mark Duplass following a family and their struggles in life. The titular character Jeff (Jason Segel) is a 30-year-old dreamer who lives w...