Digital HD: Proximity (2020) Isaac (Ryan Masson) is a young NASA employee, who while vlogging about himself on a hiking trip that is supposed to help with his ongoing mental issues, witnesses an object falling from the sky. His curiosity makes him head towards the crash site, when suddenly he is confronted by a classic […]
Blu-ray: Screamers (1995) Based on the Philip K. Dick story “Second Variety”, Screamers is set on the distant mining planet Sirius 6B in the year 2078. The planet is a husk of its former self due to many years of conflict between 2 warring factions, while underground killing machines (the titular ‘Screamers’) are not only still […]
When I’m writing a review about something I love, it’s hard not to turn into a gushy mess and blurt out “I love this game, it’s amazing!” Just because I love something, doesn’t mean everyone will. So, I thought I would try to explain what I love, not just about the game, but the genre […]
Digital HD: The Shed (2019)A hunter gets bitten by a vampire while walking through the woods at dawn, and when the rising sun burns the vampire into a pile of dust before his eyes, the hunter understandably panics and runs to the nearest shelter that he can find…the titular shed.While the hunter begins to transform […]
Blu-ray: Hagazussa (2017) Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse (Hagazussa, an Old German term for Witch) is the directoral debut of Lukas Feigelfeld . The story takes place in medieval Germany/alps and tells the story Albrun (Aleksandra Cwen), a goat-herder who is ostracised by the villagers because they think she’s a witch. On reading the several 5 […]
DVD & Digital: Enemy Lines (2020)A team of allied commandos are sent to occupied Poland during WWII to extract a scientist from Nazis who are holding him and his family in a remote location while he works on a prototype atomic bomb.So far, so thrilling.However, Enemy Lines never really lives up to its exciting premise, and […]
Alien StormPlatform: ArcadeReleased: 1990Publisher: SegaDeveloper: SegaIn the late 80s and earlier 90’s, Sega could do no wrong in my eyes. They would release hit after hit, including two of my all-time favourite games, Golden Axe and Streets of Rage 2. Sega generally followed a similar pattern with their games. For example, Shinobi is like ESWAT. […]
Having previously played (and enjoyed) Mud Runner, it was with great anticipation that I jumped into the world of its successor: Snow Runner. Set across 3 locations: Michigan, Alaska and Taymyr, it gives you an open world to explore, while building up a collection of vehicles and accessories to help complete a variety of tasks […]
CabalPlatform: ArcadeReleased: 1988Publisher: TAD CorporationDeveloper: TaitoThird person shooters are ten a penny these days, with the likes of Gears of War and Uncharted being two famous examples from this genre. Back in 1988, this was a relatively new innovation, which is why I thought it would be fun to check out Cabal.Truth be told, I […]
DVD: The A-Team (1983 – 87) Spread over 22 discs, this great DVD box set (released on Blu-ray last year) from Fabulous Films contains 97 episodes from all 5 seasons of this classic 1980s television show, complete with some highly entertaining new commentary tracks and interviews. Running from 1983-87, The A-Team told the story of […]