Chris’s Top Ten Videogames of 2016: #8
Gears of War 4 Developer: The Coalition Publisher: Microsoft Studios Xbox One, PC Although Gears of War: Ultimate Edition came out on PC and Xbox One last year, Gears of War 4 is the first brand new Gears game to appear on the latest console. Some would argue that Gears of War helped to redefine […]
Chris’s Top Ten Videogames of 2016: #9
Battlefield 1 Developer: EA DICE Publisher: Electronic Arts PS4, Xbox One, PC World War 1 isn’t a conflict that tends to feature heavily in modern gaming. World War 2 on the other hand has had loads of games and maybe the reason for this is because the definition of “good vs evil” was more clearly […]
Chris’s Top Ten Videogames of 2016: #10
The Division Developer: Ubisoft Massive Publisher: Ubisoft PS4, Xbox One, PC Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games, (or MMORPG for short) have never been a genre of gaming that I’ve been interested in. In MMORPG’s players enter a shared world carrying out tasks and completing quests, whilst picking up loot along the way to improve […]
Review: Black Mirror – Series 3
Streaming: Black Mirror – Series 3 (2016) Charlie Brooker gets his show a serious upgrade from Channel 4 to Netflix, drawing comparisons to classic sci-fi shows such as the Twilight Zone. Steve Woolley has a look into the Black Mirror. Charlie ‘giggles’ Brooker, the lovable misanthrope from the TV Wipe series which views the world […]
Review: To Live and Die in L.A.
Blu-ray: To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) Secret Service agent Richard Chance (William Peterson) vows revenge on the murderer of his partner. Little does he know that his vengeance will lead to him crossing paths with master counterfeiter Eric Masters (Willem Dafoe) in a twisting tale in which nobody can be trusted. Director William Friedkin constructs a narrative that […]
Review: To Sir, with Love
Blu-ray: To Sir, with Love (1967) Mark Thackery (Sidney Poitier); a black man from British Guyana, teaches at an inner city school in London hoping he will get a ‘real’ job in engineering. His class are disruptive, disenfranchised 15 year olds ready to leave school and get a job. Can he win them over and […]
Review: 10 Rillington Place
Blu-ray: 10 Rillington Place (1971) To a generation of moviegoers, Richard Attenborough will always be Professor John Hammond; creator of Jurassic Park. Some may not even be aware of his award winning career as a Director, or the fantastic body of work he left behind as an actor. It is his softly spoken and chilling […]
Review: Q Volume 1: Series 1-3
DVD: Q Volume 1: Series 1-3 (1969 – ) I’m a child of the 60’s and my Dad is solely responsible for my sense of humour. He loved ‘being silly’ and always stated that the day you didn’t find a fart funny was the day that you’d forever lost a little piece of your childhood. […]
Review: Two Women
Blu-ray: Two Women (1960) Italy in World War 2, widowed Cesira (Sophia Loren) leaves Rome with her devoutly religious daughter Rosetta when the city comes under attack by Allied forces. The pair escape to a small village, where they meet various people including Jean-Paul Belmondo’s Michele Di Libero. Throughout Sophia Loren’s career she’s made some cracking […]
Review: Magnum, P.I. – The Complete Collection
Blu-ray: Magnum P.I. – The Complete Collection (1980-88) When faced with the entire 37 disc 8 season collection of Magnum, P.I. there’s only way to approach it; in an imaginary Hawaiian shirt and a cheeky grin. Fabulous Films have produced a corking set; every episode looks like it was filmed yesterday. So how do I […]