Review: Fright Night
Blu-ray: Fright Night (1985) When Charley Brewster’s (William Ragsdale) new neighbours move in next door, their strange behaviour leads him to believe they could be…vampires. Made two years before The Lost Boys, Tom Holland’s first film is for me, the first true tweeny ‘aware of itself’ cult-horror. Although this is definitely deeply rooted in the […]
Chris’s Top Ten Videogames of 2016: #7
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment PS4 Uncharted 4 is probably the best blockbuster movie video game I’ve ever played! I know that sounds like a bold statement but, I find it hard to describe it any other way because at times it felt like I was playing one […]
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. […]