Why Does Everyone Hate ‘Pixels’?
The new Chris Columbus directed Adam Sandler vehicle, an ode to arcade games of the 1980s called Pixels, has been released and the response has been pretty poor. In fact, publishing the most… Continue reading
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‘Unfriended’ Is Unexpectedly Great
Yes, that haunted Skype movie. Where a bunch of friends are tormented by an unseen figure via the internet, leading to murder and whatnot. Let’s get this out of the way now: Unfriended is a… Continue reading
Why Every New ‘Terminator’ Movie Is Failing
So we got around to watching Terminator: Genisys and…well…it was not a good movie. It recycles chunks of the old films and the plot is a confused mess, with 90% of it being exposition. And… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Ant-Man’
Director: Peyton Reed Cast: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll Plot: Scientist and former hero Hank Pym has spent decades hiding his ‘Ant-Man’ technology from the world. When his protégé begins gaining access… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?’
Director: Jon Schnepp Plot: A group of film-makers and fans investigate the instigation and downfall of Tim Burton’s film Superman Lives, put into development following the directors success with Batman in 1989. Review: In recent years… Continue reading
Retro Movie Review: ‘Space Jam’
In the 1990’s, few star shone brighter than Chicago Bulls shooting guard, Michael Jordan. At the height of his popularity, a Hollywood executive got the bizarre idea to pair Jordan’s athletic skills with… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Terminator: Genisys’
Plot: The fifth film in the Terminator franchise, Terminator: Genisys completely re-writes the Terminator mythos. When the human resistance led by John Connor (Jason Clarke) finally wins out and destroys the artificial intelligence Skynet,… Continue reading
Is ‘Inside Out’ for Kids?
With the release of any new Pixar film the internet bubbles over with excitement. Even if it’s one that doesn’t pull in record-breaking box office it will find a niche in our collective… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Turbo Kid’
Turbo Kid is so gloriously 80s that had it been made in the 80s it would’ve been ignored, as it stands it was made 30 years later and works as a nostalgic throwback… Continue reading
Netflix Doco Binge: Gaming is Fun! (‘Atari: Game Over’ and ‘Indie Game: The Movie’)
Ah, the mid-year marking and reporting nightmare is at an end! That means this is the last delve into docos for the time being. We’ve already covered Nerd Culture, Porn, Internet Makers and… Continue reading
