Tag Archive: retro

007 Case File: ‘Licence to Kill’

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It’s time to go rogue! The Mission: Breaking from traditional Bond is not assigned an official case by MI6. Instead he’s out for revenge against drug dealer Sanchez who has murdered Felix Lieter’s… Continue reading →

Retro Gameplay Does Have a Place in Modern Gaming After All!

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If you haven’t already heard, XCOM has quite a shot to be the game of the year. Look at it’s Metacritic score: it’s sitting happily at 89 right now. It’s fun and addictive… Continue reading →

Retro ‘Doctor Who’ Reviews: ‘The Ambassadors of Death’

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Only recently released on DVD this epic seven-part serial occurred during the first season of the Third Doctor’s run when Liz Shaw was still serving as The Doctor’s companion. The story picks up… Continue reading →

Retro Review: Judge Dredd (1995)

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by Hedge I recently saw the revival to the idea of a Judge Dredd film franchise, DREDD, in 3D and afterwards was discussing with my movie buddy how much better it was than… Continue reading →

007 Casefile: ‘Octopussy’

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After getting down and dirty in For Your Eyes Only Bond toes the line of silliness once more. The Mission: James Bond is dispatched to solve an unusual mystery – Agent 009 has… Continue reading →

Movie Review: ‘For Your Eyes Only’ (50 Years of Bond)

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Director: John Glen Cast: Roger Moore, Desmond Llewellyn, Lois Maxwell, Carole Bouquet, Julian Glover, Chaim Topol Story: Bond is on a mission to find a lost ATAC (Automatic Target Attack Communicator) and finds… Continue reading →

007 Casefile: ‘For Your Eyes Only’

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Nothing washes the taste of Moonraker out on ones mouth better than Bond getting back to his roots! The Mission: After a spy boat containing the ATAC (Automatic Targeting Attack Communicator) is attacked and… Continue reading →

Retro ‘Doctor Who’ Reviews – Vol. 4.1

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The last episode reviewed was a big one – the Third Doctor sacrificed himself to defeat the giant spiders who were threatening Earth and spent two years trapped in the time vortex. When… Continue reading →

Retro ‘Doctor Who’ Reviews – Volume 3.7

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The final three adventures of the 3rd Doctor along with Sarah Jane reviewed! Death to the Daleks Once again the Doctor’s inability to steer the TARDIS in a straight line lands him and… Continue reading →

A History of Mermaids on Film

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Queen of the Sea (1918) In this film Annette Kellerman plays Merrilla, Queen of the Sea, who discovers that if she saves four human lives she can have a mortal human body with… Continue reading →