It’s getting to that point for Marvel Studios where they must pull out the lesser known heroes to make new franchises, Doctor Strange is one such character. I had no idea who he was but enrolling geek favourite Benedict Cumberbatch and an introduction of magic rather than super powers as the driving impetuous seemed like the right idea. But does … Read More
Gamescast: Nintendo Switch, Gears, Battlefield and more
Gamescast 31/10/2016 – Nintendo Switch, Red Dead 2, Forza Horizon 3 and more October 31, 2016 It’s been a while since we have had a gamescast. Life has a tendency of getting in the way and so as you can imagine there is an absolute tonne of things to talk about. The big news, of course, is the Nintendo Switch … Read More
Steve’s Top 20 Scary Movies
Halloween is that excuse we use to celebrate all things scary and I thought I would compile a list of what I consider to be the top 20 scary movies. Originally I published this back in 2013 around this same time of year but it’s been a good couple of years for scary movies. For the record, they’re numbered but … Read More
‘Jack Reacher Never Go Back’ Review
Tom Cruise is a bit of a problematic leading man for many people. For that many it has less to do with the quality of his films or his acting in them but much to do with his personal life, a topic a little more salacious and irrelevant than one would suppose. Yet in recent years he has carved himself … Read More
‘Luke Cage Season One’ Review
The dense real estate of movies has been taken over by super heroes and as that real estate grows ever more crowded TV seems like territory ripe for the picking. DC comics have always had a close relationship with TV and has found success from Smallville to The Flash, Arrow and Supergirl. Marvel began slowly with their Agents of SHIELD … Read More
‘Deepwater Horizon’ Review
There is something about a true story that makes it appealing to a broad audience. The premise may simply interesting peaking curiosity or it might be the empathy of normal people doing extraordinary things. It might be an age thing too. I’ve found myself resonating with true stories of survival more and more. Deepwater Horizon was not a film on … Read More