Mental health and wellbeing matters: lost for words
by Jane Roberts | Dec 07, 2022 | Feature
In our regular mental health and wellbeing spot, we talk a little bit about when life's curveballs leave us lost for words....
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Lightyear Frontier preview | A farming sim that's on another planet
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 06, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Harvesting wheat in a giant robot? Swedish developer FRAME BREAK introduces its twist on the farming sim, Lightyear Frontier
The Fabelmans and Steven Spielberg's autobiographical filmmaking
by Paul Bullock | Dec 06, 2022 | Feature
In the run-up to the release of Steven Spielberg's autobiographical The Fabelmans, we look at other times he's brought his life to the screen....
Old movies: a celebration of Victorian Christmas films
by Sarah Cook | Dec 06, 2022 | Feature
Many a festive tale has been inspired by Victorian authors - now we're looking at the Christmas films the Victorians produced....
Amazon, etailers, and the challenge in searching for a DVD to buy
by Simon Brew | Dec 05, 2022 | Feature
Buying DVDs and Blu-rays is still quite straighforward, but instead of good curation, we now seem to be getting more and more sponsored listings...
Super Mario Land | Celebrating the weirdness of Mario’s Game Boy debut
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 02, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Super Mario Land is still the plucky plumber's trippiest outing. Ryan takes a look back at Mario's Game Boy debut.
When directors cuts are assembled without the directors
by Dan Cooper | Dec 02, 2022 | Feature
Not every 'director's cut' is director approved - we take a look at the times studios went ahead with making them without the director's...
Film Quiz Friday: Meet The Muppets
by Mark Harrison | Dec 02, 2022 | Feature
It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights, it’s time to try and answer all these Muppet questions right… (bom bom bom) OUR...
The unmade sequel to Demolition Man
by Jake Godfrey | Dec 01, 2022 | Feature
Once or twice in modern history, plans have arisen for Demolition Man 2 - yet it's never come to pass. We've been looking into the story....
The amazing Home Alone deal that John Candy turned down
by Simon Brew | Dec 01, 2022 | Feature, News
John Candy was offered a slice of the Home Alone profits for his cameo in the film - but he chose to turn it down....
Mojito the Cat preview | Cutesy 3D platforming gets a cuboid upgrade
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 30, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Spain’s Guillem Tenza Albeldo went from architect to game designer – and has big plans for the future
Willow interview: Jonathan Kasdan on legacy sequels and working with Warwick Davis
by Lauren Miles | Nov 30, 2022 | Feature
Jonathan Kasdan, executive producer of Disney+'s Willow series, talks resurrecting the 1988 film and working with Warwick Davis....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: checking yourself for lumps and bumps
by John Moore | Nov 30, 2022 | Feature
A few words on the importance of checking yourself, and how to go about doing so. It might, genuinely just save your life....
Glass Onion is my favourite Superman film
by Brendon Connelly | Nov 29, 2022 | Feature
Glass Onion is my favourite Superman film just like Attack The Block is my favourite Spider-Man film. Some small spoilers as to why......
Old movies: the men of Pre-Code Hollywood
by Sarah Cook | Nov 29, 2022 | Feature
Our old movies column returns, and this time we're appreciating some of the greatest male talents of the Pre-Code era....
How I became... a Senior Lighting Artist at Firesprite Games
by Aaron Potter | Nov 28, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews
Ellen Shelley on the importance of using light to set atmosphere and how to avoid creative exhaustion
Why it's impossible to legally watch the first three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films in a UK cinema
by Simon Brew | Nov 28, 2022 | Feature
Why aren't you able to watch the first three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films in UK cinemas? Well, there's quite a trail to follow....
Elizabeth Hurley has made three Christmas films in two years – but which is best?
by James Harvey | Nov 25, 2022 | Feature
Fans of Austin Powers and gently acerbic Christmas comedies rejoice: Elizabeth Hurley has made three of them in the space of two years. If you were...
Roll7 | how the studio reinvented the skating genre with OlliOlliWorld and Rollerdrome
by Aaron Potter | Nov 25, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Co-founder Thomas Hegarty reflects on the studio’s educational origins, all the way up to the skater’s paradise it is today
The 8 upcoming films of Nicolas Cage
by Jake Godfrey | Nov 25, 2022 | Feature
Nicolas Cage remains one of the busiest actors working - and we've rounded up all the films he's sending our way soon....
Dreamed Away preview | Recapturing the feeling of childhood RPGs
by Aaron Potter | Nov 24, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Software engineer turned solo dev Nicolas Petton discusses his French-inspired homage to Mother
How did Disney get into this mess?
by Simon Brew | Nov 24, 2022 | Feature
As Disney replaces its new CEO with its old CEO, a few thoughts on a difficult few years for the company, and a look at what's gone wrong....
Mystical Ninja | the Goemon games Konami never brought to the west
by Jack Yarwood | Nov 23, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
We explore Konami’s underappreciated Ganbare Goemon series, and the games the West never got
Qui Nyugen and Don Hall interview: directing, making Disney’s Strange World, three-legged dogs and 1976's King Kong
by Simon Brew | Nov 23, 2022 | Feature
The directors of Disney's Strange World chat to us about filmmaking, pulp science fiction, eyeballs, dogs and making films at Disney....
The 1970s films of Michael Caine: Harry And Walter Go To New York
by John Upton | Nov 22, 2022 | Feature
Our look back at the 1970s films of Michael Caine continues with 1976 comedy/heist movie Harry And Walter Go To New York......
Lode Runner | Inspiring would-be designers since the 1980s
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 21, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
How the eighties platformer’s level editor gave players the chance to awaken their inner game designer
Indiana Jones 5 and the fake film rumours
by John Abbitt | Nov 21, 2022 | Feature
Indiana Jones 5 has been kept largely under wraps so far - but it's not stopped clickbait rumours from gaining prominence, as we discover....
Claydream: how the movie story of Will Vinton's genius is arguably Laika's shame
by Brendon Connelly | Nov 21, 2022 | Feature
Claydream tells the story of Will Vinton, the rise and fall of his Claymation technique, and how he saw stop-motion studio Laika build its dream on...
London, film criticism, and the never-ending problem of access
by Simon Brew | Nov 18, 2022 | Feature
Things got better for a while. Now? They’re back where they were. A few thoughts on the struggles for those trying to break into film writing....
Film Quiz Friday: Adams Groove
by Mark Harrison | Nov 18, 2022 | Feature
“Being an actress hasn't made me insecure. I was insecure long before I declared I was an actress.” Amy Adams is in the spotlight for this wee...
How do movies film underwater?
by James Harvey | Nov 17, 2022 | Feature
With Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and the upcoming Avatar: The Way of Water both shooting extensively underwater, it seems filming wet is the new...
