Now playing - Terminator: Resistance
by Ian Dransfield | Sep 10, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Terminator: Resistance isn’t a good game, but it’s a good Terminator experience
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After The Bee Keeper, some more ideas for Jason Statham movies
by Simon Brew | Sep 10, 2021 | Feature, News
If Jason Statham can make a new action thriller involving keeping bees, then the door is wide open for a new chapter in his career....
Film Quiz Friday: Top Of The Pops
by Mark Harrison | Sep 10, 2021 | Feature, News
This week’s film quiz covers movies that mustn’t be confused with hit singles of the same name, as part of a veritable buffet of cinematic trivia....
British movie podcast of the week: The Movie Robcast
by Em McGowan | Sep 10, 2021 | Feature
Our podcast recommendation of the week returns, and this time, we've got movies and a double dose of Robs....
From 2005-2008, a salute to Mos Def in the movies
by Craig Green | Sep 09, 2021 | Feature, News
A salute to the movie work of Yasiin Bey (credited as Mos Def) from 2005 to 2008 and why it remains important....
Shaken & Stirred: The ingredients of a great James Bond game
by Owen Williams | Sep 08, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Shooting, driving, tuxedos… just what goes into a decent 007 experience?
Might the young be more open to subtitled movies than older viewers?
by Simon Brew | Sep 08, 2021 | Feature, News
Subtitled movies generally attract an older audience to UK cinemas - but surely younger viewers are grown up around text on screens....
Mental health and Wellbeing Matters: non-uniform days
by Simon Brew | Sep 08, 2021 | Feature
A few words about being asked to step outside our comfort zone a little, when we don't really want to....
When Bruce Almighty gave out God’s phone number
by Mark Harrison | Sep 07, 2021 | Feature, News
In 2003’s Bruce Almighty, Jim Carrey receives God’s phone number, but it turned out to belong to several other people in real life....
Swords, sprites and cyberpunk - exploring the world of ANNO: Mutationem
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 07, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Beijing-based studio ThinkingStars tells us about their heady brew of cyberpunk, 2D and 3D action, and zombie lizards
The complete James Bond boxset that wasn't complete (and led to a legal case)
by Simon Brew | Sep 06, 2021 | Feature, News
The story of the James Bond boxset that was promoted as having all the films in it - even though technically, it was missing two of them....
How 1991's The Addams Family marked every director who’d turned the film down
by Simon Brew | Sep 06, 2021 | Feature, News
It was a struggle to find someone to direct 1991's The Addams Family - but the 20 or so helmers who turned the film down were still recognised on...
Does the film industry have its head in the sand again on piracy?
by Simon Brew | Sep 03, 2021 | Feature, News
Conversations about depressed box office numbers seem to be overlooking the piracy issue: a few thoughts....
Film Quiz Friday: Keanu Means Cool Breeze
by Mark Harrison | Sep 03, 2021 | Feature, News
“You’re breathtaking!” This week’s film quiz has 30 more questions about movies, some of them featuring the most excellent Keanu Reeves. OUR...
How Wings Of Desire inspired City Of Angels: an offbeat tale of a Hollywood remake
by Mark Harrison | Sep 02, 2021 | Feature, News
Starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan, City Of Angels shifts Wim Wenders’ Wings Of Desire from West Berlin to Los Angeles, but is it just another H...
The BBFC, and its war on the headbutt
by Christopher Rogers | Sep 01, 2021 | Feature, News
Back in the 1990s, the British Board Of Film Classification took a little bit of action against the headbutt - we've been looking into it....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: alcohol and work
by Simon Brew | Sep 01, 2021 | Feature
A few words on the pressure to drink that can come with some jobs, and working for people who enjoy more than the occasional tipple....
The slightly lost opportunity of Daniel Craig’s James Bond
by Simon Brew | Aug 31, 2021 | Feature, News
As we approach the end of the Daniel Craig era of James Bond, a few thoughts on the early threads for his character and where they went....
Film Quiz Friday: Career Opportunities!
by Mark Harrison | Aug 27, 2021 | Feature, News
Here’s your weekly film quiz, with 30 more movie-related questions covering everything from classics to contemporary hits, and a whole bunch of film t...
Playing Xenocider: a belated, brilliant release for Dreamcast
by Ian Dransfield | Aug 26, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
This corking Space Harrier-like is a great reason to drag your old Sega Dreamcast back out of the cupboard
Exploring Hugh Jackman's post-Wolverine roles
by Mark Harrison | Aug 26, 2021 | Feature, News
It’s been almost five years since Logan and Hugh Jackman’s last turn in the X-Men franchise - we take a look at his cinematic life after Wol...
Tom Cruise’s world tour of the Midlands
by Simon Brew | Aug 25, 2021 | Feature, News
Tom Cruise is out and about – and how rare is it to see a Hollywood star at the local curry house? We follow his progress around our neck of the w...
Wellbeing & Mental Health Matters: 'bumsticks'
by Simon Brew | Aug 25, 2021 | Feature, News
In our spot on the site where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, just the idea of having a reserved word for difficult times....
Casino Royale and the secrets of James Bond’s emails
by Simon Brew | Aug 24, 2021 | Feature, News
Daniel Craig's debut as James Bond inadvertently gives us a glimpse at what 007's email inbox looks like - and here's what we learned....
The first class inspiration behind Sable
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 23, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Developer Gregorios Kythreotis tells us how Star Wars, Studio Ghibli, and Zelda have all acted as inspiration
Revisiting the 1970s films of Michael Caine: Get Carter
by John Upton | Aug 23, 2021 | Feature, News
Our look at the 1970s films of Michael Caine lands on a stone-cold classic: it's time for Get Carter....
The rise, fall, and rise of the 3D platformer
by Ian Dransfield | Aug 20, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
We take a look back over the 3D platformer’s glory days, underrated entries, and recent return to the fore
How Psycho revolutionised cinema start times
by Sarah Philip | Aug 20, 2021 | Feature, News
Long regarded as one of the best films of all time, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho has another more surprising legacy....
Film Quiz Friday: The Back To The Future Edition
by Mark Harrison | Aug 20, 2021 | Feature, News
“Your future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one” - as Back To The Future finally hits the West End, this week’s film quiz covers the great...
British movie podcast of the week: Sequelisers
by Em McGowan | Aug 20, 2021 | Feature
Our movie podcast recommendation of the week wants to make sequels to films a whole lot better....
The storytelling fundamentals of Rachet & Clank
by Antony de Fault | Aug 19, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
How Rachet & Clank: Rift Apart tells a story like a blockbuster movie
Is 'torture porn' a fair label?
by Luke Hinton | Aug 19, 2021 | Feature, News
With Escape Room 2 and the latest Saw both released this summer, the discussion around 'torture porn' had cropped back up....
