Dark Souls: Examining the video game death instinct
by Daniel Lipscombe | Feb 02, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
What do a 20th-century psychoanalyst and video games have in common? Death. Repeated death
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James Bond, Goldfinger, and how Pussy Galore got past the censors
by Simon Brew | Feb 02, 2021 | Feature, News
The James Bond team knew they were pushing their luck with the character of Pussy Galore - but they had a plan to beat American censors....
22 children's books to look out for this month
by Charlotte Harrison | Feb 02, 2021 | Feature, News
There's a whole lot of brilliant books for young readers out this month - here's our round-up of February 2021's releases....
Decline’s Drops: Kirby meets Smash Bros
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 01, 2021 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
We chat to French developer Drazglb. about his hard-hitting action platformer
Your scandalous stories of trying to sneak into the cinema underage
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2021 | Feature, News
Scandalous stories of people trying to sneak into the cinema underage - with not always successful results....
Killer Feature: The Elder Scrolls' learning by doing
by Ian Dransfield | Jan 29, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Punching immortal enemies forever
A small request to Disney+ regarding its film output
by Simon Brew | Jan 29, 2021 | Feature, News
With over 270 movies joining Disney+ in one go next month, a polite request: please let this be the moment where movies start landing more regularly...
Film Quiz Friday: This Time It's Personal
by Mark Harrison | Jan 29, 2021 | Feature, News
This week’s film quiz covers the usual array of movie-themed trivia, including first lines, closing shots, and assorted title characters....
British movie podcast of the week: Skip To The End
by Em McGowan | Jan 29, 2021 | Feature
In our weekly spot where we recommend a British film podcast, a salute to the wonderful Skip To The End....
How Paramount missed out on making Twilight
by Mark Harrison | Jan 28, 2021 | Feature
Paramount Pictures was originally set to adapt Twilight with Bella Swan as a vampire-hunting, jet-skiing star athlete - here's what went wrong....
How cinema staff of the 1990s spotted people trying to get in underage
by Brendon Connelly | Jan 28, 2021 | Feature, News
One former cinema employee shares his secrets as to how people trying to sneak into films underage often got caught....
A tale of trying to sneak into to see 18-certificate Bad Boys underage in the 1990s
by Kevin Haney | Jan 27, 2021 | Feature, News
The challenge of sneaking into the cinema underage in the 1990s, encapsulated in this tale of one person's attempt to see Bad Boys....
Wellbeing & Mental Health Matters: changing lanes
by Jane Roberts | Jan 27, 2021 | Feature
In our weekly spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few words about, well, struggling a bit....
Unstitching the Banner Saga
by Antony de Fault | Jan 26, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
The Banner Saga is one of the richest examples of interactive fiction. Here’s what we can learn from it
The John Grisham movie almost buried by its studio
by Simon Brew | Jan 26, 2021 | Feature, News
John Grisham adaptations were box office gold for a period in the 90s - but, as Simon Brew discovers, it all came to a halt by the end of the decade....
The Batman movie regular who’s third in line to the US presidency
by Mark Harrison | Jan 26, 2021 | Feature, News
If you don’t know US Senator Patrick Leahy’s name, you may know his screen work from the Dark Knight trilogy and various other Batman movies....
Independent retailers to buy children's books from
by Alexandra Goldstein | Jan 26, 2021 | Feature, News
If you're looking to get your books somewhere other than Amazon, then here's a whole host of independent booksellers worth supporting....
Brea Grant interview: 12 Hour Shift, female anti-heroes, Rob Zombie, horror and more
by Matt Edwards | Jan 25, 2021 | Feature, News
Brea Grant chats to us about making her latest directorial outing 12 Hour Shift, plus working with Rob Zombie, Lucky and more....
Once upon a time: the epic history of King's Quest
by Jack Yarwood | Jan 22, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
The making of Sierra On-Line’s classic adventure series – straight from the developers who designed them
When David Bowie and Mick Jagger were set to make Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
by Simon Brew | Jan 22, 2021 | Feature, News
Steve Martin and Michael Caine ultimately starred in the remake Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - but the casting could have been very different....
Film Quiz Friday: Indiana Jones And The Quiz Of Doom!
by Mark Harrison | Jan 22, 2021 | Feature, News
“You call this archaeology?” No, we call it this week’s weekend film quiz, which features several questions about the adventures of Indiana Jones...
British movie podcast of the week: 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest
by Em McGowan | Jan 22, 2021 | Feature
Our movie podcast recommendation of the week is the perfect pod when you're looking for a film on the shorter side....
Fixing Godhood
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 21, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Abbey Games tell us about the painful yet enlightening process of reworking its latest god game
Hang on: now movie opening credits are being automatically skipped too?
by Matthew Holding | Jan 20, 2021 | Feature, News
A glitch, or the future? One writer sat down to watch a movie on streaming, and found the opening credits kept auto-skipping - some thoughts here....
Wellbeing & Mental Health Matters: human pit stop
by Jane Roberts | Jan 20, 2021 | Feature
In our weekly spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few thoughts this time about looking after ourselves a bit....
When Shakespeare In Love dramatically fell apart, three weeks before filming
by Simon Brew | Jan 19, 2021 | Feature, News
Years before it won its Oscars, Shakespeare In Love was three weeks away from filming with a different director and cast - here's what happened....
Hollywood Filth: the saucy movies of the 1930s
by Sarah Cook | Jan 19, 2021 | Feature, News
Sarah uncovers some of the sexy and sensual moments from 1930s movies, when times were on the more prudish side....
Film Quiz Friday: The Rule of Three Edition
by Mark Harrison | Jan 15, 2021 | Feature, News
Fancy another Friday film quiz? Here’s another three rounds on various movie subjects, including a bunch of movies with three-letter titles....
How a film about a woman and her mop changed my life
by Billie Melissa | Jan 15, 2021 | Feature, News
The 2015 movie Joy, headlined by Jennifer Lawrence, turned out to be one of those films that helps make sense of the world for one writer - here's her...
British movie podcast of the week: FilmFloggers
by Em McGowan | Jan 15, 2021 | Feature
Our weekly movie podcast recommendation this time looks at a production flying the flag for the less-liked films in the world....
Exploring Final Fantasy VII’s Midgar
by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Jan 14, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
A look at the design choices that made Final Fantasy VII’s city an icon of virtual urbanism
When Francis Ford Coppola was awarded $80m for not making Pinocchio
by Simon Brew | Jan 14, 2021 | Feature, News
How a battle over Francis Ford Coppola's unmade Pinocchio led to the biggest ever civil financial verdict against a Hollywood studio....
