Film Review: The Predator (2018)
On paper, The Predator had all of the right elements to assure us of a slam dunk that the franchise hasn’t seen since the very first film in 1987. Shane […]
Film Review: Tales from the Crypt Presents…Bordello of Blood (1996)
At one stage in Bordello of Blood, which feels like an episode of the fondly remembered 90s TV show stretched out to an interminable length (though the main feature minus […]
Film Review: Color Out of Space (2019)
October heralds the start of Spooky Season – and I’ve already gone way out of my comfort zone to get into the spirit of Halloween by watching the demented Mandy, […]
Film Review: Beyond the Mat (1999)
Keeping to the wrestling theme started with yesterday’s review of comic book Invasion From Planet Wrestletopia, I figured it was way past time that I finally covered Barry Blaustein’s brilliant 1999 documentary going behind the scenes of professional wrestling, Beyond the Mat. It’s a remarkable film that covers an awful lot of ground, from amateur hopefuls looking to get their […]
TV Review: The Toys That Made Us – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
After learning about the rise and fall of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise recently by watching – and immensely enjoying – the documentary Power of Grayskull, […]
Film Review: Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
I distinctly remember missing the broadcast of the very first episode of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe in the UK; I was out playing with friends while it was on and we were all extremely jealous of the talk in the playground the next day, having not been able to witness what we were told was an absolutely […]
Board Game Review: Marvel Villainous: Infinite Power
It’s hard to believe that Ravensburger’s excellent Disney Villainous has only been around since 2018. A game in which players each take the role of a different Disney villain, it’s already seen numerous expansions which can be played without the base game or by combining any of the villains from any set to compete in a struggle to be the […]
The Music of Marvel’s Avengers: An Interview with Bobby Tahouri
“For me it was watching The Untouchables and hearing Ennio Morricone’s score,” Bobby Tahouri says, about what it was that made him want to become a film composer. “My father […]
Happy Birthday GoldenEye 007!
Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the release of one of the most important console first person shooters of all time. It’s hard to express exactly how much of an impact Rare’s N64-exclusive movie tie-in had at the time of its release; perhaps it’s even more remarkable due to its status as a licensed title that was released two years […]
Film Review: Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau
There are countless tales of movies that never quite saw the light of day; absolutely fascinating stories of seemingly cursed productions where nothing goes right and everything goes down in flames before getting a chance to reach the big screen. Sci-fi is a genre in particular that seems to see more than its fair share of doomed projects, likely because […]
Board Game Review: Back to the Future: Dice Through Time
The Back to the Future films are three of the most iconic movies ever made, rightly beloved as classics even now – 35 years after the first movie debuted. They’re […]
X-Men: 20th Anniversary
It was a very different time for superhero movies in the late 90s/early 00s. As is often the case with Hollywood, the failure of one specific movie was seen as the death knell for the entire genre – in this case, Batman & Robin was the harbinger of the apocalypse for superhero movies. Rather than concentrate on the fact that […]
Film Review: Scoob! (2020)
At first glance, Scoob! seems like it’s going to be an origin story for our favourite scaredy-dog and his mystery solving friends. Yet it soon becomes clear that it’s a shameless, awkward and somewhat cynical attempt to set up a shared universe featuring the classic Hanna-Barbera characters from the 60s and 70s. It all starts off nicely, with a young […]
Board Game Review: Horrified
The ‘Universal Classic Monsters’ movies – the first example of a cinematic shared universe – kicked off in the 1920s with The Phantom of the Opera, though the most famous and widely seen Universal Monsters are Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, The Wolf Man, The Invisible Man, The Bride of Frankenstein and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. All of the most […]
May The Fourth Be With You
No sooner has Alien Day come and gone than the next sci-fi movie themed day arrives. Both the Alien and Star Wars franchises are very dear to me, with Star […]
Film Review: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Following the ‘Spock Trilogy’ of movies (beginning with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, continuing with Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and ending with Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home), the status quo of Star Trek had been reset somewhat, story-wise. With Kirk demoted to Captain, back in charge of the Enterprise with his regular crew, it’s […]
