Film Torments: Supergirl (1984)
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan looks at a forgotten lesson in comic book atrocities. There was a time when superhero movies were a marquee event. When the original Superman hit cinemas in 1979, comic...
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A Final Fantasy Retrospective: Final Fantasy V (Super Famicom)
SINCE Final Fantasy V was – inexplicably – never released in the West in its original form, I relied on the Super Famicom version via RPGe’s groundbreaking (and very good) fan translation. The Anthology version...
Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – Diminishing returns for Marvel’s weirdest troupe
GUARDIANS of the Galaxy burst onto our screens in 2014, showing that lesser-known heroes could band together to create what was a very impressive film. The first Guardians carefully navigated meta references, action and juvenile...
Review: The Handmaiden – Unlike any other Korean adaptation of a Victorian-era crime novel
THIS is a sex film. But I’m getting ahead of myself. I’ve actually been waiting for this one for a while: Directed by Park Chan-Wook, who seems to have developed a reputation as South Korea’s...
The Get Down: Real talk, it’s dope.
WHEN BAZ LUHRMANN directs the pilot it’s little to no wonder what could have been a very documentary-esque drama becomes a myth out of time. A heady mix of a bankrupt and burnt out New...
Doctor Who is on Thin Ice as Thomas Thomas Reviews
HELLO MY NAME is Thomas Thomas*, and I am going to write this review of Doctor Who, series 10, episode 3, entitled ‘Thin Ice’. I find all those words confusing, terrifying and infuriating, me...
DAMN keeps Kendrick’s great album streak strong
WHEN KENDRICK released To Pimp A Butterfly in 2015, it was a statement that stood strong and hopeful in a social landscape of turmoil, whilst also tackling Kendrick’s adjustment to fame. Tracks like ‘Alright’...
Doctor Who tries to keep up a Smile and it works.
First off, I have to apologise for this week’s article taking till Tuesday. It’s nothing to do with this week’s episode, which was fine but for some reason, I couldn’t find anything to say...
Robot Wars Series 9: Robots fought, that’s pretty much it.
WHEN I WAS asked to review Robot Wars, I originally thought I was asked to do the “Grand Final” episode of Series 9. I’ll be honest I have no idea how to review Robotic...
Breaking Down the Backlog: Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
In this week’s Breaking Down the Backlog, I went on a decades long revenge fuelled killing spree that left me an empty husk of a man when it ended. The Call of Juarez...
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