BEFORE we say anything about Gods of Egypt and how bad it is, let’s address the controversy surrounding the film’s casting decisions. Much like the similarly Egyptian (cough) Exodus: Gods and Kings, the film was roundly condemned for casting...
TO CALL Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 2011 release, I’m With You, mind blowing would be a lie. Sure, there were a few decent tracks, but on the whole, the album merely reinforced the point...
NOSTALGIA IS NOT an excuse for complacency. These seven words should be branded across the front of every recording studio as a reminder to any band making an album after an extended break. It’s...
THIS WEEK on Film Torments, George tackles a recent Grindhouse revival that polarised its audience and critics: Hobo with a Shotgun. It’s not hard to pinpoint the moment when I realised Jason Eisener’s Hobo...
SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS, I’ve made them out of clay. spoilers spoiler spoilers, I’ve run out of Game of Thrones jokes. We’ve made it to Episode nine aka the one where something happens. As nice...
THE HISTORY of video game to movie adaptations has always been a mixed bag. For every Silent Hill you get a Hitman. For every Lara Croft: Tomb Raider you get a Prince of Persia. For...
THIS week, a landmark album turns 30. Yes, The Smiths’ The Queen Is Dead set the benchmark for all Indie rock, propelling the band into such fame the NME would write at least one...
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, is a massive trade show dedicated to the multi-billion dollar industry that is video-games. This year was one full of surprises. It started with the likes of Activision, E.A....
In this week’s Breaking Down the Backlog: I got exceedingly angry, died repeatedly and made Gandalf look like a pussy. It was about three or four years since I finished the original Dark Souls....
THIS week on Film Torments, we take a look at one of Roger Corman’s lower moments. Oh dear. It’s 1980’s Humanoids From the Deep. WARNING: This review will make several references to scenes of sexual...
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