Film Torments: Tango & Cash (1989)
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan looks at a slab of glorious madness. As evinced by the likes of Cannon Films, the 1980s was a watershed for schlocky nonsense action flicks, the kind that worshipped...
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SCM Music’s Album Picks: April to June – Dinosaurs, Beach Houses and Parquet Courts
WELCOME back! We’ve had a pretty crazy quarter, so much new (and great) material has appeared, this segment of Album Picks has easily been the most difficult one so far. So much so that...
A Final Fantasy Retrospective: Final Fantasy XIII-3: Lightning Returns (PlayStation 3)
A NOTE: Seriously, they should have called it Final Fantasy XIII-3. But, hey, spoilers ahead. In 2013, burdened with a crippling deficit from the catastrophic launch of FFXIV, alongside “disappointing” Western ventures like Sleeping Dogs and Tomb...
Breaking Down The Backlog: God of War 3
In this week’s Breaking Down the Backlog… I killed everyone. It left me empty and disgusted. There are few moments in my life where I have been ashamed to show what I am playing/watching to...
Film Torments: Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan looks at a listless bore. By the time the mid-90s rolled around, the twin concepts of ‘tude and edge reigned supreme in the pop-culture consciousness. Characterised by a flagrant...
BDTB: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
In this week’s Breaking Down The Backlog, I finally bring my time with Nathan Drake to a close. And so concludes the Playstation 3 trilogy of Uncharted games. What a journey it has been!...
Hidden Classics of the Talkie Era: The Old Dark House (1932)
IN THE FIRST of an ongoing retrospective examining the forgotten classics of the ‘talkie’ era, Mike looks at a ghoulish ground-breaker. “Laughter and sin! Laughter and sin!” An understated gem in the career of...
Remastering the remaster
Remasters and remakes are absolutely everywhere. They provide us with a romantic whimsical feeling that can only be described as nostalgia, which a lot of games crave as they grow older. We saw 2017...
BDTB: Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty
In this week’s Breaking Down the Backlog, I took charge of a group rebels and fought back against two corrupt leaders. I don’t think I have played a Real-time Strategy game in an exceedingly...
SCM Music’s Album Picks: January to March – Veterans, Communions and Idiot Proverbs
NEW YEAR, same old posts. Hi, welcome to 2018, and a year already drowning in excellent music. Once again we’re back with our quarterly round-ups of the best music to come out every three...
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