Killer Be Killed: The calm that follows the storm
“WHAT’S your dream band line-up?” is the kind of question that can fuel a pub debate for a whole evening, but sometimes you just have to agree on the huge potential of certain fictional...
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Three Spanish films that define a nation
ALMODOVAR. A simple, universal word, one that has been defining Spanish cinema for over forty years. Pedro Almodovar’s films have captured the culture and the identity of Spain through a medium which is predominantly...
The International 4, part 5
Final Day: The final was VG’s time to take revenge on Newbee for forcing them to battle through the lower bracket. Bruised, bloodied and eager, VG were chomping at the bit to take their...
Destiny – Not destined for greatness
THERE was a lot of hype for Destiny but then that was to be expected. It’s the first big non-Halo property Bungie studios have produced since their mega-franchise, it had voice acting from current ‘it’...
New The Walking Dead trailer premiers at Comic-Con
ZOMBIE fans rejoice! A new trailer for Series 5 of The Walking Dead has premiered at Comic-Con in San Diego. When we last left Rick, Daryl and the group they’d entered the grisley Terminus to...
The International 4, part 4
Day 3: Cloud 9 and VG made sure that day 3 would be forever remembered in the DOTA 2 community. According to various team-members, Cloud 9 really needed the break between their first and second...
Review: How to Train Your Dragon 2 – A beautiful sequel that holds its own
THERE is a running joke in film circles that whenever you release a sequel to a film it has to be darker as a reaction to its predecessor. This has spawned many jokes (just search...
Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes: A story driven by its exciting characters
TWO DAYS before Mr. Mercedes hit shelves, Stephen King was featured in the latest ‘Epic Rap Battles of History’ on Youtube. A happy coincidence, I thought, before suddenly realising that this video could have been...
“Weird Al” Yankovic – Mandatory Fun: Still weird after all these years
THE ALBUM cover is a spoof of various communist propaganda posters. There, centre stage, stands Weird Al Yankovic, a man of average height and long curly hair that plays pop parodies on an accordion. Also he’s...
Fox announce The Simpsons on-demand service
ON-DEMAND, narrowcast streaming seems to be the name of the game in entertainment right now. With every channel worth its salt providing catch up services and, in some cases, extensive archives of their shows,...
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