I have no desire – particularly with an election quickly approaching – to enter into any sort of political discussion or debate and I do not intend to do so here. My discussion of this film will be about the… Read More ›
Month: October 2010
Samurai II: Vengeance or why Reading Books gets you in Trouble
Fair warning before reading the rest of this review – I’m most of the way through reading Tom Bissell’s excellent (and highly recommended) book, Extra Lies: Why Video Games Matter. The book focuses itself on narrative videogames (that would be… Read More ›
Spin Again with DJ Hero 2
With the massive success of rhythm games over the past few years, a charge led by the likes of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, it only makes sense that companies would look for a way to expand the genre. Enter… Read More ›
Gotta Get Back in Time – Back to the Future on Blu-ray
For people of my generation it is virtually impossible to forget what happened at 1:15am on October 26, 1985 at the Twin Pines Mall in the town of Hill Valley. There are, in fact, few moments quite as momentous as… Read More ›
2001’s Moulin Rouge! is Still Spectacular, Spectacular
For better or worse, some directors shoot for the stars. Their efforts may result in colossal misfires, but they could also result in a truly stellar experience. With 2001’s Moulin Rouge!, Baz Luhrmann certainly ended up with the latter as… Read More ›
RoboCop Trilogy – Blowing Things up on Blu-ray
Is it possible to compare a film that aims to educate viewers, to make them think about something in a new way, or to somehow change they way they perceive the world with a film whose goal is to do… Read More ›
Earloomz Bluetooth Headset: So Pretty, so not Functional
editor’s note: an update to this piece can be found here. Science will win out over art. It’s become a favorite saying of mine over the past few years, not because I’m down on art, but because, more often than… Read More ›
Stringer Bell Becomes Luther
What is it that makes a television series distinctly British? Is it the washed out colors? Is it the stark backgrounds? The haunting music? The almost minimalist sense of the sets? The perennially steel grey sky? It can’t be, because… Read More ›
Looking for Character on Outsourced
So there I was watching Outsourced last night and you know what, I wasn’t amused. I know I haven’t written one of these columns for a while and I could delve into the funny (though slightly sloppy technically) 30 Rock… Read More ›
Square Enix Shows us Tomorrow with Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Gun Loco and More
One of the excellent perks of my job – check that, let’s not call it a “perk” it’s definitely part of the job – is getting to see not yet finished videogames. When I’m lucky I get to play them… Read More ›
Taking it to the Hoop with NBA Jam
Last week I wrote up a videogame review on Atari’s new Haunted House. I spent some time in that review talking about how it felt as though every game I had been reviewing as of late was a sequel or… Read More ›
Rockin’ Out: Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
If there is one trend that has stood out over all the rest in gaming for the past few years it would almost certainly be the increasing popularity of rhythm games, a group of titles led by Guitar Hero and… Read More ›
He’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown but I’d Love to Make him Mine
It has often been a dream of mine to have a dog. When I was but a wee lad, I certainly wanted one, and it’s a desire that has stayed with me to this day. I attribute my wanting a… Read More ›
Atari’s Haunted House is Back
It seems as though every game I play these days is a sequel or a reboot or a reinterpretation or a reimagining, etc., of an older game. That is again true in the case of Atari’s Haunted House. Although the… Read More ›
Top Gear – The Complete Season 13 or Happy Days are Here Again!
The gauntlet has once again been laid squarely at my feet; it has fallen to me to explain to you just why you should be watching Top Gear and just what you’ll gain from the experience. BBC America just starting… Read More ›
Time for a Game Day! – Club Penguin Hits the Wii
As collections of minigames go, Club Penguin’s Nintendo Wii debut, Club Penguin: Game Day!, is one of the best this reviewer has ever played. To this point, the Disney Club Penguin franchise has had a few games on the DS,… Read More ›
Pole Position it’s not. This if F1 2010
To be very clear, The Stig I am not, I’m much closer to Richard Hammond. There is an episode of Top Gear which features Richard Hammond learning how to drive an F1 car, not the easiest of tasks. The speed… Read More ›