Shaun Munro reviews After Us… Piccolo Studio’s sophomore title – following their lovely 2019 debut Arise: A Simple Story – is an ode to nature whose experiential delights are unfortunately compromised by some seriously roughshod gameplay. How forgiving you are of slippery controls and less-than-stellar camerawork will likely define how much joy you’ll wring out of After […]
Video Game Review – Mia and the Dragon Princess
Shaun Munro reviews Mia and the Dragon Princess… Though Wales Interactive’s most recent FMV game, Ten Dates, proved the rom-com to be a surprisingly snug fit for the medium, the publisher’s bread-and-butter is undeniably their more high-stakes genre outings, and so their new release Mia and the Dragon Princess sees them return to more familiar – […]
Movie Review – Piggy (2022)
Piggy, 2022. Written and Directed by Carlota Pereda. Starring Laura Galán. SYNOPSIS: An overweight teen is bullied by a clique of cool girls poolside while holidaying in her village. The long walk home will change the rest of her life. Adapted from writer-director Carlota Pereda’s 2018 short of the same name, Piggy certainly makes as much […]
Movie Review – Swallowed (2022)
Swallowed, 2022. Written and directed by Carter Smith. Starring Jena Malone, Cooper Koch, Mark Patton, and Jose Colon. SYNOPSIS: Follows two best friends on their final night together, with a nightmare of drugs, bugs, and horrific intimacy. Carter Smith’s (The Ruins, Jamie Marks Is Dead) third film Swallowed is difficult-to-categorise in a most exciting way […]
Video Game Review – Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
Shaun Munro reviews Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly… Coffee Talk is a game that arrived at just the right time back in 2020. Released mere weeks before the pandemic shut down coffee shops around the world, the charming visual novel’s cosy aesthetic, witty banter, and sneaky supernatural flavour made it just the diversion […]
Video Game Review – God of Rock
Shaun Munro reviews God of Rock… Colliding the rhythm and fighting game genres is such a downright inspired idea that it’s genuinely surprising it hasn’t been done before. It’s also a neat enough hook to earn God of Rock a decent amount of goodwill, no matter that the launch of this intriguing hybrid ultimately feels […]
Video Game Review – Dead Island 2
Shaun Munro reviews Dead Island 2… The original Dead Island didn’t set the world ablaze back in 2011 – with an emotional, unforgettable cinematic trailer cementing misaligned player expectations – but the zombie-themed action-RPG still sold well enough that a sequel was announced in 2014. Since then, much has changed; Dead Island 2 has passed through […]
Video Game Review – Tron: Identity
Shaun Munro reviews Tron: Identity… While Tron fans might remain thirsty for Disney to finally bankroll an open-world RPG set within the iconic sci-fi universe – ever a slam-dunk proposition if there was one, right? – throwing the ball to acclaimed developer Mike Bithell (Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular, John Wick Hex) was an appealingly […]
Video Game Review – Road 96: Mile 0
Shaun Munro reviews Road 96: Mile 0… Developers DigixArt (11-11: Memories Retold) released their narrative road-trip game Road 96 in 2021 – a game that while undercut by some gratingly heavy-handed writing, made inspired use of its procedurally generated, branching narrative to deliver a diverting, character-driven adventure. DigixArt are back now with a prequel spin-off, which […]
Movie Review – Living with Chucky (2022)
Living with Chucky, 2022. Directed by Kyra Elise Gardner. Starring Don Mancini, Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, and Fiona Dourif. SYNOPSIS: A filmmaker who grew up alongside Chucky the killer doll seeks out the other families surrounding the Child’s Play films as they recount their experiences working on the ongoing franchise and what it means to […]
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