Tom Powter with some thoughts and impressions on the Destiny beta… Every so often, a game comes along that threatens to change the landscape. A game that takes tired and worn-out genres and offers to revitalise them and turn them into something fresh. Destiny wants to be that game. Destiny, the latest science-fiction epic to […]

Anthony Stokes responds to criticisms of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe… It’s no secret that I’m a huge Marvel fan. The Avengers is easily my favorite comic book movie, and I think what Marvel Studios is doing is the most innovating thing going on in cinema right now, so much so that other studios are copying their […]

After rumours suggesting that When Marnie Was There was likely to be the final film from  Studio Ghibli, general manager Toshio Suzuki has now reportedly confirmed that the famed Japanese animation studio will be “taking a break” as a production company and will instead focus on managing the trademarks of its impressive back-catalogue of anime movies. […]

Mood Indigo (French: L’écume des jours), 2013 Directed by Michel Gondry. Starring Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Omar Sy, Aïssa Maïga and Charlotte Le Bon. SYNOPSIS: Wealthy, inventive bachelor Colin endeavors to find a cure for his lover Chloe after she’s diagnosed with an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs. […]

As Marvel celebrates another huge opening for Guardians of the Galaxy, with the film pulling in a hefty $160 million debut at the global box office, Paramount Pictures and Michael Bay’s Transformers: Age of Extinction has hit a landmark, with the fourth instalment in the blockbuster Transformers franchise becoming the first movie of 2014 to […]

Despite its obscure source material, Marvel Studios’ latest franchise Guardians of the Galaxy has enjoyed an out-of-this-world opening at the box office, pulling in $94 million domestically and $66.4 million from international markets for a global haul of $160.4 million. On home soil, Guardians has set a new August record and falls just short of […]

Anghus Houvouras wonders how many Phases Marvel can reach before it has to hit the reset button with a reboot of the Cinematic Universe… Guardians of the Galaxy is a huge hit. Everything with Marvel above the title is a money maker and a fan-favorite. As they prepare to launch a sequel to The Avengers […]

Kris Wall reviews The Last of Us Remastered… Last year, Uncharted creators Naughty Dog released The Last of Us on to the PlayStation 3. You can read my original review here, but to cut a post apocalyptic story short, I quickly crowned it the PlayStation 3’s greatest achievement and the best game of 2013, since […]

In the latest edition of The Dusty VHS Corner, Tom Jolliffe looks at the films of Anthony Hickox… Director Anthony Hickox comes from a strong cinematic lineage. His father, Douglas Hickox was also a director (Zulu Dawn, Theatre of Blood) whilst his mother is critically lauded editor Anne V. Coates (Lawrence of Arabia). A career […]

Locke, 2013. Directed by Steven Knight. Starring Tom Hardy, Olivia Colman, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, and Ben Daniels. SYNOPSIS:  A construction manager responds to a phone call which results in his personal and professional life unravelling. Driving away from a construction site Ivan Locke makes a series of phones which reveal that he is driving to a hospital where a […]