Reviewed for film-news.co.uk.
Monsters is a satirical and humorous take on the nature of fear, and more importantly the actual logistics of scaring kids, the purpose of which fuels a monster world with the screams of the little runts.
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I started Final Fantasy XIII-2 today, and am off to a bad start unfortunately. It will be explored in full in my eventual review. (yeah, it came out a while ago, but I’m not a fan of playing games upon release. Hmm, I smell a new blog post on the way. Or was that the stench of the rotting carcass of 2013’s Sim City? Can’t tell.)
Yager Development and 2K Games have delivered a visceral experience to gamers with Spec Ops: The Line.
Save points are moments to compose ourselves, to take a break, to exit the virtual world. An essential part of modern day gaming, the function has evolved over the years thanks to creative developers not content with a simple ‘click save’ option, but to decorate the event with flourishes.
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The Insider is one of my favourite films. Along with The Matrix and many other films, 1999 was a turning point in my life and pushed me towards creative writing. This film in particular does not get as much love as I feel it deserves. Its only now had a Blu-ray release this year! A bare-bones release at that.
Demons & Dark Souls emphasise duality, and so here is a less grumpy take on Dark Souls to counteract my negative take on my first fifteen hours playing the game.
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