Neill Blomkamp sends impoverished Matt Damon up to the orbiting artificial utopia of Elysium in this cyberpunk action film.
Review: The Americans season 1
Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys heat up the Cold War in this compelling spy drama about married KGB agents living in suburbia.
How To Adapt Video Games To Movies Successfully: Tell An Untold Story In A Familiar World
Most people agree it’s tough to adapt video games to movies successfully. My suggestion: Tell an untold story in the same universe of the game you’re trying to adapt.
Hey, Video Game Screenwriters: I Don’t Want To Save The World Anymore
I’ve saved the world so many times, it has lost meaning. Maybe it’s time to let the world burn for a change?
Ex Machina Review
Ex Machina is an utterly scathing, comically shrewd, and incisive portrayal of the great machine of politics.
Cyberpunk needs a comeback
Cyberpunk needs a comeback to the big screen, and video games like Deus Ex: Human Revolution have paved the way.
Game blog: Remembering Operation Flashpoint
A day in the life of a soldier in Operation Flashpoint.
Retrospective: Y: The Last Man
Brian K. Vaughan’s post-apocalyptic masterpiece, Y: The Last Man, asks the following question: What if every male mammal containing the Y chromosome died all on the same day?
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Review: Only God Forgives
Ryan Gosling’s Julian is a drug-dealer in Bangkok until one day when his violent sexually aggressive brother murders a girl and is punished with death by a cop called Chang. Julian’s foul-mouthed mother, played by Kristin Scott Thomas, arrives to pick up the body and pressures Julian to seek revenge until no man or woman is left standing.
Review: The Wolverine
Hugh Jackman wears the character of Wolverine like a comfortable coat and slashes his way into another convoluted entry of the X-Men franchise.
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