Comedic Cockney Car Capers are about as British as Fish & Chips. The Italian Job being the undisputed lord and master, despite not receiving as much acclaim in the United States (although they did get a remake in ’03). In 2001, almost 40 years after … Continue reading The Italian Job (2001)
It has become the fashion recently when rebooting an acclaimed video game series, is to take their setting to the sea, Bioshock did this to great commendation in 2005 and in 2016, The Clock Tower series looking to find fresh footing on current consoles, took … Continue reading Terror from the Deep Part 2 – Nightcry (2016)
Adam West famously said “In the late ’60s, there were the three B’s… The Beatles, Batman, and Bond” and in 50 years, Bond has shaped the entire landscape of how people perceive both Britain and espionage. Over his 50 years run, James Bond has done … Continue reading 007 Legends (2012)
Destiny, the pre-designated path we all venture forth, but through greatness, we can live up, or exceed these limitations. In 1997 a prolific video game designer, who lived extravagantly to the excess had unlimited control and time to turn his vision to a reality, and … Continue reading Daikatana (2000)
Tie-in games have had something of a bad rap. Often seen as a cheap, hastily produced time wasters that attempt to do nothing more but to literally tie into the film’s success, hence their names. It makes the rare cases, where tie-in product actually bucks … Continue reading R.I.P.D. The Game (2013)
As the band Tears for Fears famously sang “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”. We all sit in our armchairs, tutting at the news, writing articles upon articles about how we would have done things differently. For the betterment of humanity, or your own personal … Continue reading Superpower 2 (2004)
America’s history has been a rich vein of pop-culture references from the blood-stained origins in the revolution, to the second world war, the paranoia of the cold war, and beyond. Often these reflections on history are used to highlight the issues of the day. When … Continue reading Macabre Month Part IV – Harvester (1996)
