Homefront PlayStation 3 review

Aaron joins the resistance and protects the Homefront of America, but is this alternate timeline FPS any good? Not only this, but the U.S. economy hits rock bottom and bird flu becomes a rampant disease. Ad content continues below This is where you come in. Its quite a grim story, and one thats actually very well thought up and delivered. The game itself isnt all that bad, and it is an enjoyable affair....

March 20, 2011 · 2 min · 216 words · Daniel Mccarty

London Boulevard DVD review

Saving a girl from a street theft he is, rather implausibly, offered a job opportunity. Ignoring the tempting offers, Mitchell finds himself drawn into Charlottes odd world. She is a messed up woman dealing with a messy divorce, unable to deal with fame and notoriety. Unable to go through with this execution, he races back to Charlotte and they seal their love. This isnt to say hes against using violence to get his point across and to get answers, though....

March 18, 2011 · 1 min · 131 words · Jacob Sanchez

The resurgence of short films at the cinema

I find myself entwined in the very same feeling each time I visit the cinema in early spring. To be honest, Im probably only in there to keep out of the rain. And from that point, until I reach the depths of summer, I become a child. An impatient child, waiting to immerse myself in the colourful, majestic world of Pixar. This year, however, Im not so sure. I dont doubt thatCars 2will have its charms....

March 17, 2011 · 2 min · 390 words · Carmen Davidson

10 potentially great sci-fi movies coming in 2011

From the brief clips weve seen, this lends the combat scenes plenty of weight and grit. Dont try this at home, folks), Laurence Fishburne and Elliott Gould dealing with a deadly virus. Like disaster movies, the disease containment subgenre resurfaces every few years, and the results are often mixed. Now Andrew Niccols been responsible for some superb films in recent years. My sense of disappointment is still fresh in my mind, even after all these years....

March 16, 2011 · 1 min · 76 words · Austin Yang

Why videogames haven’t grown up yet: drugs

Away from spandex-clad master archers, film has been tackling drug use and abuse for far longer than comics. Where, then, are the great videogame stories that focus on drugs? Er, well, theresHaze, I guess. As stories about drugs go,Hazes is about the heaviest handed out there. Then I think it turns out the rebels are bad too. Basically, everyones bad and drugs are bad so dont be a person and dont take drugs....

March 16, 2011 · 1 min · 145 words · Kristina Brown

10 obscure Game Gear and PC Engine games we’d like to see on the Nintendo 3DS

Let too many enemy ships past, and the game would end in the planets fiery demise. Based on a hit Japanese comedy series,Kato-chan & Ken-chanis a side-scrolling platform game in the time-honouredSuper Mariotradition. Boasting just four levels and a less-than-imposing challenge,Ninja Gaidenoffered a fun yet brief run-and-slash experience. Jackie Chan has, of course, starred in numerous other videogames of varying quality. For true early-90s charm, though, wed highly recommendJackie Chanon the PC Engine....

March 14, 2011 · 1 min · 73 words · Alisha Lee

Mars Needs Moms review

You get Joan Cusack. You get Seth Green. But you don’t get a lot of entertainment. Here’s our review of Mars Needs Moms… Milo is your average American kid. He loves zombies, but hates taking out the trash. You know where this is going. Thats not a spoiler. The human characters, especially Milo and Gribble, look frighteningly human-like. That is, they have odd hair, trapezoidal heads, and giant, disturbingly shapely asses....

March 14, 2011 · 1 min · 117 words · Rachel Johnson

How to get an R-rated movie through the Hollywood studio system

There were two reasons why it held back. Firstly, it was going to cost $150m. Secondly, and more crucially, it was likely to be an R-rated end product. When studios spend big bucks on a movie, they want a PG-13 in return. And if your project cant promise that? You might just be in trouble. However, help is at hand. Particularly a bawdy one, that tends to help. Declare that your project is something random, but crossed withThe Hangover....

March 11, 2011 · 3 min · 490 words · Teresa Norton

“Good for Wii”: a closer look at a reviewer’s cliché

Josh unpicks a common industry criticism… Good for Wii. The Wii has developed something of a little brother complex in the games community. The widespread propagation of this statement is largely due its truth.

March 10, 2011 · 1 min · 34 words · Joseph Miller

Altitude Blu-ray review

Claustrophobic horror Altitude features a giant flying octopus and other assorted madness, but is it any good? The group are suitably excited about the festival (Coldplay, wooo!) and things seem great, until a fault with the plane means that its constantly ascending. But, would you believe it, theres nothing but dead air on the end of the radio. Whats causing this madness? Is it a genuine fault or are there other forces at work?...

March 9, 2011 · 2 min · 257 words · Jeffrey Spence

Tim Alexander interview: Rango, visual effects, ILM, westerns and more

Its also the very first movie to be fully animated, from start to finish, by ILM. And here, hes been telling us what happened next… [Laughs] Exactly! I came into the process just before ILM went into asset development. We had about two years to complete the film. I was just coming off theHarry Pottermovies and was looking around and saw this. I love classic movies, that sort of thing....

March 9, 2011 · 7 min · 1464 words · Anthony Jones

Top 10 videogame rivalries

Here are Harrys top ten videogame rivalries… Most videogames thrive on conflict, and nothing says conflict like a good old-fashioned rivalry. Where would Batman be without the Joker? Where would Dastardly and Mutley be without that pigeon? Where would nice tasting food be without hummus? In a happier place, probably, but thats not the point. Sonic and Robotnik hate each other, plain and simple. Master Chief vs The Covenant Few enmities run as deep as that between The Covenant and Master Chief....

March 9, 2011 · 2 min · 227 words · Anthony Willis

The top 10 TV show endings

It’s hard to make a good, satisfactory ending to a TV show. Carley highlights 10 examples that should be followed. Contains spoilers, inevitably… Warning: This list will, naturally, includespoilerinformation for the shows listed here. The humble television show. We invite it into our houses each week with the intent to be entertained by it. But in this multi-channel minefield we now live in, it can sometimes be hard to find real gems....

March 7, 2011 · 2 min · 278 words · Amanda Monroe