“Let’s try this again, shall we?” sighs Agent H (Chris Hemsworth) as he prepares to dispatch an extraterrestrial threat in Men In Black: International. It’s a line that sums up the thinking behind the latest incarnation of the aliens-among-us franchise, a spin-off/reboot that – despite boasting new leads, a new …
Read More »Game of Thrones season 8 review: “Game of Thrones deserved better”
Well, that’s it. Game of Thrones is over after eight years, and I don’t blame you if Game of Thrones season 8 leaves a slightly bad taste in your mouth. While it has its good moments, most of this season is simply too rushed, with characters taking minutes to make …
Read More »Game of Thrones season 8 review: “Game of Thrones deserved better”
Well, that’s it. Game of Thrones is over after eight years, and I don’t blame you if Game of Thrones season 8 leaves a slightly bad taste in your mouth. While it has its good moments, most of this season is simply too rushed, with characters taking minutes to make …
Read More »Game of Thrones season 8 review: “Game of Thrones deserved better”
Well, that’s it. Game of Thrones is over after eight years, and I don’t blame you if Game of Thrones season 8 leaves a slightly bad taste in your mouth. While it has its good moments, most of this season is simply too rushed, with characters taking minutes to make …
Read More »Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice review: “Genius combat and a world that begs to be explored”
Sekiro (opens in new tab): Shadows Die Twice makes you rethink everything you know about boss fights. My plan for beating the Guardian Ape was to stay well away from its foot stomps and ground smashes, occasionally sprinting in for a few quick strikes. It worked up to a point …
Read More »Star Trek Discovery S2.10 review: “We’ve come to expect better from Discovery”
With the end in sight, Star Trek Discovery season 2 (opens in new tab) stops messing around and gets down to business with a revelatory episode about the Star Trek Discovery Red Angel (opens in new tab), which moves the story forward, but leaves more than a few plot holes …
Read More »Ashen review: “Ashen is a Dark Souls clone – but its a really good Dark Souls clone”
Ashen is not a terribly original game. But that doesn’t make it a terrible game – in fact, far from it. As far as copycats and coattail riders go, it’s possibly the best game to use the Dark Souls formula that isn’t made by FromSoftware. Or at the very least, …
Read More »Sorry to Bother You review: “A riotous blend of comedy, satire, and sci-fi”
Hip-hop musician turned filmmaker Boots Riley makes a confident writing/directing debut with this riotous blend of comedy, satire, and sci-fi, in which a telemarketer discovers the key to success. Tackling race, capitalism, and wage slavery with a ribald insouciance, the results start hilarious and segue into outlandish before becoming increasingly …
Read More »Pokemon Lets Go review: “A wonderful blend of old and new, and an exciting glimpse at the future of Pokemon”
I don’t think 10-year-old me could have imagined Pokemon Yellow looking this good. There’s something rather magical about seeing an Onix emerge from the rocks of Mt. Moon, so big it can’t quite fit on the screen; or seeing just how tiny Pikachu looks against the hulking mass of a …
Read More »Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 gaming headset review
The Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 gaming headset is a curious piece of tech. Turtle Beach itself is one of the most exciting, and reliable names in gaming audio, and the Elite series is the manufacturer’s premium set of cans – aimed squarely at the pro and very serious competitor …
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