Second chance sci-fi Sequels. Love em or hate em, theres no getting around them. Where theres a sizeable box office taking, there shall be a sequel! And one such genre that spawns future instalments like theyre going out of fashion is science-fiction. From lo-fi indies to mega-blockbusters with budgets that …
Read More »Bryan Singer confirms Caliban for X-Men: Apocalypse
Another behind-the-scenes image posted to Bryan Singer’s Instagram has confirmed the appearance of a fan-favorite mutant set to appear in X-Men: Apocalypse. This murky shot depicts the lair of Caliban – one of the underground mutants known as Morlocks. While it doesn’t feature the character in question, it’s still an …
Read More »Louder Than Bombs reaction: Cannes 2015
Jesse Eisenberg and Isabelle Huppert star in Louder Than Bombs, a story about the death of a war photographer, and the affect her passing has on her family. Here’s Jordan Farley’s reaction… If there’s a common theme to draw from the films in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, …
Read More »Phil Lord says The Flash and Spider-Man projects are a little bit to the side
Phil Lord and Chris Miller have not one but two superhero projects on their plate, with a big screen adaptation of The Flash on the way alongside a new animated Spider-Man movie. And according to Lord, the duo will be approaching both properties in the same way they usually work, …
Read More »How horror gamings iconic antagonists sow fear through ignorance
Some of gaming’s deepest, darkest horrors are also some of the most patient. Whether it’s the Alien uncoiling from an air vent or Nemesis crashing through a window, an unstoppable, unknowable beast can be the cornerstone of what makes survival horror so damn horrifying. These immortal stalkers are predators, and …
Read More »Why Kingdom Hearts 3 should escape its convoluted past
If you want to make sense of Kingdom Hearts’ labyrinthine narrative in preparation for the action-RPG’s long-awaited return in Kingdom Hearts 3 (opens in new tab), I have three words for you: good freaking luck. It’s the simple story of a young boy named Sora, who teams up with classic …
Read More »The making of… Final Fantasy 6
Even back in 1994, the Final Fantasy series was settling into the sort of routine for which it later became well known – and was often scorned for. While each of the five formative games was set in an unfamiliar universe, with an unfamiliar clutch of characters to serve and …
Read More »How many movie sequels is too many?
One more than enough Now that Fast & Furious 7 has hauled in more than $1 billion at the box office, theres no way an eighth movie isn’t in the works. Franchises are big business, after all its hard to think of a successful movie that hasn’t had a sequel …
Read More »Photorealism: bringing video game figures to life
Wisely taking the photography advice of never working with children or animals, Kyleigh Parker from Ohio – better known as Captaindangerous (opens in new tab) on Instagram – has perfected her art with her collection of gaming figures. From Pokémon to dragons, the freelance photographer takes her collectibles into the …
Read More »Every Marvel comics movie ever made
Just as Stan the Man Lee is one of the greatest people to have ever walked the face of the Earth and definitely one of the greatest ever writers of fiction Marvel Comics, with whom he has been inexorably linked for more than 50 years, is a company that has …
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