The Riddler–or Enigma as he is known in Batman: Arkham Origins–is back with some more dastardly puzzles for you to solve. This time around you won’t be after his trophies, but rather there are 200 extortion files hidden around Gotham that you need to track down. To complete each extortion …
Read More »We are all giving up on 3D too easily
I’m not a fan of 3D. Sure, my TV set ‘does’ 3D, but only as a pleasant side-effect of being the second best 2D TV in the shop. Yes, second best. Because the best one cost about twice as much. No, I didn’t want credit. Look, we’re straying from the …
Read More »The Selfish Giant review
Great social-realist cinema has to do a lot more than just throw in the kitchen sink. Following her 2010 docu-drama breakout The Arbor , Clio Barnard’s first fiction feature is just about as good as it gets. A beautiful, heartfelt, devastating fable about Broken Britain, The Selfish Giant was a …
Read More »16 of gamings finest shotguns: A loving tribute
Pull! There is no more iconic, trusted, or reassuring weapon in video games than the shotgun. The simplicity of the single-shot reload, the raw power of the shot, the cathartic kick-back as recoil and exploding head meet in a dizzying dance of devastation… It’s a delight that never wears thin. …
Read More »Rapture-Palooza Director Interview
It’s the end of the world as we know it in apocalyptic comedy. (opens in new tab) What’s worse than living through the apocalypse? How about being constantly hit on by the antichrist. That’s what poor Anna Kendrick is forced to deal with in the latest end-of-the-world comedy Rapture-Palooza. She …
Read More »Wasa. Man Of Hope review
Eighty-something auteur Andrzej Wajda’s ( Ashes And Diamonds ) latest is an admiring biopic of Lech Wałęsa: trade unionist, Nobel Prize winner and Polish president 1990-95. It’s a surprisingly punchy rendition. Archive footage meshes with jostling strike scenes, while Wałęsa’s tense family life is juxtaposed with his dangerous career with …
Read More »Watch Idris Elba star in new trailer for Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom online now
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom has released a new trailer, in which Idris Elba portrays the South African leader on his road to the presidency. The new trailer covers much of the same footage that we’ve already seen in the other trailers, with a few new snippets thrown in for …
Read More »Pokemon X and Y Weekly – Comfy and easy to wear
Pokemon X and Y is now out in the wild for the world to enjoy, as you’ve no doubt noticed when we posted our Pokemon X and Y review along with our complete Pokedex (opens in new tab), and guides to Mega Stone locations (opens in new tab) and Pokemon-amie …
Read More »11 Batman comics to read before Arkham Origins
I am vengeance I am the night Its almost Bat-time for Batman: Arkham Origins to Bat-arrive on our Bat-consoles, and some of you out there might be thinking, This Batman guy seems pretty awesome. But when can I see him when he isnt appearing in games, feature films, or animated …
Read More »Watch Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Olsen star in first clip from Spike Lees Oldboy remake online now
Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake has released a first clip online, featuring Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Olsen in an extremely tense confrontation. The clip shows Olsen’s character rifling through some of Brolin’s personal letters, only for him to catch her in the act. And guess what? He isn’t best pleased at …
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