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Shadows of the Damned may be the bizarre love child of the creators of Resident Evil, No More Heroes, and Silent Hill, but it’s the over the comedy that stands out most when you play it. Everything is a little off, if not completely insane, and that includes Johnson, a …

Sean Bean and Danny Dyer are outlaws of a different kind in this corny World War II actioner about ‘30 Commando’, an “elite smash and grab unit” set up by Ian Fleming (who he?) for search-and-destroy missions behind enemy lines. Whether the real regiment would have recruited an insubordinate lout …

In 1976, a film examining the redemptive power of violence won Oscars for Best Film and Director, albeit not for its committed star. Shame the winner was Rocky, not Scorsese’s masterpiece of urban alienation, which turns 35 this month. Though its iconic elements – De Niro’s unstable cabbie, Jodie Foster’s …

The Flintstones is the latest property up for the reboot treatment, and animation guru Seth MacFarlane is exec-producing. Produced by 20th Century Fox and Warner Brothers, MacFarlane’s 21st century take on the classic 60s animation will focus on “the lives of the Flintstones and the Rubbles, two hard-working middle-class families …

On a scale of one to “holy crap these are awesome,” robotic engineer Chris Myles’s replica Portal 2 PersonalityCores fall somewhere between “damn I want one now” and “seriously, I would kick a puppy for these – just say the word.” Granted, this rating system needs some fine-tuning, but you …

The first poster for Jason Segel’s new The Muppets movie has been unveiled online. A dodgy, low quality snap of the one sheet was revealed over the weekend, but now the official hi-res image has been released. Featuring Gonzo, Fozzie, Kermit, Miss Piggy and Animal, it’s a slightly bizarre affair …

Gemma Arterton has signed on to Neil LaBute’s big screen adaptation of Agatha Christie’s murder mystery Crooked House . The plot sees three generations of family living in the same mansion. When the millionaire patriarch is murdered, suspicion is spread amongst his eccentric family, all of whom have motive. The …

Terrence Malick’s long-awaited The Tree Of Life has finally screened in Cannes – to a mixed reaction. We’d say the cheers/catcalls ratio at the film’s end was roughly 70/30. Both sides will agree that it’s the US auteur’s most abstract meditation to date on life, the universe and everything. While …

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It’s disappointing when a game promises one thing and delivers another. StarCraft doesn’t offer the ability to craft astral bodies, Fable contains almost no patronizing insights into ethical conduct, and let’s not even start down the well-trodden “Final Fantasy, multiple sequels” path. But one title that does exactly what it …