A mysterious vagrant disrupts an upper middle class Dutch family in this supremely unsettling allegory. Ad content continues below I would certainly classifyBorgmanas a horror film. Is it an allegory for the destruction of the middle class by the forces of poverty and economic distress? (The status of Richards job looms large over the course of the story.) Does some part of Marina want to destroy everything she and Richard have?...
Unfortunately, Nintendo began to lose a little steam towards the end of their presentation. AfterMario Maker, they spent a substantial amount of time talking about a new multiplayer shooter calledSplatoon. It kind of reminded me ofde Blob, only in an online shooter environment likeTeam Fortress 2. It was a pretty anticlimactic finish, especially considering how long the cinematics were leading up to Palutenas reveal. I think Nintendo may have just quietly teased a newStar Foxgame on Wii U....
Harlock had been around for some time already. However, long before the expression reboot was even coined, Harlock had already seen several reinterpretations. Space Pirate Captain Harlockwas released in Japan in March 1978. Foreign language dubs, including versions in Italian, French and English started being released the following year. This first incarnation of Harlock on the small screen told a story arc in 42 episodes. Harlock was mysterious, dark, brooding, yet approachable and human....
Nick takes a look… Wow. A few seconds into Richard Bands appropriation of Bernard Herrmann sPsychotheme and youre hooked all over again. Also lovinglytrampling overrevisiting an esteemed original text this month is Dwight H Littles sledgehammer-subtleThe Phantom Of The Operaon Blu-Ray. Despite screenwriter Tom Holland wasting the opportunity to name our troubled youth John (John Cicada, anyone? You canread Nicks previous Bottom Shelf here.
Im sure you all remember Microsofts controversial showing at last years E3. There was no mention of new entertainment apps, TV shows, or hardware bundles whatsoever. 9,Threes,Fenix Rage, and my new personal favorite indie game,Lifeless Planet. To close out the show, Microsoft ended with another big one: a thirdCrackdowngame. But aside from the noticeable absence ofGears of War(even just a logo would have been satisfying! Microsoft achieved exactly what they set out to do this time around: make it all about the games....
And, thanks to Alexandre Desplat, music loud enough to go with it. Theres a point in Gareth EdwardsGodzillaremake, about 10 minutes from the end, when the two collide. Its a colossal moment, one that is central to the movies success. The dilemma was simple: what did Godzilla sound like? Hed beSome Monsters Do Ave Em. Ad content continues below The result? Not just an iconic cry, but a tradition that would come to reverberate through a franchise....
After the curious case of Edge Of Tomorrows surprise critical popularity, Rob investigates a strange Hollywood happening… And its this: do we trust big stars to make decent movies anymore? So surely this should have been a movie which audiences were enthusiastically anticipating? There was something about the movie which some potential audience-members didnt seem to engage with immediately. The trailer and publicity didnt help, but it seemed that there was more to it than that....
Continuum lays the groundwork for an explosive ending! Here’s our review… Its time to decide what we as an audience want for Kiera. Who is she to make that choice, when the advancement could have led to a permanent cure? And her decision plays into Liber8s hands! Do we consider this a good development or a bad judgment call? Like I said, we have to decide. What did like me was Jasons return to lucidity upon wearing the improved Halo bracelet....
After a shaky start, Crossbones finds its sea legs a little in episode number two. Here’s our review. Crossbonescomes on strong with its second episode. Its a little more pirate-like (still not enough.) But seeing the reason behind some of these goings-on gives me a much better handle on the shows characters. We open with a short summary, followed by a brief flash of hooded men on a ship. Cut to Blackbeard and Selima....
Here’s a list of things we think we’ll see at E3 2014. Its that time of year again the most WONDERFUL time of the year. Gaming Christmas has arrived, and were anxious to unwrap some new games. Its E3 season, ladies and gentlemen. Were fairly certain about several of our predictions, while others are pretty unlikely. Thats what E3 is after all: a field of gaming dreams. Okay, enough with the metaphors....
Tom Cruise battles aliens and spins around in time in his latest sci-fi excursion, Edge of Tomorrow. Imagine that: a Hollywood summer sci-fi blockbuster that actually makes you think a little. And what about Cruise? Are you a science fiction fan who wants to see fresh genre material make it to the screen? Then you owe it to yourself to go out and seeEdge of Tomorrowand support it with your dollars....
No spoilers, we promise! Are you stoked for season two ofOrange is the New Black, season 2? I know I am! Apparently Netflix has the same gratuitous boob requirement as HBO. This is storytelling at its finest. None of the characters are two-dimensional; none of them are good or evil. They are people and as such, they all have motivations, narratives, and histories. They are flawed and fallible and prone to gross acts of stupidity....
Star Warsis the latest. Ant-Man,though, has highlighted a problem in the Marvel world. Marvel, on the verge of making a passion project film with a very individual director, blinked. It drew attention to the fact that it has some form for this. Now, directors and studios disagree and fall out all the time. Notwithstanding the current Ant-Man saga, its still in incredibly good health. A third Wolverine film, with Hugh Jackman and director James Mangold returning, is already confirmed....
