News

Transformers 3 Is A Movie About How Wrong You Were To Hate Transformers 2

A lot of people paid a lot of money to hate Transformers 2. The movie made enough money for Michael Bay to bathe in the blood of supermodels every hour, for the rest of his life. But people loathed it.


June 4, 2011
News

X-Men: First Class: Not Your Same Old Mutant Angst

Are superpowers a blessing or a curse? Are mutants more like ethnic minorities, or queer people? For too long, TV shows and movies have been asking these same old questions, without really finding any interesting answers.


January 25, 2011
In Real Life

Evangelion 2.0 Brings Giant Robot Teen Angst To America

Anime series Evangelion has mesmerised Japanese audiences since the mid-1990s with its story of angsty teens who fight Earth-destroying “angels” from the cockpits of giant robots. With Evangelion 2.0, its blend of teen drama, techno-action, and apocalyptic mysticism hits Stateside.


July 20, 2010

Inception Review: Video Games Should Be Jealous

Inception is a big movie about flexible dreams and stubborn minds, but it is also a sorting hat. Try it on and you will know if you’re a gamer, or if you’re not.


June 19, 2010

Toy Story 3 Movie Review: Childhood’s End

It’s been 15 years since Pixar Animation Studios ushered in the age of the CGI movie with Toy Story, a candid look at the secret lives of toys. Are we too old for one last trip inside the toy box?


February 18, 2010

Halo Legends DVD Review: Ring Around The Halo Universe

Delve deeper into the Halo Universe with seven animated shorts from acclaimed animation studios in Halo Legends. Does anime and Master Chief mix?


December 22, 2009

Avatar Movie Review: The Blue Future Of Video Games

In one of the most roundabout and expensive methods in history, James Cameron’s new movie, Avatar, proposes that those of us who have honed our video game skills in the 21st century could become the world-saving diplomats of the 22nd.