Hi everyone, this is just a note from Alex the author. Firstly, happy new year! I hope it's a good one. Though I'm not one for making resolutions myself, I hope those of you who have made any are able to stick with them and I hope, for all our sakes, that 2021 is much... Continue Reading →
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) Review
After the success of Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster, a sequel was commissioned to be released the following year by Toho, once again directed by Ishiro Honda. The resulting film was the peculiar Invasion of Astro-Monster, which is peculiar because it is more a typical alien invasion movie than Godzilla movie, and because it is a... Continue Reading →
Red Dead Redemption 2: A Modern Gaming Classic
Whenever a new open world game comes out, or even one that's simply story driven, I firmly believe that Red Dead Redemption 2 will be the game everyone draws comparisons to, simply because of how high it set the bar for both open world exploration, and narrative writing. In Red Dead 2, you play as... Continue Reading →
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Review
In 1978, Philip Kaufman's remake to the 1954 classic, Invasion of the Body Snatchers - a film that had previously used it's premise to play on the fear of the Red Menace during the Cold War - was released in cinemas. Unlike the original, however, Kaufman's interpretation of the source material did not play on... Continue Reading →
Fallout (1997) Review
In 1997, a now dead company called Interplay developed and released the game that spawned a franchise which would go on to cement itself as one of the kings of the RPG genre: Fallout. Initially brain-stormed as a time-travel story about ninja cults, electricity-conducting underpants and human zoo's run by dinosaurs, Fallout was eventually shaped... Continue Reading →
Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster (1964) Review
After the success of Mothra vs Godzilla, a sequel was not only planned, but filmed and released in theatres during the same year, only eight months following it's predecessor. This film was Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster; Yet another Toho monster film directed by Ishiro Honda. Unlike his previous work with Toho, however, this film is... Continue Reading →
Mothra vs Godzilla (1964)
One year after the release of King King vs Godzilla, Toho would bring director Ishiro Honda back to throw Godzilla into the fight yet again, but this time it would be against another monster from their own roster: Mothra. This was a particularly fitting monster for Godzilla to go up against, as Ishiro Honda had... Continue Reading →
The Darkest Dungeon: Existence is Adversity
If you want a game that simultaneously has very little writing, but a lot of room for character growth, attachment to NPC's and room for potential bonds to be made between you and the characters you control then Darkest Dungeon is the game for you. It does all of those things and more, including making... Continue Reading →
King Kong Vs Godzilla (1963) Review
After being put on the backburner following the release of Godzilla Raids Again in 1955, Godzilla would eventually return when Toho revived him with the help of the orginal director, Ishiro Honda and American director, Tom Montgomery in 1963. The purpose of this was to have the icon square-up against the western world's king of... Continue Reading →
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