If director Dan Trachtenberg offered a canny twist on what follow-ups can be with 2016’s 10 Cloverfield Lane, he does it again with his Predator-series entry, Prey. Rejecting any temptation to go bigger and brawnier, or to simply indulge nostalgia, Prey is a more lateral beast than most IP variants; …
Read More »Bullet Train review: “Brad Pitt starrer is a zippy, enjoyable ride”
Agatha Christie has been outpaced. Ninety years after she perfected the murder-on-a-train trope, David Leitch’s Bullet Train shovels a load of Tarantino, Guy Ritchie, and manga into the engine to take the railway whodunnit right up to 200mph. Adapted from Kotaro Isaka’s novel, Bullet Train finds almost-retired hitman Ladybug (Brad …
Read More »Disney Home Spider-Man gaming chair review: “The most beautiful piece of merch Ive ever seen”
With Spider-Man day upon us, there’s never been a better time to show your appreciation for our friendly neighborhood hero than with this beautifully designed gaming chair from this Disney Home collection. I found this chair to be the new statement piece of my set up and alongside this, it …
Read More »Nope review: “A thrilled Yup! for Jordan Peeles latest”
A black screen. Sounds from a sitcom: peppy line readings, canned laughter. Then… crashing objects, thumps and grunts. Screams rise sharply and stop abruptly. An image comes into focus: a blood-smeared chimp. It sits on a set amid human corpses. The APPLAUSE sign is lit but the banks of chairs …
Read More »As Dusk Falls review
As Dusk Falls really wants to be your next Netflix binge. Never mind that it’s technically a video game – a six-episode miniseries about a small-time heist gone bad, and the intertwining trauma of two families caught in the aftermath. It rides a fine line between game and television, but …
Read More »Rode RodeCaster Pro II review: “An encompassing solution for all creators”
Rode’s RodeCaster Pro II is the second all-in-one audio workstation by the Australian audio brand, and in my opinion, an absolutely essential addition to any high-end streaming setup, too. Priced at $699 / £629, the company, perhaps best known for making some of the best microphones on the market, has …
Read More »Viking Death Squad review
Essential info – Game type: Sci-fi tabletop RPG – Players: 2 – 6 – Complexity: Moderate – Lasts: 120+ mins – Ages: 12+ – Price: $42 / £35 – Play if you enjoy: Warhammer, Index Card RPG Despite the game’s acronym sounding like something you might catch on a questionable first date, Viking Death Squad (or VDS) …
Read More »Aliens: The Roleplaying Game review
Essential info – Game type: Horror tabletop RPG – Players: 2 – 6 – Complexity: Hard – Lasts: 120+ mins – Ages: 14+ – Price: $49.99 / £39.99 – Play if you enjoy: Traveller, Vaesen As you might expect for such an iconic franchise, Alien has spawned a lot of games. But while there are plenty of …
Read More »The Gray Man review: “Hangs some ace action on a threadbare plot”
Back in 2014, when brothers Anthony and Joe Russo directed their first MCU movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier, much was made of how it channeled the conspiracy thrillers of the 1970s. Not only had Steve Rogers awoken from ice to a more cynical, nefarious age, he now found himself …
Read More »Ms. Marvel episode 6 review: “The MCU’s newest hero is a force to be reckoned with”
Warning: spoilers for Ms. Marvel episode 6 ahead – turn back now if you have not seen the latest episode of the MCU show. Ms. Marvel’s finale brings all the pieces together. We get the suit, the name, and the embiggen powers, all wrapped up in a low-key episode that …
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