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Are summer blockbuster plots becoming more convoluted?

Ryan Lambie Feature May 17, 2013

Are the stories of blockbusters getting more muddled? And are we just pretending we understand them, when we don't?

Crowdfunding Friday: mice, monsters and a Christopher Walken dinosaur

Ryan Lambie Feature May 17, 2013

Here's a fresh batch of worthy, geek-friendly crowdfunding projects that have caught our eye this week...

Totoro and Grave Of The Fireflies: exclusive cinema poster

Ryan Lambie Feature May 16, 2013

To mark the 25th anniversary cinema release of Studio Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro and Grave Of The Fireflies, here's an exclusive poster...

Riddick: the first trailer

Ryan Lambie Trailer May 15, 2013

Vin Diesel digs his goggles out of the kitchen cupboard for his return to the sci-fi world of Riddick. Here's the first trailer...

The lesser-known videogames of famous designers

Ryan Lambie Odd List May 14, 2013

From Pac-Man's Toru Iwatani to Gears Of War's Cliff Blezinski, here are some lesser-known games from some famous names...

Fast & Furious 6 review

Ryan Lambie Review May 14, 2013

Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Paul Walker return for Fast & Furious 6. Ryan finds out whether it can match the madness of the last film...

Gravity trailer analysis: explosions in space, Clooney, conspiracy theories

Ryan Lambie Feature May 13, 2013

We delve into the recent first trailer for Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity, to find out what nuggets of information we can discover...

Crowdfunding Friday: Aurora, The Realm, and a monkey western

Ryan Lambie Feature May 10, 2013

Here's this week's batch of worthy, geek-friendly crowdfunding projects that have caught our eye this week...

Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity: the first full trailer

Ryan Lambie Trailer May 10, 2013

The first full trailer for Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuaron and starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, is finally here...

How Ray Harryhausen made a difference to filmmaking

Ryan Lambie Feature May 9, 2013

We pay tribute to the remarkable work of the late Ray Harryhausen. Here's why his stop motion work was so important to artists everywhere...

First trailer and poster appear for Europa Report

Ryan Lambie Trailer May 8, 2013

We're quite excited about Europa Report, a forthcoming SF flick starring Sharlto Copley. Here's the first trailer and poster..

Vic and Bob: an appreciation

Ryan Lambie Feature May 8, 2013

With their sitcom House Of Fools recently announced, we celebrate the enduring comedy brilliance of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer...

Michael Mann's Heat: how research created a classic thriller

Ryan Lambie Feature May 8, 2013

Eighteen years on, Heat is still an important, influential film. We look at how Michael Mann's research made for a powerful crime drama...

Looking back at Carlito’s Way

Ryan Lambie Feature May 3, 2013

With sterling performances from Al Pacino and Sean Penn, Carlito's Way is a classic 90s thriller. Ryan takes a look back...

Crowdfunding Friday: Being Frank, Dreck and Among The Sleep

Ryan Lambie Feature May 3, 2013

In the first of a regular series, we share a few of the worthy, geek-friendly crowdfunding projects we've stumbled on this week...

Fast & Furious: looking back at the whole saga

Ryan Lambie Feature May 2, 2013

With Fast & Furious 6 on the horizon, we revisit the entire series from beginning to end, and dig out our favourite moments...

The evolution of 80s videogame gore and mayhem

Ryan Lambie Odd List May 1, 2013

Blood, guts and controversy abound, as we delve back to look at the evolving gore and mayhem in a dozen 80s videogames...

Marvel Studios' risk-taking approach to its movies

Ryan Lambie Feature Apr 29, 2013

Although a veritable hit-making machine, Marvel Studios has never been afraid to take risks in its actors and filmmakers, Ryan writes...

Is Studio Ghibli planning its first live-action feature?

Ryan Lambie Feature Apr 29, 2013

Appearing briefly online last week, a short monster film may be the proving ground for Studio Ghibli's first live-action feature...

What is Japan Studios' PlayStation 3 game Rain?

Ryan Lambie Feature Apr 29, 2013

Currently in development at Sony's Japan Studios, the download-only PS3 title Rain is an atmospheric stealth platformer. We take a look...

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