Apr 10Member-onlyThe Pitfalls of YouTube Film Criticism: Why Negativity Can Be CounterproductiveI’m a fan of movies and a bigger fan of film criticism, there’s something about breaking down a film or tv show to its base elements and exploring why and how certain choices where made, what worked and what didn’t and the pitfalls and successes that went into making a…Movies6 min readMovies6 min read
Feb 20Member-onlyWhy With A Mind to Kill Is The Perfect Source Material For The Next James Bond Movie.I have been a fan of the James Bond franchise since I first saw Sean Connery in Goldfinger as an excitable eight-year-old. My UK readers no doubt remember the near constant Bond Movie marathons on ITV during the summers of the mid-90’s and early 2000s. I grew up with Goldfinger…James Bond4 min readJames Bond4 min read
Feb 7Member-onlyWhy pop culture is wrong about Frankenstein.Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is one of those stories that can truly be considered immortal. Everyone knows something about the story of Frankenstein even if you’ve never read the original book. …Frankenstein4 min readFrankenstein4 min read
Jan 30Member-onlyBerserk and the Power of Tragedy in Storytelling.What is there to say about Kentaro Miura’s Berserk that hasn’t already been said? A sprawling epic of dark fantasy that has inspired everything from Dark Souls to Castlevania. The impact of this series cannot be understated. …Berserk4 min readBerserk4 min read
Nov 28, 2022Member-onlyKevin Conroy: He Was Vengeance. He Was The Night. HE WAS BATMAN.I write this with a heavy heart. We recently lost Kevin Conroy. To most, that name probably won’t mean much, but to my generation, this man became the gold standard to which all Batman performances are measured. Conroy voiced the Dark Knight in Bruce Timm’s seminal Batman the Animated Series…Kevin Conroy6 min readKevin Conroy6 min read
Oct 31, 2022Member-onlyHow the Immortal Hulk drags the Hulk back to his Frankenstein inspired roots.I’ve been a Hulk fan since I first saw the 90s Fox animated series, watching a giant green rage monster smash up cars, tanks and helicopters always put a smile on my face. As I got older, I became a casual fan of the Hulk comics and I realised that…Comics Review4 min readComics Review4 min read
Sep 28, 2022Member-onlyOn Hold for Over An Hour Just To Get A Piece Of Paper.This week I wanted to talk about the James Bond series and where it could go after No Time To Die. I wanted to tell you all to go read the sublime Frankenstein horror of Immortal Hulk that drags the green skinned giant back to his roots in terrifying gory…Dwp3 min readDwp3 min read
Sep 19, 2022Member-onlyHow Guilty Gear: Strive Taught Me To Appreciate Fighting GamesFighting games are tough. It’s no secret that they can be one of the hardest games for new players to get into. I spent years loving the crazy characters of Street Fighter, the gruesome aesthetic of Mortal Kombat and the stylish combos of Tekken, but I couldn’t work out how…Fighting Game4 min readFighting Game4 min read
Sep 5, 2022Member-onlyThistlebone: The distillation of British Folk Horror.Mythology and legend have fascinated me since I first opened a book on the Greek gods as a child. The idea that there could be beings, either gods or heroes, who could say and do things well beyond the norm in strange new worlds burrowed its way into my brain…Thistlebone3 min readThistlebone3 min read
Aug 22, 2022Member-onlyTake It. The one thing Prey Got Wrong.So, I watched Prey last night, the latest entry in the Predator franchise and if I had to describe it in one word, I’d call it AWESOME! It’s a tour de force of a movie that rips and tears its way to a well-deserved spot among the best of the…Prey4 min readPrey4 min read