In the search for a new Indiana Jones style adventure/mystery, you could do worse than Tom Holland’s Nathan Drake and Uncharted. Uncharted is a series rooted in mystery, ancient traps and puzzles which are hundreds of years old, punctuated by … Continue reading Uncharted (2022) Review
When Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was released, it had the benefit of low expectations. It was a sequel to a beloved film that was tied up very neatly. Add The Rock, an updated video game setting and some very … Continue reading Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) Review
Just as you thought the Resident Evil couldn’t become any more generic and fairly repetitive, director Paul W.S Anderson pulls a surprise out of the bag. Resident Evil Afterlife is a breath of fresh air in a stale franchise, doing something slightly … Continue reading Review Bonanza: Resident Evil Afterlife (2010) Review
To give Resident Evil credit, it is growing and developing as each sequel arrives. From one location, to a city and now to the end of the world, the scope for the movie is larger and the story is developing as … Continue reading Review Bonanza: Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) Review
It would be very easy to roll your eyes and see The Angry Birds movie as a cheap cash-in on the success of the game. It wouldn’t be the first video-game movie to try this and usually they fail spectacularly, especially … Continue reading Review Bonanza: The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
It is an old cliche and one that is often used to excuse “bad movies” (*cough* Michael Bay *cough*) but if all you want is a “popcorn movie flick” then Rampage is the perfect choice. It delivers exactly what it says … Continue reading Dwayne Johnson Month: Rampage (2018) Review
There is an appropriate hesitation that should be reserved for rebooting or prolonged sequels to sacred classics. For every Blade Runner you get an Indiana Jones and when it was announced that there would be a “sequel” to Jumanji, scepticism was the … Continue reading Dwayne Johnson Month: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) Review
When they re-launched, rebooted and rebranded Lara Croft as a younger, inexperienced and grittier character, they also opened the door for a more cinematic Tomb Raider. This meant that just watching the trailer for the video-game was enough to make you … Continue reading Video-Game Movies Month: Tomb Raider (2018) Review
You have to give the first big screen outing of Tomb Raider credit: at least the casting was spot-on. Although a polygon woman hardly pointed studios in the direction of a real-life actress, casting Angelina Jolie was a savvy move and … Continue reading Video-Game Month: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) Review
Not many directors have had the longevity and pioneering career that Steven Spielberg has. Not content to create one type of movie, Spielberg has managed to evolve, adapt and innovate in ways that not only keep him relevant but in some … Continue reading Video-Game Movie Month: Ready Player One (2018) Review
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