Kids was the kind of movie that rarely comes along. It went for a taboo topic (the seedy lives of teenagers) and refused to pander to conventions and clichés. A warts-and-all exploration of the time, it struck a chord and remains a controversial experience even today, 20 years later. Last Updated: July 1, 2015
Yes sir, even Id Software was thinking of paying for mods to their popular games back in the day.
[column size=one_half position=first ]In defense of its big flop reputation, Waterworld is not one of the worst movies ever made. It’s one of the most awesome. Last Updated: September 29, 2014
You’d be forgiven for thinking that movies these days have a spandex fetish, what with all the Supermen, X-Men, Batmen and other heroes flying around the place. Truth be told, this is pretty much the second golden age for these genre flicks. The mid-90s saw the first age of hero films die off for a couple of years, thanks to …
Don’t judge me. Don’t you dare judge me! Back in the day, we were al fans of the Power Rangers. We had the TV series on SABC 2, those action figures which were just so damn big and Red Ranger pyjamas. And as a fan of that show which was essentially a reskinned Japanese effort but made more American, we …
Today marks the twentieth anniversary since the Mortal Kombat game came into existence. It’s the kind of game that your parents were warned about, a title that was filled with more blood and gore than that tragic incident I had with Santa back in the winter of ’82. And the film, while nowhere near as violent, was just as horribly cheesy and …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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