By now you’ve probably heard of Hardcore Henry, the movie shot entirely from the point of view of the main character. It’s the strangest blend of action movie and first-person video game and I’ll be honest, I’m sceptical about this. I loved the original music video that inspired the idea, but a whole movie? Besides for the inevitable motion sickness, …
First person action games are one of my favourite genres in computer/console gaming, which I have devoted way too many hours to growing up. From Doom, to Quake, to Unreal, to Half-Life, to Counter-strike, to Halo… You get the picture – I’ve played many of them and it’s an experience I will keep coming back to. Hang on, yes this …
We’ve had a look at Hardcore a while back already, but that was really just a proof of concept trailer for the awesome-looking blend of action movie and first-person shooter video game. But now the film is finally making its theatrical debut at the Toronto International Film Festival shortly, and thus have now released an “official” trailer to mark the …
Usually when you see the words “hardcore” and “POV” in close proximity to each other on the internet, it means some very, very naughty things. But Russian director Ilya Naishuller’s Hardcore is the very opposite of naughty – as in good, real good. Claiming to be the world’s first full POV movie (though I can think of one or two …
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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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