My, how you’ve grown! How the superhero genre came of age
Daniel Rosa explains how superheroes went from Hollywood outsiders to serious mainstream contenders. Iron Man 3 is currently dominating theatres, receiving wide critical acclaim and being well on its...
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Is Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy heading for failure?
Talking raccoon + green humanoid + sentient tree-man = box office uncertainty. “The superhero genre is dead!” they cry. They’ve been preaching this Armageddon since the first X-Men movie came out and...
View ArticleSony has learnt its lessons
The PS3 had its fair share of hiccoughs but Sony is working to rebuild the Playstation brand with its successor. Evolution is tricky when you’re on top of the food chain. You become something of a lazy...
View ArticleTop 5 cancelled TV shows that deserve a second chance
Time to kick-start (pun intended) those cancelled TV shows we love. This is what the internet has taught us: if you bitch and moan loud enough, someone is bound to hear. TV and film is now rich,...
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Why popcorn films happen to good actors
Daniel Rosa explores why respected actors sometimes star in mindless entertainment. Imagine you’re at the cinema, sitting on one of those (somewhat unconformable) red theatre chairs, watching some...
View ArticleBroken toys: Will gaming ever grow up?
We’re still playing with toys when it comes to video games. Confession time. I was a G.I. Joe kid, growing up. Not the cartoons. God, no. Couldn’t care less about the whole “America, fuck yeah!” army...
View ArticleMetal Gear Solid 5: Hideo Kojima’s quest for redemption
Will the next gen consoles offer enough oomph for Kojima to end things properly (again)? Hideo Kojima was never be able to fully conceal the whiff of disappointment surrounding Metal Gear Solid 4:...
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The Last of Us: A beautiful kind of PTSD
Gaming turned me into a mass murder accomplice. But I’m fine with that. The following is based on true events. I’m sitting on my stain covered couch, watching the The Last of Us end credits. As the...
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How I learned to stop worrying and love the adaptation
Daniel Rosa has Man of Steel and Robert Downey Jr to thank for accepting movie adaptations as they are. This is how enlightenment occurs. Not with a bang, but with me storming out of a recent Man of...
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Amanda Palmer at the Roundhouse
Laughter and tears with the Daily Mail’s public enemy number one. I’m late. I don’t want to miss the now nipple-infamous Amanda Palmer. I reminisce about the Daily Mail’s breast-centric review of her...
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