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The Hunt (2020) review: A funny and gory film with billionaire leftists hunting poor right wingers. Unfortunately falls down when you remember the bastard billionaires are pretty uniformly right-wingers. South Park style "both sides are dumb" but still pretty fun. Glenn Howerton perfectly cast. 3/5.

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Predestination (2014) review: Intriguing time travel stuff for the first two thirds, but it doesn't stick the landing and goes for the most boring and predictable resolution possible. Excellent performance from Sarah Snook though and Ethan Hawke is decent too. 2.5/5.

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Coherence (2013) review: a micro-budget production costing just $50,000 but more interesting than most films. An interesting exploration of a mind-bending premise. It's not quite Primer but has a similar vibe, also reminds me of Triangle. Naturalistic ad-libbed dialogue as realities collide. 3.5/5.

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Upgrade (2018) review: A fun sci-fi revenge film with a lot of violence and a surprising amount of humour. Like RoboCop meets Venom with a budget Tom Hardy. The film doesn't delve deep or philosophise, it just has fun with the idea. Solidly entertaining but nothing deep here. 3/5.

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Smile 2 (2024) Review: Really enjoyed the first film but the second is a disappointment. Not very scary, not very deep, not a lot happens and the "twist" at the end means that most of the movie is meaningless. Some good sequences (dancers in apartment was great) but overall a bit step down. 2.5/5

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Hot take: I don't care about 4K. Give me games at 60fps with all the graphical bells and whistles like ray tracing, running at 1080p. Especially on PS5, putting anything on "quality" mode makes the framerate chug and stutter like an alcoholic with a speech impediment.

submitted 95 days ago • 1 comment

If they remaster Dark Souls 3 (which stool looks fantastic) before we get 60fps Bloodborne, I WILL riot.

submitted 96 days ago • 1 comment

Quite excited for the Armored Core episode of "Secret Level" even though I've only been a fan since AC6. 10th of December can't come soon enough!

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Helldivers 2 (2024 - VG) review: A huge amount of fun with the ability to call in a variety of airstrikes against hordes of bugs and bots. Fun Starship Trooper-like satire. Weapons feel great. This is my most-played game of the year. It does get repetitive but is still in my rotation. 4.5/5.

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Sekiro (2019 - VG) review: My favourite game ever. Hard as nails action with fantastic boss battles and the most satisfying combat I've ever encountered. Every fight feels like a deadly dance. The difficulty and enemy moveset memorisation won't be for everyone, but I absolutely adore it. 5/5.

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NFS Heat (2019 - VG) review: A vibrant Miami-esque city to race around that looks great at night and a solid selection of cars. Unfortunately they all handle near-identically and the only reason to continue after the very short story ends is to collect more cars. Fun but disposable. 3/5.

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Dead Space (2023 - VG) review: A faithful remaster of a horror-action classic with a handful of smart improvements. It plays like a sci-fi Resident Evil 4, which is very high praise. Event Horizon via Cronenberg. Great blend of body-horror, action and sci-fi. Creepy, culty fun. 4.5/5.

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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) review: My favourite action film of all time. Incredible world-building and set/vehicle design, mind-blowing action, absurd yet somehow grounded. A masterclass in film-making and in allowing character development with minimal dialogue. I doubt this will ever be topped. 5/5.

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