Before Guillermo Del Toro buddied up with Hideo Kojima in making the Metal Gear Amazon delivery service that would later be known as Death Stranding, he made a franchise surrounding giant robots beating the daylights out of Kaiju called Pacific Rim. After Del Toro departed from the beloved franchise, Steven S. DeKnight took up the mantle as writer and director for its sequel, Pacific Rim: Uprising.  Read the full article here…

Hitman 2 is a 2018 sequel to the 2016 Hitman game and narratively plays out as a second season to the games’ episodic format. It was developed by IOI Interactive, who have been managing the franchise since its conception back on the Playstation 2 with Hitman: Agent 47.  Read the full article here…

After last year’s great Disney drought, the house of mouse decided to release several projects this year in theatres and on their new streaming service, Disney+. Raya and the Last Dragon, directed by Carlos López Estrada is their most recent inclusion to the slew of new animation material coming out this year.   Read the full article here…

Zack Snyder’s Justice League (ZSJL, aka the Snyder Cut) is the director’s cut of 2017’s Justice League (JL), a lukewarm, whimper of a movie that was (mostly) directed by Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen, Man of Steel). It was Warner Bros.’ attempt to provide the DC equivalent of Marvel’s The Avengers, the 2012 blockbuster hit which proved that there is a market for superhero-themed cinematic universes.  Read the full article here…

I’ve always found limited series to be a treat, as the runtime of a few episodes with a clear-cut beginning and end provide a more digestible experience than the endless seasons of your average TV show, while still having much more time to develop an intricate plot and characters than a feature film.  Read the full article here…

Outside the Wire is a 2021 science fiction movie directed by Mikael Håfström, a director and writer known for creating several films that received mixed receptions. Despite that, I enjoyed Outside the Wire and its premise, partly due to the energy delivered by its actors.  Read the full article here…

I’m going to be blunt with you. Despite it being a complete pacing disaster in regards to the movie’s overall narrative, 2020’s Monster Hunter was quite a fun flick to watch. That said, while I have played the games, I do not consider myself to be a Monster Hunter fan. I can sympathise with fans of the series who did not like the film after watching Paul W.S Anderson raped the Resident Evil Franchise violently in the bum for fourteen years right in front of me.  Read the full article here…

There have been few movies in 2020 that managed to pique my interest. Yet, this little sci-fi underdog managed to catch my attention. A low budget indie film, The Vast of Night is a tense mystery movie directed by Andrew Patterson, a man who poured his life and funds into making this film. There is a level of respect one gets after watching someone’s work and knowing the amount of effort placed into it.  Read the full article here…

Released in 2019 by FromSoftware, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the gaming equivalent of running a marathon after getting your leg caught in a bear trap.  Directed by gaming’s favourite sadist, Miyazaki, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice takes much of its inspiration from some of the man’s previous works, mainly Dark Souls and Bloodborne.  Read the full article here…

Last year was harsh, producing a slew of mediocre nonsense with the summer blockbuster disappearing entirely from the screen.  However, 2020 did manage to present several excellently crafted movies in various other genres. One just needs to know where to look for them.  Read the full article here…