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Doctor Who “The Name of the Doctor” – Review

It’s the middle, end, and the beginning of Clara Who today. Some of you (my editor) might be thinking that’s the wrong way around. However, it is not because we’ve still got all of Capaldi’s era to go, which is a mess.…

Astria Ascending (Switch) Review

It is rare for me to play a JRPG and find myself ambivalent about it. I usually either really like a JRPG, or I find plenty of things wrong with it that leave me feeling unsatisfied. Astria Ascending is an RPG that…

The Last Duel (Film) Review

While he has always been a master of the genre film, Ridley Scott’s second greatest talent has been his ability as an epic filmmaker. Scott has brought that skill to The Last Duel once again. Anchored by powerful performances from the cast, especially…

Maneater (PS4) – Review

As anyone with a soul will tell you, the PC Gaming Show at E3 has very few good moments. This year was almost as bad as 2015, though we do not speak of 2015. That said, Frankie’s “I can’t believe they named…

The Caligula Effect 2 (Switch) Review

Admittedly, it is rare that I find a sequel to a game I really like, that actually lives up to the original. I absolutely adored The Caligula Effect: Overdose when it was released on Switch back in 2019, so when I heard…

Halloween Kills (Film) Review

An absurdly fun time at the cinemas despite its many flaws, Halloween Kills is the latest installment of the over 40-year-old horror franchise. The film features an amusingly mediocre cast, a barebones story, corny dialogue, and gratuitously gory violence. Despite all that, Halloween Kills is…

Dragon Star Varnir (Switch) Review

When Dragon Star Varnir was released in 2019, it was one of the most unique RPGs I had seen come from Idea Factory and Compile Heart. I reviewed the PlayStation 4 version and greatly enjoyed my time with it. It takes the…

Doctor Who “Nightmare In Silver” – Review

Do you reckon when Russell T Davies comes back in 700 days/on Thursday, the 23rd of November, 2023, he’s just going to sit there in a chair for a second before explaining Chibnall is a hack? I mean, it was RTD that established the time vortex as…

Sable (Xbox One) – Review

Sable is a game I’ve been keeping an eye on since E3 2018, I think? If there was ever anything good that came from the PC Gaming Show, it was Frankie’s joke about Maneater and Sable‘s gorgeous art direction. I may be talking about the former…

Midnight Mass (TV) Review

Horror and religion are built on similar themes. Themes of tradition, grappling with the unknown, build-ups and payoffs, and happenings that might seem out of our hands. Some of the most successful, iconic pieces of horror media have heavy connections to faith.…