Review by Matt S. “Give me your panties so I can save the school – no, the world!” This is an actual line of dialogue from Hentai Kamen: Forbidden Superhero. It’s spoken as the titular teenaged “hero” asks a schoolgirl that he has a crush on for her underwear; which…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Cinema from the South East of Asia has certainly turned ultraviolent films into an art form. The films that often defined Hong Kong cinema have since branched into fledgling film industries in Thailand (for example: the Ong Bak series), and now Indonesia. With The Raid finding international…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One of my favourite film genres is the Chinese epic cinema. There’s something about the way that that that particular film industry is set up that films such as Curse of the Golden Flower, Hero and Red Cliff all have such a deep sense of colour,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Firestorm was a technical first for Hong Kong cinema. It was the first 3D police action film produced in Hong Kong. But it’s much more than just that. Prolific actor, Andy Lau, best known in the west for his work in the breathtaking House of Flying…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Exploitation cinema is a constant across the world. It doesn’t really matter if the film comes from America, Japan, Europe, or Australia, you’re going to get much the same thing, regardless where they come from. Exploitation films are short – and would be much shorter if…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Every so often there has been an attempt by a filmmaker, writer, or mainstream journalist to chronicle video games in a way that explains to those outside of this growing community what it is about games that is so important to modern culture. Video Games: The…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I’m not sure how I missed this announcement, but there’s a live action Fatal Frame film that’s not long away now. Fatal Frame is by far the most effective horror game franchise out there, so its potential to be a truly creepy film is right up…
Read MoreThe man behind those two rather spectacular visions of Alice in Wonderland, American McGee, has launched a Kickstarter to produce Alice: Otherlands, a short film taking place in his dark vision for the Lewis Carroll classic character. (Be sure to check out our exclusive interview with McGee) Alice: Otherlands is…
Read MoreWell, this is interesting; I’ve come across an article looking at the very real concern that the film industry analysts and critics have regarding its ongoing viability, and in that article, I saw a lot of parallels with the games industry. The article; The Lone Ranger Represents Everything That’s Wrong With…
Read MoreSuda is one of the most creative minds in the game’s industry. His successes, such as Shadows of the Damned, are literally mind blowing, but even is less succesful experiments, such as No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise had its strengths in its storytelling and aesthetics. Given the obvious comparisons between…
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