This past October (2010) we took a 18 day road trip around California and having got the rough idea of the trip from a blog I had always planned on writing up what I thought of the trip mainly before I forgot it and you never know it may help others plan a similar trip. Read more…
California Road Trip
Batman 1935
After posting about Arkham City the other day i’ll follow it up with another Batman related post. I’m a big fan of Francesco Francavilla’s work and recently over at Pulp Sunday (a blog where he post some of his illustrations etc) he has posted some kickass concepts for an idea based around Batman 1935, a pulp noir kind of thing. Read more…
Batman: Arkham City
I’ll be the first to admit I’m quite the Batman geek but i’m loving the look of the new ‘Batman: Arkham City’ game. Really enjoyed Arkham Asylam and always good to see Mark Hammil returning to voice The Joker. Read more…
The Town
Ben Affleck’s latest directorial effort is a solid one. He makes good use of his name in showbiz to put together a great cast and weave an entertaining story with no shortage of the elements of what a good heist film should be. The Town centers around a group of friends who rob banks and cause mayhem in the town of Charlestown. When the gang’s leader, Doug MacCray (Affleck), gets too involved with a witness to one of their robberies (Hall) things get heated within the group as well as outside it, as the FBI begins to crack down on these robberies. The Town, while never skimping on the high quality, fast paced, action, ends up being a strongly character driven story, making it a good heist film to watch, while also delivering a substantial amount of intelligence that many films of this genre lack. Read more…