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Studio Ghibli Rises – Part 1

August 11, 2014 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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With all the hullaballoo & rumours circling around the internet about the possible closure of Studio Ghibli, fans have truly been kept on the edge of their seats. Of course it has been corrected and confirmed that the studio are simply taking a break from filmmaking. Not ideal for hard-core Ghibli fans like myself but […]

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Forgotten Childhood – The Neverending Story

August 7, 2014 Danny Kelly

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THE INITIAL RELEASE (1984) Die unendliche Geschichte was a best selling book crafted from the vivid imagination of a German novelist named Michael Ende. We would better know this novel by its english translation,The Neverending Story. Whilst the book was launched back in 1979 to critical acclaim and adoration, it didn’t hit the big screen […]

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Review: Guardians of the Galaxy

August 1, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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So, it’s finally here. Easily one of the most hyped and talked about of the comic book films for 2014, Guardians of the Galaxy has opened in theaters this weekend. While it hardly needs to roll in massive money for the company (no one Marvel Studios film does, such is the self-contained economy they’ve created […]

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Bandai Namco @ The Jameson Distillery, Dublin

July 30, 2014 Andy Kavanagh

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It’s not often you get invited to a video game event at a whiskey distillery, so when that opportunity presents itself, it’s not something you turn your nose up at. A little while ago, Bandai Namco were kind enough to host just such an event in just such a place and I can confirm that […]

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Review: Smash Up

July 30, 2014 Declan Doody

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Let’s face it, at some point in our lives we have all fantasised about destroying the world and putting our own personal flair on it! Hell half the fun of Sim City is creating a happy populated cityscape only to unleash the wrath of nature, aliens and your own inner demons on the tiny people […]

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Twin V Twin – Top Twins in Pop Culture

July 29, 2014 Mairead

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Everyone wants to be a twin, don’t deny it you’ve thought of it! And why wouldn’t you be – afterall there are so many pop culture twin legends to live up to! So grab your friend, stick on matching outfits and get ready for some double trouble from Mairead and Therese. Mairead OK so there […]

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Review: Wolfenstein: The New Order

July 28, 2014 Declan Doody

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It’s twenty three years since the world first caught glimpse of the now famous Wolfenstein series, enemy soldiers with emblazoned SS insignias on their uniforms, a broken soldier struggling to escape the confines of a Nazi castle with enemy plans. Since it’s humble origins and release on DOS, Atari and Commodore 64, the series has […]

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Saturday Morning Cartoons – The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

July 26, 2014 Brian Dunster

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  “Welcome to Quest World. Please specify required data.” This might technically be cheating as I don’t remember watching The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest on Saturday mornings.  I think, and I could be wrong on this, I remember watching it on The Den after school. It was around dinner time maybe.  Anyway, what are you, […]

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The Reality of Batman

July 23, 2014 Thérèse Lyons

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[blockquote]The hero Gotham deserves… but is he one we could actually have?[/blockquote] Batman – the most realistic of all the superheroes. With no superpowers to speak of, it seems plausible, nay, possible that the Batman could exist in the here and now! Paul Zehr, associate professor of kinesiology and neuroscience at the University of Victoria […]

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Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

July 21, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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We’ve had a very solid Summer so far for great films that have expanded old franchises and giving new life to classic characters and series. Captain America, Spider-Man, Godzilla and X-Men have all seen VERY well publicized new features and in most cases, delivered the goods for fans both new and old. Amongst these time-tested […]

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