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Review: Sherlock 'The Empty Hearse'

January 2, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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2013's holiday season has been a righteous one for us nerds – Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, 47 Ronin, Frozen. the most important Doctor Who Christmas Special in a while, and now this, to kick off 2014 right, we had the return of BBC's 'Sherlock'. How did it fare? Find out here!

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Review: Savage Wolverine #13

January 2, 2014 Seán Ó Cinnéide

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‘Come Conquer the Beasts’ part 2. Writers: Phil Jimenez & Scott Lope. Breakdowns: Phil Jimenez.Finished Art : Jimenez, Palmer, Florea, Olliffe & Green. Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg. Publisher: Marvel Comics. Concluding the Savage Wolverine’s brutally honest two part poaching story arc, issue 13 sees Logan having tracked a gang of rhino poachers from Africa straight to […]

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Sonic the Comic presents: Space Channel 5!

December 24, 2013 Seán Ó Cinnéide

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The first thing you need to know is … this is honestly a great bit of craic. Eagle-eyed Arcade readers might remember Space Channel 5 from way back when, when it first appeared  in 2000 for the Dreamcast.  Later released for the PlayStation2 and ported by THQ to the GameBoy Advance in 2003. A sequel was released for PlayStation 2  in 2002 […]

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Anime/Cartoons

Ghiblicember #2 – Princess Mononoke

December 23, 2013 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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It is not a complete shock or surprise that this film is so high on the list because it is a piece of film making genius. I am above and beyond excited and elated that this film is so high on the list. It is one of my favourite films of all time not just […]

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Ghiblicember #3 – Howl’s Moving Castle

December 22, 2013 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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Howls Moving Castle is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by the English writer Diana Wynne Jones. This film also brought the outstanding director Miyazaki out of retirement when the original director Mamoru Hosoda left the project thus giving Miyazaki another chance to show and demonstrate his brilliance.

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Ghiblicember #3 – Howl's Moving Castle

December 22, 2013 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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Howls Moving Castle is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by the English writer Diana Wynne Jones. This film also brought the outstanding director Miyazaki out of retirement when the original director Mamoru Hosoda left the project thus giving Miyazaki another chance to show and demonstrate his brilliance.

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Off The Radar 2013: Top 5 Albums

December 18, 2013 Anthony McGlynn

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Now more than ever, the underground is thriving. Anyone can record and release an album these days, and just about anyone is doing it. It's made the big bands worried, but the small guys are just glad to have a fighting chance at gaining an audience. Here's my favourite of those little guys from this year!

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GHIBLICEMBER #4: LAPUTA CASTLE IN THE SKY

December 14, 2013 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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It’s the second week of Ghiblicember here on The Arcade and while last week we had a relatively modern film in Spirited Away ,this week we have an older Ghibli film, delving deep into the studio’s past works. So here we have number 4 in our list Laputa Castle in the Sky. Thomas Geraghty  “My […]

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HIGH SCORE: PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA

December 13, 2013 Andy Kavanagh

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This week we're going to take a look at a score that was on my list from the very beginning and what is undoubtedly one of the best - if not the best - anime scores of the last decade; Yuki Kajiura's incredible, eclectic work on Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

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Review – The Day of the Doctor

December 4, 2013 Ryan O' Connor

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Starring: Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, David Tennant, Billie Piper, John Hurt.Writer: Steven Moffat.Director: Nick Hurran.   Well well well. The Day of the Doctor has come and gone. The 50th anniversary celebration of sci-fi’s biggest juggernaut fell on November 23rd, a day which I’m certain caused all of the planet to tremble slightly in anticipation. […]

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