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Screen Savers: The Notebook

February 13, 2016 Declan Doody

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Listen you’re going to have to watch this at some point in your life! Suck it up and deal with it! I did! And I’m a whole lot better for doing so! So grab that Ryan Gosling band-aid and rip it off, don’t peel, just rip! This is ‘Screensavers; and I’m watching The Notebook. F*ck Valentine’s’Day! What’s it […]

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Screen Savers: Rocky IV

January 16, 2016 Dave McEvoy

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Creed, the new film in the Rocky saga has been met with near unanimous praise for it’s heart, characters and the fresh approach to the formula. It’s hard to believe that a film of such integrity and realism is just two installments ahead of the unpardonable drivel that is Rocky IV. For those who don’t […]

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Screen Savers: Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus (2009)

January 9, 2016 Laura Kelly

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Continuing with the shark theme from last week, today on Screen Savers we’ll be reviewing the legendary Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus, a clear masterpiece of our time! Or at least I would say that if there were any redeeming qualities to it at all, but more on that in a bit. First off, let’s […]

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Screen Savers: Sharknado

January 2, 2016 Fernanda Machado

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It’s still Christmas as far as I’m concerned and there’s no better way to keep the spirit of the holidays going like sitting down with a cup of cocoa, lovely friends and a festive movie. Unfortunately I write for TheArcade.ie and my ‘friends’ decided I should watch Sharknado! This is ‘Screen Savers’ and I’m going to […]

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Screen Savers: Star Wars The Holiday Special (1978)

December 19, 2015 Danny Kelly

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Raise your ‘sabers in the air, like you just don’t care! The holidays have been hijacked by a force from a galaxy far, far away. A convincing and comforting voice accompanies it and tells us in a reassuring tone that “this is the December we have been looking for”. Star Wars fever has infected the […]

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Screen Savers: Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever

December 5, 2015 Lauren Murphy

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Well, it’s Christmas and when it’s Christmas… we get the usual Christmas Holiday movies! Usually I love a good Christmas feel good movie, even the made-for-TV ones because while a lot of them are absolutely terrible, you sometimes get some really great gems. Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever is not one of those fantastic Christmas […]

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Screen Savers: Waterworld (1995)

November 28, 2015 Danny Kelly

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‘Tis the season to be jolly! The holiday festivities of December are just around the corner as we finish up the last few days of November. The spirit of cheer has caught upon us here at The Arcade, mainly because of the free time that we will get away from work and school, but also […]

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Screen Savers: Eragon

November 7, 2015 Adam Lacey

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Welcome to Screen Savers, your favourite segment that plunges right in to the depths of all those dodgy films that plague our existence, in the hopes of sparing you those precious minutes you could have wasted. Today, we delve into a phenomenon that generally can be hit and miss. The phenomenon of the book to movie […]

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Screen Savers: The Room

October 3, 2015 Ross Brennan

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Last year, the PBS Idea Channel put out a video posing the question “can you make a movie that’s so bad it’s good on purpose?”, citing films like Sharknado and Ghost Shark by The Asylum as attempts at just that, while contrasting them against films that are terrible but don’t know they’re bad, such as […]

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Screen Savers: Blade Trinity

September 26, 2015 Emma Grimes

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Why do I put myself through this all the time? When a story and script is just so bad that not even an already established kick-ass character can salvage it. Yes, I am talking about the utter disaster that was Blade: Trinity. I’m really starting to hate this column; forcing me to relieve my worst […]

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