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Author: Mike Calkins
REVIEW: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (an obnoxious and slightly misleading title) is a true story about Ted Bundy told from his longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer’s perspective, as her seemingly sweet and charismatic lover is accused of various heinous crimes. I wasn’t expecting much out of this film post-festival runs, as it got a lukewarm reception…
Saints Row Film Adaptation Coming From F. Gary Gray
A film adaptation of the once popular, now dormant, open world video game franchise Saints Row has been announced, with F. Gary Gray (The Fate of the Furious, The Italian Job, Straight Outta Compton) attached to direct. The screenplay will be written by Greg Russo, who is also writing the script for the new Mortal…
Bungie and Activision Part Ways
It’s been a bit of a rocky road for Destiny for a lot of folks, with criticisms ranging from a lack of story to repetitive gameplay haunting it. Bungie has been a beloved studio for years, after their creation of the Halo franchise, so for the first game to release in such a manner was disappointing.…
REVIEW – Battlefield V (2018)
Played for Review on Playstation 4 Pro Battlefield V is the most recent entry in the long-running Battlefield first-person shooter franchise and takes the series back to its World War II roots. BFV has been surrounded by controversy since it was unveiled, and deservedly so. But if you can sift through all the politics and…
First Impressions: Battlefield V
DICE’s Battlefield V made a big splash this year, and not for the best reasons. The controversy started early with the reveal of female combatants in its historically based WWII setting, and when there was an uproar, the developers chastised their criticizers. So there has already been poor public perception of this new entry; but is…
REVIEW: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is the sequel to 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Grindelwald escapes custody and begins to raise an army to take over the Wizarding and Non-Wizarding worlds alike. Newt Scamander is charged with joining the fight against the evil wizard by a younger Albus Dumbledore. There’s a…