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The true cost of Marvel Unlimited
7 February, 20196 February, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

The true cost of Marvel Unlimited

Comics, Reviews

Marvel Unlimited as a piece of functionality is fundamentally crap. It has a UX that is at best outdated and at worst actually broken. For anyone who does not have an encyclopaedic knowledge of Marvel’s back catalogue, navigating it is a terrifying mess. But $69 gives you access to 20,000 comics stretching all the way back through Marvel’s history.

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Why there’s a buzz about Bumblebee
22 January, 201922 January, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

Why there’s a buzz about Bumblebee

Articles, Films, Reviews

I’ve been thinking about the new Bumblebee movie. Bumblebee is not an especially thought-provoking film. It’s a film about a giant robot who fights other giant robots, and about how he loses his memory and makes friends with a girl who helps him get it back again. Somehow, though, Bumblebee works.

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26 February, 201427 February, 2014 Geoff Scaplehorn

Game review: Why I love Android: Netrunner

Gaming, Reviews

I’ve been playing a lot of Android: Netrunner over the past couple of months. Find out why in my review.

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24 April, 201324 April, 2013 Geoff Scaplehorn

Review: Casino Royale

James Bond, Reviews

Bond returns to his roots in this reboot of the franchise. But is Daniel Craig a diamond in the rough or just a thuggish interloper?

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10 April, 201329 January, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

Review: Die Another Day

James Bond, Reviews

There’s no way Pierce Brosnan’s final entry in the Bond franchise can be as bad as Moonraker, can it? Can it?

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9 March, 201329 January, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

Review: The World Is Not Enough

James Bond, Reviews

Pretty but stupid: Denise Richards as a metaphor for The World Is Not Enough.

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6 March, 201329 January, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

Review: Tomorrow Never Dies

James Bond, Reviews

Bond battles Rupert Murdoch in this strange addition to the franchise.

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2 March, 201329 January, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

Review: Goldeneye

James Bond, Reviews

Pierce Brosnan explodes onto the screen in Goldeneye, the first Bond film I ever saw at the cinema. How does the film hold up today?

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27 February, 201329 January, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

Review: Licence To Kill

James Bond, Reviews

Bond has his licence to kill revoked… but what about his licence to thrill? Read the sixteenth part of my challenge to find my favourite Bond film.

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23 February, 201329 January, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

Review: The Living Daylights

James Bond, Reviews

Timothy Dalton steps up to the plate in his first of two Bond films. But is he a good antidote to the camp of the Roger Moore era?

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Writer, game producer, archery instructor and occasional space marine.

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  • Buying your first bow: part 2
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