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Super-schlock: review of The Umbrella Academy
15 March, 20197 March, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

Super-schlock: review of The Umbrella Academy

Comics, Reviews

I’ve had a few days to mull over The Umbrella Academy, and in retrospect I don’t think I like it very much. It’s a lot of fun, that much is sure, and it has a lot to recommend it, but as an overall series, I thought it verged on bad.

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Tomb Raider: another failed video game movie
8 March, 20191 March, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

Tomb Raider: another failed video game movie

Films, Gaming, Reviews

Tomb Raider should have been a great film. I wanted to watch it because I like films with bows and arrows in them, and Tomb Raider has an arrow in the logo. I fell asleep.

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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 It has a UX that is at best outdated and at worst actually broken.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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Writer, game producer, archery instructor and occasional space marine.

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