Battle Royale
With Junior Eurovision currently in full swing, our attention inevitably turns to another group of competitive children with blood on their hands. A high school class are sent to a […]
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The Purge: Anarchy
The second chapter in The Purge series finds us in 2023, when Purge night (the annual 12-hour event when all crime is legal) has saved the economy. Because apparently the […]
The Goblin Awards 2015
Roll out the red dresses and put on your fanciest carpet, it’s time for the Goblin Awards, our annual antidote to the Meryl Steep awards Oscars. 1. The Donald Trump Award […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Everybody’s favourite dystopian gameshow is back – but enough about The Apprentice, here’s the final Hunger Games movie. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is too long, both as a title […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part 1
A bit after the events of Catching Fire, Catnip (Jennifer Lawrence) is in the hands of a rebel group, fighting President Snow (Donald Sutherland), ensconced deep in the Capitol of District 1. […]
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire sees Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson return as Katniss and Peeta – not animal rights activists, but the victors of the Hunger Games. I’ve written […]
The Most Dangerous Games
One of my favourite strands of science fiction is the speculative sports sub-genre. With its roots firmly in the gladiatorial arena of the Roman Empire, it’s a theme that continues […]
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