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by Guest/Previous | 29/06/2012 · 2:05 am

FILM REVIEW – Moonrise Kingdom

By Ian McCabe

Moonrise Kingdom

Wes Anderson is back, at last, with the delightfully quirky Moonrise Kingdom, his seventh live action feature. Set in 1965 in the quaint New England town of New Penzance, it follows two fleeing unpopular young lovers and their ensuing search party of parents, the town’s police captain and the American Boy Scouts. It stars newcomers Kara Haywood and Jared Gilman alongside Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton and received a limited cinema release on the 25th May 2012.

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GAME REVIEW – Alice: Madness Returns (Xbox 360)

By Daniel Wallace

AliceMadnessReturns

Alice: Madness Returns is the sequel to 2000’s American McGee’s Alice, developed by Spicy Horse for a variety of formats. The plot sees Alice attempt to defend Wonderland from a new threat whilst also facing her own very real trials – battling madness, unearthing a dark conspiracy and discovering the root of the Liddell family’s misfortune.

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Tagged as Alice: Madness Returns, American McGee, American McGee's Alice, Electronic Arts, Game, Game Review, Spicy Horse, Wonderland, Xbox 360

by Guest/Previous | 28/02/2012 · 8:41 pm

FILM REVIEW – J. Edgar

By Adele MacGregor

J. Edgar

J. Edgar Hoover was one of the most notable figures in American History. During his time as head of the FBI he kept files on hundreds of American citizens including Robert and John F. Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt and Dr Martin Luther King, threatening any individual who dared to cross him or appeared to be participating in “un-American activities”. Written by Dustin Lance Black, this biopic stars Leonardio DiCaprio as both the younger and the elder J. Edgar, in a film that spans several decades.

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Tagged as Biopic, Clint Eastwood, Dame Judi Dench, FBI, Film, Film Review, J. Edgar Hoover, Leonardo DiCaprio

by Guest/Previous | 14/12/2011 · 5:15 pm

GAME REVIEW – Metroid: Other M (Nintendo Wii)

By Stewart Sutherland

Metroid Other M

Released in 2010, Metroid: Other M is an exclusive title for the Nintendo Wii. Following the success that Retro Studios had with the Metroid Prime series, Nintendo and Team Ninja worked together to make a game with the classic Metroid navigational feel, while still featuring the graphics and first-person mode of the last trilogy.

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