January is nobody’s favorite month in movies as it has been the traditional dumping ground for films Hollywood could care less about. Surprisingly, there have been quite a few critically acclaimed...
Each year has its high points and low points in cinema. Let’s take a look at last year’s five best films.
# 5 Evil Dead: If you get the sense that modern scary movies seem to be copycats of each...
The Road and No Country for Old Men are two of the most unique fiction novels of the modern era. Cormac McCarthy seems to have slipped up in his latest work, The Counselor.
If there’s one genre of gaming I haven’t treaded on, it’s mech action games.Even though this mech action series has 14 titles to its name, I’ve only ever met one **Armored Core** fan.
The Ace Combat series is set on a parallel Earth called Strangereal -- where the continents have been reshaped and the countries have names unlike those of today. Zero takes place in 1995, fifteen...
Recently released horror film **Insidious: Chapter 2** impresses with its intriguing plot and excellent set design. From a well-written dialogue to in-depth characters and creepy ghosts, this sequel notably follows its previous film.
Lost Planet 3 has managed to take a step forward while also taking a step back. While Lost Planet 1 and Lost Planet 2 suffered from confusing plots, Lost Planet 3 has a straightforward story and a protagonist with a convincing character arc.
Secret Weapons over Normandy proves to be a captivating retro game. In this arcade flight simulator, players engage in World War II conflict as they navigate planes, engage in air-to-air combat and bomb ground targets.
The Butler tells the tale of Cecil Gains, an African-American who starts out working in the cotton fields as a boy and works his way up to being a butler in the White House.
After having success with his last film, District 9, writer/director Neill Blomkamp is back with another movie, Elysium, depicting the traditional haves versus the have-nots story in a refreshing way. The visual effects, acting and plot are all strong, making Elysium another successful film to add to Blomkamp's collection.
The Last of Us is another game revolving around a zombie apocalypse, but it sets itself apart through its fantastic gameplay, character development and storyline.
Capsized is a side-scroller game featuring a protagonist, who gets shipwrecked in space. It's colorful and somewhat entertaining, but nothing too special.
With the zombie craze all over pop culture, it's nice to see there are some good products coming out of the fad. State of Decay is not only fun to play, but realistic in many different ways.
Director James Wan stikes fear into the hearts of many again in The Conjuring. The film is scary good to its core without the implementation of cheap scare ploys or too much phony CGI.
Indie films are hit or miss, and The East makes direct contact. The indie political thriller takes the audience through a tumultuous plot ride, challenging the concept of morality every step of the way.
If you've been hungry for an action film of monsters and machines tearing each other to shreds, than look no further than Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim.
Roland Emmerich successfully creates a visually strong movie in White House Down. The film proves to be a surprisingly fun action comedy with a solid story line.
The long awaited next generation of consoles is here. As always, Microsoft and Sony will duke it out to see which has the better console, and here we examine some pros and cons of each.
Man of Steel proves to be a semi-successful reboot film. Zack Snyder does what he does best in creating strong action scenes, but the plot lacks substance.
The Purge creates a strange world in which utopia meets apocalypse. The film attempts to portray a unique take on crime and civility within society, but doesn't completely succeed in doing so.
Metro: Last Light is the second game in the Metro series, which revolves around a post-apocalyptic world where society functions in the underground metros. Last Light takes the player on a journey involving different clans and enemies, and dazzles the player with dark aesthetics.
The second installment of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek series doesn't disappoint. The film provides dazzling aesthetics along with gritty action sequences to keep its audience entertained.
The newest addition to the "Aliens" gaming series strays from the story it's supposed to be based on. Spinnaker movie and game critic discusses "Aliens: Colonial Marines."
Some of us were surprised with the third "Die Hard", many of us with the fourth, and most us were just wondering how they could keep it interesting with a fifth installment, and now we see that they couldn't.
Spinnaker game critic reviews "Rise of Nations," a game that didn't receive much attention for its debut, but which is still holding up after all these years.
Gaming developer and publisher THQ declared bankruptcy and, as of Jan. 22, is defunct.
For years, THQ brought us games like Saints Row, Red Faction, MX vs. ATV, Company of Heroes and Dawn of War....
Jason Statham as outlaw is a scenario that Spinnaker movie critic Daniel Woodhouse looks forward to. In "Parker," some elements of the film hit their mark while others could have been refocused or left out entirely.
Horror film "Mama" is definitely horrifying — but not necessarily in a good way. Spinnaker movie critic claims the film is yet another Hollywood blunder of a tired genre.
Reviewing a smaller name this week, Spinnaker game and movie critic Daniel Woodhouse picks out, and picks on, Black Knight Sword from the Xbox Live Arcade.
Another edition of Black Ops has been released, adding to an exhaustive list of games in the Call of Duty series. Contributing columnist Daniel Woodhouse plays his way into a critique of the game.
