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Insidious: Chapter 2 a chilling, creative film

Daniel Woodhouse | Oct 3, 2013

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.

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Return to the frozen tundra of EDN III in Lost Planet 3

Daniel Woodhouse | Oct 2, 2013

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.

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State of the industry: The future of Nintendo

Daniel Woodhouse | Sep 26, 2013

Is Nintendo following in the footsteps of Atari?

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One last pub crawl in The World’s End

Daniel Woodhouse | Sep 19, 2013

British comedy filmmakers Pegg, Frost and Wright are at it again in The World’s End.

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Retro review: Secret Weapons over Normandy

Daniel Woodhouse | Sep 18, 2013

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.

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The struggles of racism in The Butler

Daniel Woodhouse | Sep 12, 2013

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.

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The future looks bleak in Elysium

Daniel Woodhouse | Aug 24, 2013

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.

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2 Guns has terrible aim, no ammunition

Daniel Woodhouse | Aug 24, 2013

Buddy cop movies rely on strong on-screen chemistry and dynamic action scenes, 2 Guns has neither. The movie comes off as cliche and forced.

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Friends are few, enemies are abundant in The Last of Us

Daniel Woodhouse | Aug 18, 2013

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.

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Lost in space with Capsized

Daniel Woodhouse | Aug 5, 2013

Capsized is a side-scroller game featuring a protagonist, who gets shipwrecked in space. It's colorful and somewhat entertaining, but nothing too special.

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State of Decay: A guide to surviving zombie apocalypse

Daniel Woodhouse | Aug 4, 2013

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.

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The Conjuring: a good old fashioned ghost story

Daniel Woodhouse | Aug 4, 2013

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.

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