The Dog Stars: Ridley Scott’s Apocalyptic Ode to Kindness
I still have a lot of love and patience for Ridley Scott. Perhaps more patience than he does himself, with...
Month: September 2026
Nostalgia Disguises Darkness in The End of Oak Street
On the surface The End of Oak Street appears to be another J.J. Abrams-style, kids-on-bikes, eighties nostalgia, sense-of-wonder, fantasy-encroaching-on-reality ode...
A Big Lake (Tanked Up 470)
Lucy and Ben are back from the summer break to discuss the games they've recently played. Ben kicks off with...
Will Alan Wake 3 be ‘Alice Wake’?
I’ve been replaying Alan Wake 2 in the run-up to the release of Control Resonant, to make sure I’m fully...
Jaws 2 is Good and I’m Tired of Pretending It’s Not
The sequels to Jaws get a bad rep. And, for two of them, it’s justified. There’s no hyperbole when describing...
The Best and Worst of Millennium Season 3
The millennium is closer than ever but the end of the world has never felt further away. While the second...
