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John Moore to direct Die Hard 5

The dream is over: Joe Cornish won’t be directing Die Hard 5 . Instead that job goes to John Moore. The fifth film in the Die Hard franchise does a Police Academy 7 and sends cop John McClane to Russia. Cornish ( Attack The Block ), Nicolas Winding Refn ( …

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Post Mortem review

Like Tony Manero, Chilean director Pablo Larraín’s previous film with lead Alfredo Castro, this is a chilling portrayal of a deeply unsympathetic protagonist. Unfolding in Santiago during the 1973 military coup against President Allende, it follows the ghostly figure of coroner’s assistant Mario (Castro), who begins an affair with the …

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COD: Black Ops Rezurrection DLC guide

In a low-gravity, non-atmospheric environment, zombies should be less threatening, slower, and easier to kill, right? In theory, maybe. But zombie anatomy research is an under-funded and often ridiculed branch of science, so there’s plenty we don’t know. In this final Black Ops DLC pack, the undead are taking the …

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Weekender review

Talk about repetitive beats. Stressing early-’90s nostalgia and yoof-speak over fresh narrative swerves, Karl Golden’s rave romp commits errors common to films about clubbing. It’s all “Mental carnage!” as Manc lads Matt (Henry Lloyd-Hughes) and Dylan (Jack O’Connell) discover they can make moolah and get mashed promoting raves; then things …

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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin review

It’s been a very, very long wait for fans in North America to get their hands on Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin. Only the second half of the story, Eternal Punishment, ever made it to our shores. And while Eternal Punishment could be played without knowing the first …

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Bloodrayne: Betrayal is still a PSN timed exclusive (for one day)

BloodRayne: Betrayal – the 2D comeback for the heroine of Uwe Boll’s Nazi-killing masterpiece, Playboy’s first virtual centerfold, and a couple of pretty average videogames a few years back – has had its Xbox Live release date pushed forward to September 7. Those of you keeping a worryingly-obsessive eye out …

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