May, 2015

• 19 May

  Take-Two has forgotten about GTA 5s story DLC. UPDATE: “We leave it to Rockstar”

  

  UPDATE: Take-Two has now issued the following statement: “Strauss misspoke during today’s call, as over a year ago Rockstar Games had said that they were exploring story mode content for Grand Theft Auto V. However, no further information has been released since. As always, we leave it to Rockstar Games …

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• 19 May

  Poltergeist review

  

  They’re here. Again… “If you really wanna make some money quick, a poltergeist abduction isn’t a bad idea…” So says paranormal investigator Boyd (Nicholas Braun) halfway into Gil Keenan’s slick update of the 1982 Steven Spielberg/Tobe Hooper spook film. The executives at Ghost House Pictures (Evil Dead, The Possession, Boogeyman), …

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• 18 May

  A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night review

  

  The lady is a vamp… Destined to become known as ‘The skateboarding Iranian vampire movie’, Ana Lily Amirpour’s debut is not-quite horror that combines moody monochrome style, an eclectic soundtrack and hipster attitude to giddily inventive effect. This isn’t Iranian cinema as you’ve ever seen it. In fact, despite being …

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• 18 May

  Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sith review: “Recaptures the magic of the franchise”

  

  Betrayal, anguish, death. As Anakin puts it: “This is where the fun begins!” After the Midichlorians, taxation, Jake, Jar Jar, and juvenile romance, Star Wars gets seriously entertaining with Sith. Revenge is indeed sweet. And, yes, pretty damn dark. Perversely, though, for all the pain and suffering and severed limbs, …

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• 18 May

  Tomorrowland: A World Beyond review

  

  Days of future park… So is it all about Disneyland? Is Uncle Walt in it? Does it have anything to do with that weird box of clues on Twitter? Do we find out why George Clooney has an exploding bathtub? Err… in response to all the above, yes and no. …

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• 18 May

  Heres what youll get in The Witcher 3s day-one patch

  

  The Witcher 3 (opens in new tab) won’t launch for a few hours yet, but we already know what improvements its day-one update is bringing along. Several NeoGAF (opens in new tab) users have posted their early patch notes, laying out in detail the first of CD Projekt Red’s post-release …

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• 15 May

  Pitch Perfect 2 review

  

  The Bellas are back for an encore… Right from the opening number – which unceremoniously ends in a cringey, gross-out on-stage fail – it’s clear Pitch Perfect 2 is singing from exactly the same song sheet as the original. Sticking to the formula like a well-rehearsed dance routine, the sequel …

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• 14 May

  Ratchet & Clank PS4 remake delayed to spring 2016

  

  The new Ratchet & Clank for PS4 is retreating to its burrow (or wherever lombaxes live in the wild) for about a year. Insomniac Games announced that the reimagined take on the adventuresome duo’s origin story is now planned for release in spring 2016, back from its initial release window …

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• 13 May

  Josh Boone to direct X-Men spinoff The New Mutants

  

  The X-Men cinematic universe continues to mutate! Deadline reports that The Fault In Our Stars director Josh Boone is on board to write and direct The New Mutants for Fox. Dubbed a ‘standalone spinoff’ the movie will be an adaptation of the Marvel comic book series, which follows a splintered …

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• 11 May

  Total Film rolls out red carpet for NFTS 2015 Gala

  

  The National Film and Television School is the gift that keeps on giving. Past NFTS graduates have brought us James Bond, Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, and all sorts of iconic characters filling up your DVD shelves. And with an exciting batch of young graduates each year, the NFTS …

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