January, 2014

• 6 January

  12 Years A Slave review

  

  Steve McQueen’s direction can feel like having your hand held up to a flame. Your reflex is to recoil, but McQueen’s unflinching camera holds you in place, forcing you to experience the physical disintegration of Hunger ’s Bobby Sands or the self-flagellating excesses of Shame ’s sex addict, Brandon. 12 …

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• 3 January

  New Marvel One-Shot announced

  

  Marvel have announced Thor: The Dark World (opens in new tab) ‘ s One-Shot, and it’s going to be called All Hail The King . For the uninitiated, Marvel One-Shots are short films that are canon within the Marvel universe. So, stuff like Agent Carter , which expanded Hayley Atwell’s …

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• 2 January

  Edgar Wright names his top 20 films of 2013

  

  Edgar Wright has joined in the end-of-year list-making fun by revealing his top 20 films of 2013, and listing them on his blog. While noting the caveat that there are still some key releases he has yet to watch, the director has selected his pick of the year, with the …

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December, 2013

• 31 December

  INTERVIEW Jo Fletcher and Juliet E McKenna on World Fantasy Con 2013

  

  Can it already be two months ago since we all gathered in Brighton for the fantasy event of the year? Now the dust has settled, two of those involved tell us how it went As the year draws to a close, we look back on some of its highlights and …

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• 24 December

  Gamings craziest cults [ClassicRadar]

  

  In honor of the holiday season, we’re sharing some of our favorite stories from GamesRadar’s past over the seasonal break. Enjoy it! A cult is most commonly defined as a religious group that preaches unorthodox believes, granted a lesser state of credibility than “real” religions and are often derided for …

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• 19 December

  Exclusive Inside Llewyn Davis behind the music featurette

  

  The Coen Brothers’ new film Inside Llewyn Davis is one of the most hotly-anticipated films of 2014, and we’ve gotten our hands on an exclusive featurette that goes behind the scenes of the film. Taking a look at the folk music created specifically for the movie, Chris Thile of the …

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• 19 December

  Rosalina and Lumas move list and speculation – Super Smash Bros. Wii U Weekly

  

  Rosalina is easily the most interesting new character revealed for Super Smash Bros. Luma in hand, she… does stuff. What stuff? Honestly, we’re still figuring that out. We went through and analyzed the trailer, finding a bunch of interesting things about her moveset. Let’s take a look, shall we? Super …

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• 19 December

  The SFX Forum Is Back

  

  In case you missed the big news yesterday: the SFX community is once again ready to welcome you Just in time for Christmas! Following some technical and security issues in July the SFX forum has been down for maintenance while we tinker with the site. But we’re pleased to say …

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• 18 December

  Tom Hiddlestons stage version of Coriolanus delivers muscular drama

  

  At one of the most heart-wrenching moments of Shakespeare’s brutal political tragedy, Coriolanus declares that “it is no little thing to make mine eyes sweat compassion”. The same could sometimes be said of theatre audiences, now more used to the manipulation and intimacy of cinematic drama than the unvarnished immediacy …

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• 13 December

  The best game modes and innovations, accidentally invented by players

  

  Sorry, Sackboy LittleBigPlanet did not invent user-created content. Not even close. You see, while Media Molecule’s delightful platform craft-’em-up formally put player-designed levels and game mechanics to the forefront of console gaming, in truth, some of the best and most important innovations and game modes in history have been cooked …

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