Envisioning a dystopian new world in which each District is compelled to send two children between the ages of twelve and sixteen to compete in the annual Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins’ novels are widely cited as examples of the hero’s journey genre. Now a Hollywood blockbuster series of mov...
Nanami's journey towards becoming a competent deity is not an easy one, but she soon discovers that her newfound powers come with some unexpected perks: like being able to see and interact with a myriad of supernatural creatures, including her handsome fox familiar, Tomoe. As she grows into ...
Whether you're a fan of wild Westerns, cunning detectives, high-swinging superheroes, ravenous zombies, rowdy thieves, or hard-hitting heroines, Netflix has a movie pitch-perfect for every kind of adrenaline seeker. We know scrolling through the streaming app can be a chore when all you wa...
Necrobaristatells the story of a group of friends who decide to open a café that exists between the world of the living and the dead. It ends up being the ideal pit stop for the journeying deceased, providing them with a secure space to come to terms with their demise and reconcile bef...
Then, they got a sequel in this one-off movie, which follows Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) after the events of the Breaking Bad series finale. Last we saw Jesse, he was driving off after being held captive. But breaking free is just the first step in a fraught journey for Jesse, who ...
Who'd have thought that of all games, the Zelda series would be the one to introduce one of the best open worlds of all time? Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is Zelda's first... sorry, Link's first journey on the Nintendo Switch and it's one of his best ever. There's so...
It would be easy to dismiss ‘My Childhood’ (1972), ‘My Ain Folk’ (1973) and ‘My Way Home’ (1978) – the trilogy of short-ish films made by the late Scottish director Bill Douglas – as textbook examples of the glum social realism that so often besmirches the name of British ...
A turn-based strategy RPG in the style of Heroes of Might & Magic or King's Bounty, your heroes hurtle across an overworld map hoovering up resources and buffs from places of power, then switch to a hex grid when battle breaks out. While their armies fight, the heroes cast spells from...
two cops join forces with two ex-superheroes to stop a dark organisation trafficking superpowers.How I Became a Super Herois a refreshing change of pace from Marvel andDCblockbusters and focuses more on plot than action, with a realistic yet intriguing take on how super powers would impact so...
This is something of a morality play: Our heroes are forced to argue, with each other and within their own hearts, about what’s best for a child — to be raised in a stable environment, or by their own blood. A ransom demand leads the four investigators to the Quincy Quarries, where...