Sam Mendes and 007 deliver their message to the nation…   A learned university lecturer once told me that James Bond has served to represent the social consciousness of the nation. Sorry if this sounds a bit highbrow, but for those of your at uni, this is how you’ve...

  Welcome to Pandora! Regular-looking Sam here to give you the lowdown on the new sandbox-gunfest that is Borderlands 2. First things first, this game has more guns than you can ever imagine. Literally, try and think about how many guns that is. No, there’s more. Everything killed...

  Yes, Yes. I know you’ve missed Olli T’s fast-paces ramblings from yesteryear. Not to worry, he’s back with more videos, more jump cuts, and more laughter. HAHAHAHAHAHA. For those of you who haven’t seen his Synopsisizes before, you’re in for a treat!...

  When I heard Ridley Scott was making another sci-fi film, I was as happy as a chestburster coiled in the innards of an unsuspecting victim. When I heard it was going to be a prequel to Alien, I yelled out in excitement and am now banned from my local library. When I heard that it...

  Is this the rebirth for the Original Lawman of Mega-City One or is the franchise Judge Dead?   Way back in the nineties, I was jealous child. Jealous of my older brother because he had recently acquired the Judge Dredd movie book and a seriously desirable Judge Dredd t-shirt. Now...

  This summer’s E3 conference and Gamescom showed off some great games. Admittedly, most of the demos shown were less game play and more straight up plays.  At E3 at least the developers demoing these games were taking on the role of digital actors to best showcase their games’...

  Does Batman Rise to the Occasion?   I’ve been reading Batman for a long time and the character has been at the centre of some awesome story arcs such as Knightfall, War Games, and The Dark Knight Returns. And what I’ve always liked about Nolan’s Batman movies is...

  Amazing Fantasy…   Everybody loves Spider-man right? The first of the Sam Raimi trilogy was the first film to pass $100 million in one weekend, so that’s not bad, eh? So how does this one stack up? Well, it’s better. When people started talking about this movie it was...

  The ‘cabin in the woods’ premise has done so many times that even Michael Cera would agree that it’s getting repetitive. So when a film comes along by that very title, it confuses your brain so very much that grey matter begins oozing out of your ears. Is this a film so...

  I s it just me, or do trailers give away far too much these days? From nothing more than a few minutes of promo, you are already shown the epic finale, who the bad guy is, and all the funny lines. So when I saw the trailer for ‘The Raid’, which simply amounts to 1 and a half...

  Band of the best……   Avengers Assemble (or just ‘The Avengers’, for those of us who are too cool for skool) has been met with both critical and commercial success. Tracking north of $150 million in its first weekend, this film has reached the dizzying heights it...

  The Hunger Games takes place in a post-apocalyptic America where each year, 24 children are forced to fight to the death. Sounds pretty good so far, eh? As a punishment for a previous rebellion, two children are selected at random from each district to fight in a large arena until only...

  In a nutshell, the boys got what they wanted. “Keira got her boob out!” was the common cry of many, and their little lives were complete. I let out a rather enthusiastic cheer at the first appearance of Michael Fassbender and that turned a few heads. So basically we were...

  What are you doing? Are you watchig a video? Don’t watch that one. Watch this one, it’s much better. Oliver Taylor made it. He also does other funny things alongside other funny people in what I like to call Midweek Media. You know, because it’s a...

  Following the success of Hunger (2008), Director Steve McQueen chose to team up again with Michael Fassbender for a companion film, Shame, which has by and large received similar levels of critical acclaim.   Shame follows the life of Brandon Sullivan (Fassbender), a corporate...

  Doug Glatt is a goon, in more ways than one. The font of all knowledge that is Wikipedia tells us that a goon is ‘a personal bodyguard or a ruffian who is kept on staff to intimidate or batter people’. Doug does all of these things, and more. Somewhat ostracised by his...

  “Holy sequel, Batman!”   Alright, alright. We know this one is a bit late but the freshers among you will soon learn that being a third year is less fun than being run over by a bus. Remember though, the January sales are soon upon us, so if you’re still...

  I thought I was going to be late for this film when I went to the cinema, but luckily I made it there just In Time! Or should I say, Just In Timberlake! (No, I shouldn’t. Because that doesn’t make any sense.)   Anyway, perhaps it wasn’t lucky that I made it there...

  To listen to this week’s playlist as you read, click here   Hello once more, dedicated TrendFlux zealots,   This week’s article is all about Grime and Urban! But don’t let this put you off. Remember I’m not going to choose anything too obscure that you will be...

  To listen to this week’s playlist as you read, click here   Hello again, dear TrendFlux subscribers!   Some of you might have read last week’s article where I mentioned the need for people to become more interested and eclectic with their music. Well, this week I’m...

  To listen to this week’s playlist as you read, click here   Dear avid TrendFlux followers,   Welcome to the first of (hopefully) many in a series of weekly articles that offers to give you an amuse-bouche of musical tidbits in the hope that it broadens your knowledge,...

  In everyday language, normal is synonymous with average. Never has this been truer than for the third film of the Paranormal Activity series. The first film was groundbreaking in the horror genre, opting for suspense and jump-out-of-your-seat moments, instead of the standard gore/shock...

  In my opinion, the first Johnny English film was average at best. It was also average at worst, which at least means it was consistent. It was a little underwhelming given how much potential it had and I set my hopes lower than my self-esteem as I entered the cinema by myself…...

  Rage is usually a term that brings to mind violent, uncontrollable anger. Like when you get killed by a 12 year old camping on Call of Duty, or when you go to Subway only to find out they are out of Hearty Italian. Luckily, though, the video game ‘Rage’, developed by id...