Joshua Philpott
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Feb 12
Forgotten Films: Against The Dark
After stumbling across this gem on sale, hidden at the very bottom of an already heavily reduced DVD bin, I figured that was only fair after my recent review of Under Seige to have a look at the more recent work of one of our favorite action stars, Steven Seagal, and what I got was …
Feb 05
Geek Games: Psychonauts
For those that don’t read our Geek Flicks posts, a quick explanation is required. Our geek section is a vault of only the best of the best, the geek creme de la creme of films, games and tech that changed history and/or inspired us as geeks to do what we do. These geek treasures may …
Feb 03
Geek Flick: Under Siege (1992)
Weren’t the 80s – 90s a cool time for action films? It was a period where excess was an unwritten rule. CG was still barely in use meaning car crashes and explosions were usually real, action stars were damn near superhuman and the word “terrorist” was used to remove any wrong feeling from shooting people. …
Jan 29
Opinion: New World Cinema?
If you haven’t read Dave’s article on Kevin Smith’s Red State (link here) then stop now and watch the attached video. It covers a lot of what this piece is about. The world of cinema has changed a great deal in the last 50 years. Writers and directors once thought to be the dregs of …
Jan 13
Game Review: Game Dev Story (iPhone)
When people talk about games on the iPhone, one category that has never worked for me is simulation games. The concept involves lots of information on screen at once and a heavy level of attention to detail. Even the iPhone 4’s Retina Display can’t replicate this well on a 3.5″ screen, so the alternative becomes …
Dec 22
Arbiter Issue 01
That’s right boys and girls, it’s finally here! We have worked hard all month and now we finally get to see our work pay off (we hope). Arbiter is a magazine for the geek in all of us. Each month me (Josh) and Calum Wilson Austin will bring you 7 pages of the month’s greatest …
