Posted in Brain Blasters by David Annandale on September 7th, 2007
A little while ago, I looked at a recent (and very strong) example of the Evil Kids movie. I mentioned some of the big names in the field (The Omen, the original Village of the Damned, The Bad Seed), but today, for your consideration, a half-forgotten effort from 1974 (smack in the midst of the […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on September 5th, 2007
PS3 might go even cheaper, Fatal Fury Special at mad prices and Command & Conquer free beeotches – Welcome to the column that slashes prices and then sends you a bill every seven days known as Dare to Play the Game. Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. Called the 360 repair […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by David Annandale on August 16th, 2007
Volume 4 of Warner’s Film Noir Classic Collection series raises the bar over its wonderful predecessors by doubling the number of movies on offer: ten this time around. Very briefly: Acts of Violence sees two former war comrades (Van Heflin and Robert Ryan) on a violent collision course. The former is a respected citizen, the […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on August 15th, 2007
Metroid – VC, XBLA – The Reality, & Halo 3: the Box Office Smash – Welcome to the column that lives in the dream and only participates in the reality as needed known as Dare to Play the Game. Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. Gaming, well I fired back up […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 9th, 2007
Wild Hogs is a pretty simple film for the most part. You have four guys who, for their own reasons, are finding their daily lives have gotten away from them. Their mid-life crises lead them to venture together on a cross country motorbike journey filled with enough peril to make them forget their ordinary lives […]
Posted in Game Reviews by Michael Durr on August 7th, 2007
Simplicity takes time. That’s the only logical explanation as to why a chess game has not appeared on XBOX Live Arcade until the team @ Freeverse & Strange Flavour decided to release some popular board games for us to enjoy. The give us Checkers, Mancala, Reversi as well as Chess for a very tidy 400 […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions, Regular Columns by Michael Durr on August 1st, 2007
Missionaries Online, 360 Price Drop and Live Chess? – Welcome to the column that promises to abuse its readers for cash and prizes known as Dare to Play the Game. Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. Life just keeps on rolling for me. I bowled last friday, did fairly well. I […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on July 28th, 2007
I still remember the first time I watched a Spawn animated episode. I was with my parents in my younger years on what I believe was the last vacation we ever took together. It was a hotel we were staying at which had HBO (I never had that channel growing up). I had read Spawn […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on July 24th, 2007
The latest in Lionsgate’s line of movies about nice black people (see Daddy’s Little Girls and Akeelah and the Bee), Pride presents a well-tread story with a few tweaks. Its formula is the sports team underdog winning against all odds. The sport is swimming, which I don’t think we’ve seen much of in the past. […]
Posted in Brain Blasters, News and Opinions by David Annandale on July 6th, 2007
I recently reviewed Warner’s first volume of the Cult Camp Classics box sets, and had a number of kind words to say about Attack of the 50-Foot Woman. I thought I would expand on those remarks, going on at a bit more length as to why this film is so oddly endearing. First, to re-iterate […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on June 20th, 2007
A Bloody Wolf, A Piggy Bank smashed for GTA content, and a Band of Bugs – Welcome to the column that is animal friendly as long as there is no snuggling afterwards known as Dare to Play the Game. Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. Do you realize that this past […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on June 10th, 2007
Synopsis One of my favorite movies of all time is Rocky Horror Picture Show. My favorite character of that movie is Dr. Frank-N-Furter who is just a sweet transvestite transexual from Transylvania. So when I got Priscilla Queen of the Desert to review which had two cross dressers and a trannie and a grand helping […]
Posted in Brain Blasters, News and Opinions by David Annandale on June 8th, 2007
The Wishlist, Part 1. Wherein I pine over films that are overdue for a DVD re-release, or have yet to see the light in that format at all. Today’s subject: the 1980 sci-fi fiasco Saturn 3. The film is a joy for a number of reasons. First, there’s the absurd plot: on a research base […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 23rd, 2007
Kyle XY is a quirky series that began about a year ago on the ABC Family Channel. Owned by Walt Disney, you can imagine the kinds of programs one can find there. It’s pretty much a safe haven for kids and their parents to be able to watch things together. That’s why I was a […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on May 6th, 2007
Dreamgirls created a substantial amount of buzz when it was first released at the end of 2006, and has since won two Academy Awards. Although this movie never really struck me as being something I just had to watch, I’ve been curious to check out what all the praise was about. For those of you […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on May 2nd, 2007
Halo 3 grublings, A fine Wine, & Centipede – Welcome to the column that earns its living as a backup to the Tequila worm known as Dare to Play the Game. Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. My air conditioning busted on Saturday and my house got up to 82..83 at […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 22nd, 2007
Synopsis Who would have thought that after an amazing performance in Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain that Heath Ledger would return to his native Australia and do an independent film? Well for those who did and put long odds on it, you get the prize in the pool. I just wish that after things like Trainspotting, […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on April 14th, 2007
Synopsis Baseball films always hold a place near and dear to me. I would go see them with my dad when I was a kid and enjoy the plight of a team or an individual with a desire to win and overcome the odds. Sometimes it would be funny (Bull Durham), sometimes it would be […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on April 11th, 2007
Confessions (of a WoW addict) part 2, Xbox Spring Dashboard update and Jam! – Welcome to the column that lays bricks like nobody’s business known as Dare to Play the Game. Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. I didn’t do much this weekend, you hardly knew a holiday was passing through. […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on March 27th, 2007
Two films in, and I am still impressed with Warner Brother’s new Raw Feed line of direct-to-DVD horror films. As the direct-to-DVD market continues to grow, Warner’s has jumped out in front with their new studio. The first film, Rest Stop, deftly told the story of a woman stranded at a rest stop and terrorized […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on March 26th, 2007
Misery (Awards Series) is the 2000 DVD version re-released with a cardboard slipcover. (Cover art pictured is the 2000 edition) Of the many films based on books by prolific writer Stephen King, Misery ranks near the top. Falling somewhere between the horror and thriller genres, this film about a twisted obsession is frightening because the […]
Posted in Brain Blasters, News and Opinions by David Annandale on March 2nd, 2007
I always have the distinct feeling, when writing this column, of shipping coals to Newcastle, but I haven’t let that stop me yet, so onward. Today, boys and girls, a few reading recommendations. I trust that most of you are capable of using Google and tracking down your favourite cult movie sites, so I thought […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on February 15th, 2007
Don’t let the goofy title fool you; The Doctor, the Tornado, and the Kentucky Kid is a serious documentary. This film takes an inside look at the fast-paced world of MotoGP motorcycle racing. Specifically, the subject is the lives of three top riders as they enter the week of the race at Laguna Seca, one […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on February 14th, 2007
Mute the Halo Ahole, Kissing the Chulip, and Paperboy delivered – Welcome to the column that is definitely not the father of Anna Nicole’s kid known as Dare to Play the Game. Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. I’m your host that needs to stop playing Rainbow Six @ all hours […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on February 7th, 2007
Boy, this title really came out of left field. I am one of those DVD collectors who picks out their favorite television shows and collects all the full DVD season sets. I did this with Wonder Woman, with Kung Fu and with The West Wing. I also started collecting full season sets of Mad About […]
