Ancient Evil is surprisingly good

You wouldn’t normally expect Ancient Evil, especially in upper case, to be rampaging through Alasaka. You might expect a small town similar to Northern Exposure, perhaps with some of the familiar faces from the television series, and you wouldn’t be surprised to see Elaine Miles. You get all that, in a light-hearted monster-versus-panicked people in [...]

Medieval Odyssey

This modest Australian fantasy stars Hamish McFarlane as a young 14th Century boy with acute psychic powers. During the period of the Black Death, Hamish believes that he can rescue his fellow villagers by leading them into an abandoned mine. The fugitives tunnel their way through the darkness and emerge on the other side–into a [...]

District 9

If I had not left my glasses at home when I went to the video shop I wouldn’t have picked up District 9 at all. There I was, looking for one more selection to make up the five in number which means a cheaper rate than one or two. At the last moment I grabbed [...]

Beowulf and Grendel

Beowulf and Grendel takes you into a world of fable and myth, a world where men, larger than life, stride along the border of light and dark, beset by evil dreams and dark vengeance. On the edge of waking and dreaming is the Hero, holding back the monsters of the night. It’s a tribal tale [...]