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Four people standing against a wall, a man and woman in the centre, two other women either side. Casual clothing, jeans and t-shirts. Warm, earthy tones in the image.
Review

Until Dawn review – an insulting parade of tedium

by Esther Rosenfield

David F Sand­berg’s tan­gen­tial­ly relat­ed adap­ta­tion of Super­mas­sive Games’ hor­ror hit for­gets what made its video game source mate­r­i­al so great.

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Colourful illustration depicting a group of five people with neon-coloured hair and clothing, set against a dark background with smoke or clouds.

Pretend it’s a video game: How films emulate gaming mechanics

by Daniel Schindel

As a (very loose) adap­ta­tion of Until Dawn hits cin­e­mas, it’s worth inves­ti­gat­ing the suc­cess­ful – and unsuc­cess­ful – attempts to explore what it feels like to play a video game on the big screen.
Diverse group of characters in futuristic costumes and masks, including a woman with a rabbit-ear headpiece.
Review

Borderlands review – rage-quit worthy video game slop

by Juan Barquin

Eli Roth’s slap­dash adap­ta­tion of the brash video game series is a joy­less slog despite the pres­ence of Cate Blanchett.

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Vibrant, surreal digital artwork featuring a large, colourful mask-like face with prominent eyes and a long, protruding nose, set against a black background. The face is surrounded by an array of geometric shapes and patterns in various bright colours. In the foreground, a stage-like platform stretches out, creating a sense of depth and perspective.

At the Dream Emulator Film Club, the boundaries between video games and cinema no longer exist

by Barney Nuttall

Meet­ing month­ly at Dal­ston’s Rio Cin­e­ma, this new project shows exper­i­men­tal visu­al art that defies clas­si­cal categorisation.
A man in a light blue shirt, tie, and khaki trousers looks surprised, with hands up near his face.
Review

Free Guy

by Leila Latif

Ryan Reynolds has an exis­ten­tial cri­sis inside a video game in this most­ly enter­tain­ing action-adventure-comedy.

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Two people walking together, a man and a woman, in a dark, moody setting with warm lighting.
Queer Cinema

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider was an escape for queer teens like me

by Samuel Sims

Through its rejec­tion of gen­der stereo­types, the 2001 video game adap­ta­tion helped me realise the pow­er of my own identity.
A person wearing large red and black goggles and a bushy moustache, set against a desert landscape with sand dunes in the background.
Incoming

Has the video game movie curse finally been lifted?

by Charles Bramesco

Paramount’s Son­ic the Hedge­hog could be the great blue hope for an indus­try bête noire.
Blue cartoon hedgehog character holding a handheld mirror, surrounded by colourful rubber band balls.
Review

Sonic the Hedgehog

by Anton Bitel

A scene-steal­ing Jim Car­rey just about sus­tains this fast, fun and for­get­table video game crossover.

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A person with long dark hair wearing sunglasses and a heavy tactical vest, standing in front of a futuristic, industrial backdrop.

Pixel Perfect: Why Hollywood’s biggest stars are turning to video games

by Victoria Luxford

Could the gam­ing world be the new home for A‑listers like Keanu Reeves?
Two men in military-style uniforms, one in a red jacket, the other with blond hair, in an industrial setting.
In Praise Of

Is this the greatest ever video game movie performance?

by Greg Evans

Raul Julia’s vil­lain­ous turn in 1994’s Street Fight­er is worth savouring.