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Movie Reviews

The Protector (1985) movie review

8 Feb 20218 Feb 2021
In 1985, Jackie Chan made his second big attempt to break into American cinema after his first failed attempt in Battle Creek Brawl (in 1980) and a decade before he…
Movie Reviews…

New Line’s TMNT Movies Mini Reviews

18 Jan 202119 Jan 2021
Over the holidays, I got a chance to re-experience New Line Cinema's TMNT movie trilogy. To be fair, I was never the biggest fan of the original live action Turtles…
Other F1 blogs & news

Perez & Tsunoda confirmed for Red Bull’s Teams

18 Dec 202018 Dec 2020
Red Bull has confirmed its drivers for 2021 with their junior team AlphaTauri having also confirmed its drivers earlier this week. Sergio Perez will be leaving Racing Point to join…
F1 Race Reports

2020 Abu Dhabi GP – Race Report

14 Dec 202014 Dec 2020
As has sadly become the tradition, the season ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was another hum-drum affair, so as is also becoming a tradition for this blog, this season ending…
F1 Race Reports

Perez’s 1st Victory – Sakhir GP 2020 Race Report

7 Dec 20207 Dec 2020
The second Bahrain round of the 2020 season turned into an absolute farse for the Mercedes team but provided Racing Point with a surprise double podiums. There was sadly not…
Other F1 blogs & news

Hamilton Tests Positive, Haas confirms Drivers for 2021 (Updated)

1 Dec 20202 Dec 2020
Reigning F1 Champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will therefore miss the second Bahrain race, the Sakhir GP. Mercedes has not announced Lewis's replacement for the race.…
F1 Quickie

F1 Quickie: Grosjean to sit out Sakhir GP for health reasons

30 Nov 20201 Dec 2020
Romain Grosjean, who was the victim of a horrific crash in the Bahrain Grand Prix, will sit out on the second Bahrain race, the Sakhir Grand Prix due to be…
F1 Race Reports

Grosjean Through Fire – Bahrain GP 2020 (Race Report)

29 Nov 202029 Nov 2020
The 2020 Bahrain GP was sadly a bit of a hum-drum race despite one scary incident and at least one very positive surprise. The race was sadly ended behind a…
Game Reviews

Maui Mallard (a.k.a. Cold Shadow) SNES Review

24 Nov 202024 Nov 2020
So, I just reviewed Quackshot for my blog, but noticed that I didn't have a review for Maui Mallard (known as Cold Shadow in North America), my favourite Donald game.…
Game Reviews…

Quackshot starring Donald Duck (Mega Drive Review)

24 Nov 202024 Nov 2020
I recently got another Sega Disney title added to my collection. Here's my thoughts on it... Gameplay: 4/5 - The controls are pretty decent. The Run-button feels a little awkward…
Funny Lists…

My Top-10 H.P. Lovecraft Stories

16 Nov 202019 Nov 2020
In honour of me and Retrokaiser's recently launched podcast, The Unnamed Horror, I thought I would finally list my 10 favourite Lovecraft stories. I've previously listed my 10 favourite stories…
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Turkish GP 2020 – Race Report

16 Nov 202016 Nov 2020
The First Turkish GP raced in nine years provided an interesting setup with a slippery and wet track, although Hamilton inevitably secured his championship, we saw him fight for the…
Castlevania…

The Castlevania NES Trilogy Review

8 Nov 202011 Nov 2020
I've been knee deep in Castlevania for a while now and realised that this blog has never actually hosted full-fledged reviews of the NES Castlevanias, even though I've written a…
Castlevania…

Castlevania: Bloodlines (The New Generation) Review (Mega Drive / Genesis)

7 Nov 202024 Nov 2020
Castlevania: Bloodlines (released as The New Generation over here in Europe) was the Castlevania series' one and only jump to the Sega Mega Drive console. It's an often forgotten instalment…
F1 Race Reports

Emilia Romagna GP 2020 – Race Report

2 Nov 20203 Nov 2020
The third race of the 2020 season to be raced in Italy provided some interesting results even if the winner was quite predictable. The Top-10: Lewis Hamilton - Another flawless…
Other F1 blogs & news

Alfa Romeo retains both drivers for 2021

30 Oct 2020
Alfa Romeo has announced its drivers for 2021. Somewhat predictably, the team is keeping 2007 F1 champion Kimi Räikkönen on its pay-roll, but also as a happy bonus for his…

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