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I write on rare, cult and just plain weird films, classic PC games, and various random computer-related topics.

Having worked in IT tech support since the early 1990s, I enjoy anything computer-related and techie. I particularly enjoy classic Sci Fi movies

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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Dementia, Daughter of Horror: 1 of 1
Starring: Adrienne Barrett as The Gamine Bruno VeSota as Rich Man Ben Roseman as Gamine's Father / Plainclothes Cop Richard Barron as Evil One 'Dementia' is probably one of the very weirdest films you'll ever see. Although usually classified as 'Horror', it really is a one-off that defies categorisation. This 1955 production... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: System Shock (PC): 1 of 1
Created by: Warren Spector and Looking Glass Technologies Publisher: Origin / Electronic Arts Brought to you by some of the team who much later brought us my favourite game of all time, Deus Ex, this stunning classic from 1994 is the first First Person Shooter game for PC and Mac I'm aware of that, just like Deus Ex, also in... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: The Sims 2, Apartment Life (PC): 1 of 1
For the few who don't already know it, 'The Sims 2' is a Life Simulator game, the far more sophisticated successor to the huge hit game 'The Sims'. You create incredibly lifelike little people, put them in houses and then watch them live out their lives, sometimes giving them a helping hand to guide them with milestones such... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: The Sims 3 (PC): 5 of 9
The Sims 3, the latest in the long-running 'Sims' series of highly entertaining life simulator games from EA Games, was released in June 2009 after much anticipation and a delayed release date. How does this new offering measure up to its predecessors? As a sequel to The Sims 2 there are a few new features such as the additi... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Tips & Tricks Where to find Sims objects: 4 of 7
I came to The Sims 2 relatively late, having only purchased and played it for the first time in April 2008. However, I quickly took to it like a fish to water and, spending many obsessive hours with it a day creating Sim families and supplying them with all of the best clothes and possessions available in-game, I equally qui... More..
Computers & Technology > Cameras Digital camera reviews: Nikon D40: 2 of 3
Although only the entry level D range Nikon at 6.1 megapixels, this is an absolutely brilliant piece of kit (as you would expect from Nikon) for the money and produces impressively high quality photos. I've been an avid photographer for many years, and my trusty ancient Minolta SRT-101 SLR served me extremely well for more t... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Night of the Living Dead (1968): 3 of 3
Starring: Duane Jones as Ben Judith O'Dea as Barbra Karl Hardman as Harry Cooper This 1968 classic is the venerable daddy of the modern zombie movie. If you liked 'Dawn of the Dead', 'Day of the Dead', or even 'Shaun of the Dead', this is where it all started. Written and directed by George Romero as his first full-length fe... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: X, The Man with X-Ray Eyes: 2 of 2
Starring: Ray Milland as Dr. James Xavier Diana Van der Vlis as Dr. Diane Fairfax Harold J. Stone as Dr. Sam Brant Don Rickles as Crane This 1963 Sci-Fi film starts out seeming fun and light-hearted, but then makes a serious about-face as our hapless hero becomes more and more embroiled in some pretty hefty problems. It star... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss (1936): 2 of 2
Starring: Cary Grant as Ernest Bliss Mary Brian as Frances Clayton Peter Gawthorne as Sir James Alroyd Henry Kendall as Lord Honiton This classic 1936 English film is also known as 'The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss', its original title. It's just a good old-fashioned feel-good film perfect for lifting one's spirits on a rai... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Angel on My Shoulder: 2 of 2
Starring: Paul Muni as Eddie Kagel/Judge Parker Claude Rains as Nick/The Devil Anne Baxter as Barbara Foster Hardie Albright as Smiley Williams I love classic movie actors Paul Muni and Claude Rains, and I love this unusual 1946 film which stars both of them. It's an offbeat fantasy/comedy about a gangster, Eddie Kagel, who ... More..