Rob Batchelor, Author at We Got This Covered

Is Behind The Candelabra Still Too Gay For US Cinemas, Even After DOMA?

The rapturous, and entirely justified, acclaim that Steven Soderbergh's supposedly final film Behind The Candelabra received has been breathtaking. Even ten years ago, such a high-profile biographical work dwelling almost exclusively on a leading gay entertainer and his relationship with his much younger boyfriend would have been nigh unthinkable, but for much of the Western world this film has been welcomed with open arms and shown on the biggest screens we can rustle up.

Rob Batchelor Jul 3, 2013

Four Things To Remember When Remaking Asian Horror

Being the movie capital of the Western world, Hollywood has always sought ideas from other cultures to use for its own nefarious ends. Be it the straight-forward twisting of the story of Arabian Nights to the sprinkling of racism that peppers most Disney animations, the practice became solidified as a grade-A money-spinner in a big, award-winning way with the release of Martin Scorsese's 2007 film The Departed.

Rob Batchelor Jun 26, 2013

TV

The Fans Ruin Everything: Problems With Pop Culture

Having been born in the late eighties, I really feel like I missed a lot of really good TV. Important TV. I understand that we're in the current Golden Age of American Television and positively sodden with manna from the telly gods, but I always think it's good to have a base to work from. Your appreciation of Curb Your Enthusiasm is enhanced by watching Seinfeld, or The Larry Sanders Show, for instance.

Rob Batchelor Jun 24, 2013

The Moral Implications Of Man Of Steel

As somebody who has never read any of the Superman comics, or even seen all of the films, I'm not putting myself forward as a scholar of the character. I'm not even really a fan, if I'm honest - the story of a god falling to Earth always seemed much more interesting in the hands of Thor, that Superman. Although it got a pretty orgasmic review on this very site, to me Man of Steel actually turned out, in the end, to be a pretty traditional Superman movie. It didn't rewrite the rulebook in quite the same way as Batman Begins did for Batman, and I don't think future cinemagoers will regard it as highly as that film, either.

Rob Batchelor Jun 17, 2013

Gaming

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Also Coming To PS4

In a tweet yesterday, Hideo Kojima confirmed that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is also in development for PS4, as well as Xbox One (announced previously), along with the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Rob Batchelor Jun 12, 2013

Gaming

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut Available On All Platforms

Previously feared to be a Wii U exclusive, Eidos Montreal have announced that Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut will actually find its way to all platforms that the original Deus Ex: Human Revolution was released on. This is good news for gamers, as it means they won't have to buy a Wii U to play what is being touted as "The Ultimate Edition" of one of this generation's best games.

Rob Batchelor Jun 12, 2013

There’s More Snowpiercer Character Posters

The slow, exciting trickle of news about Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer continues apace, with this fresh juicy nugget. A nugget consisting of seven faces, seven very different but equally beautiful faces, all ripe for our consumption. The newly revealed character posters, besides the already-known Chris Evans, feature those played by Octavia Spencer, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Ko Asung, Ewen Bremner, and Song Kang-ho.

Rob Batchelor Jun 10, 2013

TV

Here’s A Small Featurette About Season 4 Of The Walking Dead

It may not show any new footage or really reveal anything we didn't already know before, but AMC have released a small teaser featurette about The Walking Dead.

Rob Batchelor Jun 10, 2013