Loot 200 enemies.
Picky – Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Loot 200 enemies.
Month: October 2017
Crab Cakes – Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Kill FeeFee the crab.
Kill FeeFee the crab.
Predator – Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Kill 50 enemies with the bow.
Kill 50 enemies with the bow.
Scrounger – Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Collect 5000 pieces of salvage.
Collect 5000 pieces of salvage.
Equalizer – Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Kill 75 enemies with the rifle.
Kill 75 enemies with the rifle.
Boom Goes the Dynamite – Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Shoot a bundle of dynamite out of the air.
Shoot a bundle of dynamite out of the air.
Epic Fumble – Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Force an enemy to drop dynamite that kills two people when exploding.
Force an enemy to drop dynamite that kills two people when exploding.
Down and Dirty – Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Perform 15 finishers.
Perform 15 finishers.
Recovered Supply Raider – The Last of Us Remastered
Complete a game of Supply Raid on Wharf, Capitol, Water Tower or Coal Mine
Complete a game of Supply Raid on Wharf, Capitol, Water Tower or Coal Mine
The Trip with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon
The Trip is a British TV sitcom starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. In it, they play semi-fictionalised versions of themselves as they travel to various restaurants in order to review them for a paper. Each series focuses on a single country.
The story that runs through The Trip is a simple one, giving plenty of space to enjoy the conversations and natural chemistry between Steve and Rob. Often we see them talking over a gorgeous looking meal in one of the restaurants they are reviewing. These conversations then tend to snowball into an array of impressions of famous people. The impressions are hilarious too, which isn’t surprising at all given the calibre of these two comedy legends.
For me, where this series really shines, is in its ability to make me feel like I’m there with them. I could just as well be on the next table over from them in the restaurant listening in.
Despite the many laughs this series has, it still has a serious thread running through it. It often explores the characters’ personal side and how they may occasionally veer off the straight and narrow. These moments aren’t played for laughs either; the whole show is very sincere from beginning to end. In fact the laughs that The Trip triggers are as organic as if you were sat in the room with them.
The friendly rivalry between the two of them is fun to watch as well, with them having occasional digs at one another’s career. There are even times when I’d think one had overstepped the mark. However, I have to remember that they are playing character versions of themselves, not their actual selves.
At the time of writing, there are three series of The Trip: ‘The Trip’, ‘The Trip to Italy’ and ‘The Trip to Spain’. (The first series was set in the countryside villages in the north of England). It is such a fun series to watch one after the other, and I’ve never got tired of sitting with them as they eat some of the worlds best looking food.
Here’s some of the moments from the series for you to taste:
The creeping beast of perfection is wearing it’s ugly head into my blog.
FLUSHED – Outlast
Drain the Sewers
Drain the Sewers
ILLUMINATED – Outlast
Restore power to the Administrative Block
Restore power to the Administrative Block
Thoughts on the film “Neon Demon”
With its gorgeous visuals and pulsing soundtrack, Neon Demon is a film that I won’t be forgetting in a hurry. The majority of the story felt to me like it was floating in and out of the conscious mind, with an increasing level of abstract as it went on.
What’s The Neon Demon about?
The Neon Demon follows fresh-faced, 16-year-old model Jesse, played by Elle Fanning, as she enters the harsh world of fashion modelling. We follow her from her first demo photos – featured in the poster above – to her quick rise to fame. With her sudden rise she attracts enemies within the business and even some avid admirers.
By the film’s final scenes I found myself slack-jawed, not quite believing what I was seeing; you could say it left me slightly haunted.
Bold and beautiful visuals
The fact that this film has such an easy to follow story, allowed me to get completely caught up in the rich atmospheres that the director, Nicolas Winding Refn, put together. Neon Demon felt almost like a dream for the most part. In fact even some moments that were grounded had elements of a dream / nightmare in them (the scene with the mountain lion for example). The colours throughout were so refreshing to me as well. The vibrant purples and blood reds gave my eyes a real treat with the bold shots they created.
The film reminded me quite a bit of italian giallo films – those ones that are really unsettling to watch – like “Suspiria” or “Cat O’ Nine Tails”. Just something about them isn’t quite right – some kind of horror that is sitting just beneath the film’s surface. The music only served to enforce this for me and felt somewhere between Giallo and Synthwave – a great combination.
In Closing
As with Mother! from last week, Neon Demon is another one of those films that defies an easy grouping. There are elements of horror, thriller, very black comedy and even touching on very *taboo subjects. However, those elements are woven into the fabric of the film to create a single, altogether unique viewing experience.
I was thinking about this film still days after I’d watched it. Proceed with caution and an open mind.
*(I can’t really mention the taboo subjects without giving away key events. What I can say is that they aren’t for the faint of heart.)