TheRetroCritic

My first attempt at the impossible: trying to complete the Beetlejuice NES game.

Robert Downey Jr. stars in Less Than Zero , a 1987 film based on Bret Easton Ellis' novel. It also stars Jami Gertz, Andrew McCarthy and James Spader. The film follows three friends as their lives evolve (or devolve) after college: Clay (McCarthy) and Blair's (Gertz) relationship ends when the latter has an affair with Julian (Downey Jr.) and, some time later, a now successful Clay returns to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his family and reconnect with old friends, including old flame Blair. Unfortunately, Julian's drug problem quickly becomes a liability for everyone. Robert Downey Jr. gives a reliably strong performance as the ebullient yet wounded Julian and James Spader is, of course, entirely convincing as the main antagonist. The film itself works best when it focuses on the sleazier side of L.A. and how the pressures of fitting in and making it big in the city can turn people into mindless cocaine-fuelled zombies, probably on a downward spiral to self-destr

I compile some of the "best" moments from the film Wolf .

Here's the video version of my The Woman In Red review.

Here's the video version of my The Frozen Ground review.

I talk about the original Ghost In The Shell and compare it to the new remake.

The very first, and perhaps last, "hot" sauce special.

Previously a Halloween-themed video for 1MoreCastle.com , here's my review of Dr. Franken for the Nintendo Game Boy.

Gothamized  is a completely unofficial guide to new series  Gotham  and a debate arena for all things Batman.   DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE HERE In this 32nd episode, I discuss episodes 1 and 2 of  Gotham  Season 3 plus I talk about the new Justice League trailer and review  Batman Forever . (for my written review of the Gotham Pilot,  click here! ) Hope you enjoy it! You can also find us on podcast  The Big Rewind  (available on  Soundcloud , iTunes, Stitcher and Player FM) and send us emails with your Bat-questions, Six Degrees challenges and riddles here:  gothamized@gmail.com (for the pilot episode  CLICK HERE )

Originally on 1MoreCastle.com , here's my review of the Batman Game Boy game.