Win a Coco prize pack

Win a Coco prize pack

To celebrate the release of Disney Pixar’s latest film, Coco, we have a Coco themed prize pack to giveaway. 

Prize pack includes Sticker Set, Bookmark Set, Notebook, Stationary Set, Mini Speaker and a Sling Bag. 

The family feel good of the holiday season, Coco opens in cinemas Boxing Day 

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To win this prize, all you have to do is email your details to this address: darrensworldofentertainment@gmail.com!

Include your name and address and title your email COCO!

Competition closes December 16th

American Made: Blu Ray Review

American Made: Blu Ray Review

Tom Cruise packs on the charm in this hybrid of the recent War Dogs and Narcos which is based on a true story.

American Made: Film Review

Cruise stars as Barry Seal, a TWA pilot in the late 70s who's so bored with work, he deliberately causes turbulence to amuse and irritate in equal measure. Spotted running contraband by CIA spook Schafer (Domhnall Gleeson), he's offered to come work for the good guys.

Recruited as a reconnaisance pilot snapping pictures of Central America, Seal is soon inducted into both sides of the conflict after being spotted by Pablo Escobar's rising cartel. Shot down and offered the chance to run drugs from Colombia into the US, Seal soon finds himself entangled and playing both sides for plentiful fiscal reward.

But Seal's life is further complicated when he's forced to run guns into Nicaragua at Schafer's behest after being busted with the drugs...

Dialling down the mega-watt grin and over-enthusiasm plays greatly to American Made's charm and ensures that the unfolding story of a man trapped in his own bastardisation of the American dream.

Sure, Seal knows what he's doing and there's no Sopranos-esque anti-hero at play here - and Cruise and his returning Edge of Tomorrow director Liman are smart enough to know that holding back and concentrating on the apparently true story is the way to go with this piece.

Packing in adegree of incredulity and playing matters straight as well as threading in news reports from the time give the film a shaggy dog edge that's ripped straight from the pages of the "It's so crazy it couldn't be true."

However, it also helps that Cruise never once feels like he's acting, imbuing Seal with a degree of humanity and vulnerability as he finds himself ingratiated in the world within.

While it's fair to say some of the surrounding edges never quite rise as perhaps they are hinted at earlier on (the local sheriff, the hillbilly wastrel brother-in-law) when the action of American Made concentrates on cruise's Seal and the tightening vice of his amoral attitude the film's more than a pleasant surprise.

It's very much a romp, brought to life with the breath of its lead actor and the seamless energy of its direction - and it may actually surprise you as it weaves its tale of criminally-led derring do.

Above all, it will remind you of the sheer charisma and power of Tom Cruise when he's not over-performing.

If anything, dialling it down and playing the role to hand instead of anything more packs American Made with a tremendous coke-fuelled joie de vivre and reason to view it. 

Call of Duty WWII: PS4 Review

Call of Duty WWII: PS4 Review

Developed by Sledgehammer Games
Published by Activision
Platform: PS4

The annual Call of Duty release is a thing many are passionate about.

From its first person shooter days to the multiplayer and subsequent side campaigns, the game's a much anticipated event that still manages to enthrall as many as it does.

This time, the World War II setting gives Call of Duty a sense of place and time, thanks to some excellently visualised maps and created environments to fight in.

The latest iteration of the game feels in many ways like it's gone back to basics, with a core gameplay attitude of taking on the opposition and keeping things simple.

Its campaign follows the 1st infantry division as they take part in various battles on the European front. It's your typical war story with a infantryman brought in to the earlier combats and finding his feet - progression is as you'd expect and there are elements of the cinematic in the game, as well as the emotional.

Interestingly the campaign becomes more about survival than slaughter - and this is something which is lost a little in the multiplayer (though the server's proved difficult finding games with that in COD WWII's early days).

Multiplayer is the usual frantic boots-on-the-ground scramble you'd expect with hints of carnage in among the trying to achieve your various goals. Whilst it may be that occasionally you respawn too far away from the game itself, and you can frustratingly be picked off before you'd expect to be, there's much to admire in the solid execution of the multiplayer itself, even if the game occasionally doesn't want you to get amongst it thanks to server problems.

Nazi zombies arise and arrive in the new co-op mode and again, this offers a lot of thrills to the player looking to follow and shoot where necessary. It's a welcome return for the sub-genre of the game and there'll be much for the fan to engage with.

Ultimately, Call of Duty WWII feels like a solid and playable entry into the canon.

There's an emotional depth in the campaign that's interesting and an engaging level of play throughout - it may feel like Call of Duty WWII is the franchise going back to its roots, but just because it does, doesn't mean that Sledgehammer Games have jettisoned everything that's been learned along the way.

Life is Strange: Before the Storm Final Episode Date & Trailer

Life is Strange: Before the Storm Final Episode Date & Trailer

EPISODE 3 ‘HELL IS EMPTY’ COMING 20^th DECEMBER

New trailer featuring Season Finale footage available now

Hi everyone,

Thank you for the overwhelming support for the last two episodes of Life is Strange: Before the Storm. We are excited to fully reveal the third and final episode in this series, Hell is Empty,which will be available on 20^th December for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC (Steam).

In our brand-new ‘Life is Strange: Before the Storm Episode 3 trailer’, we see Chloe struggling to keep grasp of the events unravelling in front of her as we hurtle towards a dramatic conclusion and the consequences of your all your actions so far. As her friendship with Rachel Amber reaches new heights of emotion, Chloe uncovers a dangerous revelation that will require her to find the courage and strength to make some of the toughest decisions of her life…

The Ep.3 trailer is available to view from: https://youtu.be/Py_yWJs7-5Q

“The whole development team at Deck Nine have poured their hearts and souls into this game”, said Jeff Litchford, Vice President at Deck Nine Games. “We’re truly humbled by the amount of love and passion the fans have shown so far. We are now nearly ready to release this last episode and excited to finally help fans shape the conclusion of this amazing story.”

LIFE IS STRANGE: BEFORE THE STORM is set in Arcadia Bay, three years before the events of the first game in the series. Players will take on the role of a rebellious 16 year-old Chloe Price who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber; a beautiful and popular girl destined for success. When Rachel’s world is turned upside down by a family secret, it takes this new-found alliance to give each other the strength to overcome their demons.

GTA Online: The Doomsday Heist Coming December 13 – Watch the Trailer

GTA Online: The Doomsday Heist Coming December 13 – Watch the Trailer

GTA Online: The Doomsday Heist Coming December 13 – Watch the Trailer

A billionaire tech mogul, an idealistic intelligence agent, a socially awkward conspiracy theorist and a neurotic supercomputer have been forced into an unlikely alliance to save San Andreas from total annihilation. 

As apocalyptic threats mount from enemies unknown, you and your criminal crew are enlisted to un-tangle mysteries and eradicate threats spanning from the bustling streets of downtown Los Santos to the ocean floor and all the way to the inner depths of Mount Chiliad in an epic new online adventure.

The Doomsday Heist is coming to Grand Theft Auto Online on December 13th.

Ubisoft reveals Versus Mode For Mario + Rabbids® Kingdom Battle

Ubisoft reveals Versus Mode For Mario + Rabbids® Kingdom Battle

UBISOFT® REVEALS VERSUS MODE FOR MARIO + RABBIDS® KINGDOM BATTLE DLC

To download all assets please visit the press extranet: ubisoft-press.com

Sydney, AUSTRALIA — December 8, 2017 – Ubisoft has announced the Versus Mode, a new local two-player game mode for Mario + Rabbids™ Kingdom Battle, free for all players on Nintendo Switch™ from December 8, 2017. The critically-acclaimed game receives a free update, a new local Versus mode where two players will use their tactical skills to play against each other on the same screen (sharing a pair of Joy-Con™ controllers or using the Nintendo Switch™ Pro Controllers) to fight on unique and evolving battlefields.

Click image below to view trailer.

•           Players will freely pick three different heroes among the eight from the main game. And for each character, they will choose among three unique pre-sets with specific statistics and skills to create their own strategy

•           Surprising and random bonus items are dispatched on the battlefields, confering additional actions, double damage or other advantages to the player who achieves to get them

•           Every battle can be customized with various settings, from adding a timer or limiting the number of turns of the battle, to removing all the items for a pure tactical experience

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is the story of an unexpected encounter between the most famous video game character, Mario, and the irreverent and chaotic Rabbids as they join forces to restore the Mushroom Kingdom, which has been torn apart by a mysterious vortex.  Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is already available on Nintendo Switch. For more information on Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle please visit www.mario-rabbids.com.

The Disaster Artist: Film Review

The Disaster Artist: Film Review

Cast: James Franco, Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Seth Rogen
Director: James Franco

There will be a large portion of the audience who've never heard of Tommy Wiseau or his film The Room.

Released in 2003 to riotously bad reviews, and dubbed the Citizen Kane of Bad movies, The Room has since gone on to be a money-making affair that revels in its awfulness, terrible writing and appalling acting.

With an opening sequence that gives some A-list Hollywood names and talking heads the chance to voice their appreciation for the film, James Franco's film delves deeply into a bromance and a Carpe Diem attitude that evolved from Wiseau's friendship with collaborator Greg Sestero (Dave Franco).

Based on Sestero's 2013 book 'The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made', James Franco's affectionate re-telling of how it all came to pass is nothing short of affectionate and life-affirming.

Charting the friendship that grew from Wiseau and Sestero's initial meeting at an acting class in San Francisco in the late 90s, it's the classic tale of jealousy and success in the Hollywood realm.

When Sestero (Dave Franco, genuine, bubbly and full of hope) begins to get a degree of success and a girlfriend (Alison Brie, underused), Wiseau's fragile insecurities begin to bubble up and threatens to derail the duo.

But deciding to channel it into writing his own film, after a casting agent says he'll never be more than a villain, Wiseau was galvanised to self-fund, write and direct The Room.

The thing that works about The Disaster Artist, is quite simply, the reverence that it holds for its subject and its central protagonist.

James Franco is utterly mesmerising as Tommy Wiseau, disappearing completely into the role and channeling both Wiseau's idiosyncracies and quirks. But no character piece, what Franco does is make his Wiseau both human and fallible, never leading him to being an object of mockery (which could so easily have been done).

An intrinsic knowledge of The Room's sheer awfulness isn't necessary, as the infectious film-making on the display and peek inside the Hollywood machine is nothing short of contagious.

Complete with late 90s/ early 2000 period details, and a taut eye for the central duo of Sestero and Wiseau (others outside the orbit tend to get a little short shrift unfortunately), The Disaster Artist is nothing more than a chasing your dreams tale.

But under Franco's watch, and by refusing to exploit either the story or its general eccentricities weirdness, it becomes a film that shows why the power of Hollywood continues to live and why those who step outside the norm continue to thrive in its wake.