David Houghton
Latest articles by David Houghton
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6 questions I have after watching Netflix's Mute
By David Houghton published
Big questions How does Moon really end? Who's at war with who? And what's with all the dolphins?
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Netflix’s Mute might look like Blade Runner, but its central story ignores sci-fi in favour of something better: people who matter
By David Houghton published
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Cloverfield, Annihilation, and Mute: Do Netflix’s big name movies make it a real Hollywood rival, or is it all just expensive smoke and mirrors?
By David Houghton published
Feature It might seems like Netflix is winning the war on the big movie studios, but a look closer presents a very different story
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Destiny 2 Crimson Days: How to get the best sparrows, Ghost shells, emblems and emotes (including the Beyonce dance)
By David Houghton published
Guide
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Hear me out but… Pixar’s Cars is definitely set in a post-human, apocalyptic hellscape
By David Houghton published
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Hear me out but… Alien: Resurrection is secretly genius (if everything after Alien 3 is Ripley’s dying fever dream)
By David Houghton published
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Why do so many Destiny players seem to love Monster Hunter World all of a sudden?
By David Houghton published
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Destiny 2’s powerful new Raid perks are the right blueprint for the game’s future. Now Bungie just needs to set them free
By David Houghton published
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Hear me out but… Ghostbusters 2 makes far more sense if everyone is dead
By David Houghton published
Feature Here's why you're misunderstanding Ghostbuster 2
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How to quickly understand Monster Hunter World (especially if you’re a Destiny player)
By David Houghton published
Guide
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Hear me out but… the Matrix sequels are actually genius (if you imagine there is no real world)
By David Houghton published
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5 big, potentially endless games to treat as a second home in 2018
By David Houghton published
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The complete story of the Slender Man, from its internet origins (and real-life horror), to the movie backlash
By David Houghton published
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Hear me out but... Titanic is secretly a Terminator movie
By David Houghton published
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Bungie’s roadmap for Destiny 2 improvements is welcome, but the game’s long-term health relies on more than changes to the Eververse
By David Houghton published
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TV’s obsession with twists, mysteries, and watercooler elitism is getting unhealthy. Star Trek Discovery is the cure
By David Houghton published
Opinion Focus on proper storytelling is Discovery's secret weapon
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The Star Trek Discovery cast reveal what fears would set off their threat ganglia IRL (and they're huge scaredy cats)
By David Houghton published
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This year's best Destiny cosplay so far just turned up (in-ring) at a Japanese pro wrestling show
By David Houghton published
News
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Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris review: “An undersized grab-bag of half-formed ideas”
By David Houghton published
Review
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The Last Jedi does more for Star Wars’ future than any other movie, precisely because it destroys its past
By David Houghton published
Opinion
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What story should Rian Johnson’s new Star Wars trilogy tell? There’s one clear front-runner, and it’s another prequel
By David Houghton published
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Star Wars: Battlefront 2’s Resurrection expansion might not reinvent the game, but it is a great foundation for fresh, future storytelling
By David Houghton published
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