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Civilization Beyond Earth and Sid Meier's Starships: The Strategy Phase No One Remembers
With the recent release of #CivilizationVII , I'm taking a look back at the franchise's forgotten sci-fi phase in my latest video...
Rob Cain
6 days ago1 min read
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10 Controversial Oscar Nominees
In the lead-up to #Oscars2025 , I take a look at ten contentious film nominees from the last fifty years that cooked up a lot of debate....
Rob Cain
Feb 271 min read
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The Council: Evolving The Point And Click Adventure Game
My latest #gaming analysis is on #TheCouncil, an overlooked and underrated adventure game that evolves from other episodic titles from...
Rob Cain
Jan 231 min read
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest: Creating Audience Empathy
My latest #film  analysis is now available on YouTube, I'm looking at #OneFlewOverTheCuckoo'sNest  and how such a simple film creates so...
Rob Cain
Nov 14, 20241 min read
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The Surprising Fun Factor of Aliens Vs Predator 2010
With #AlienRomulus  arriving tomorrow, I'm taking a look back at the critically maligned #AliensVsPredator  from Rebellion Developments...
Rob Cain
Aug 15, 20241 min read
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Die Hard: An Action Franchise Retrospective
My latest #film analysis breaks down the #DieHard franchise and all the ups and downs it went through from 1988 to 2013...
Rob Cain
May 30, 20241 min read
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Top 10 Gaming Fan Creations That Deserve Your Attention
Fan-made mods, remakes and fiction play a major role in keeping classic video games alive; I rank ten that deserve your attention in my...
Rob Cain
May 16, 20241 min read
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The Rise and Fall of Live Service Games
#LiveServiceGames represent the absolute worst of modern #gaming. How did we get here and will genre finally collapse? I take a look in...
Rob Cain
Apr 25, 20241 min read
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Top 10 Hardcore 12A or PG-13 Films That Pushed The Limits
My latest Top 10 list is now on YouTube. I'm looking at films that were unafraid to push the boundaries of the BBFC 12A or mpaa PG-13...
Rob Cain
Feb 22, 20241 min read
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Source Code: Crafting High-Concept Science Fiction
Film analysis is back on my #YouTube channel with #SourceCode, a small-scale sci-fi film that continues to stand out today with its...
Rob Cain
Jan 25, 20241 min read
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The Surprising Enjoyability of Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko
My latest video breakdown on #Gex3DeepCoverGecko from #CrystalDynamics is now available on YouTube. Despite not ranking among the best 3D...
Rob Cain
Jan 11, 20241 min read
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Ten Years of The Cainage Critique: Ten Favourite Posts I've worked on
October 28th 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of The Cainage Critique. I started writing this blog back in the first year of university;...
Rob Cain
Oct 28, 20234 min read
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Top 10 Emotionally Devastating Films
For the #Halloween2023 season, I'm taking a look at the most emotionally devastating films, those that leave a gut-wrenching mark....
Rob Cain
Oct 26, 20231 min read
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Remembering Red Faction Guerrilla: Volition's Lost Franchise
#RedFactionGuerrilla from Volition had some brilliant destructible environments. What made the title so good and why is it marked by so...
Rob Cain
Sep 28, 20231 min read
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The Surprising Enjoyability of A Bug's Life PS1
Shorter gaming critiques are back on my YouTube Channel. I'm taking a look at the underrated and overly-disliked #ABugsLife on the...
Rob Cain
Aug 31, 20231 min read
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Top 10 Guilty Pleasures in Film
Longer videos are back on The Cainage Critique YouTube channel; I'm ranking my top ten guilty pleasures in film...
Rob Cain
Aug 26, 20221 min read
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Jurassic Park: A Blockbuster Franchise Retrospective
With #JurassicWorldDominion just around the corner, I look back at the previous #dinosaur films in my latest retrospective...
Rob Cain
Jun 10, 20221 min read
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Spider-Man 20 Years Later: A Pioneer of the Superhero Genre
The original #SamRaimi #SpiderMan turns 20 this month. Without it we would have no #MCU or any other major superhero properties in...
Rob Cain
May 12, 20221 min read
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Post-Viewing: The Northman and the Meteoric Rise of Nordic Fantasy
The fantasy genre has been on an interesting journey since the turn of the millennium. In the 2000s, it was all about traditional...
Rob Cain
Apr 24, 20224 min read
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Mass Effect 3: Harbinger of Modern Gaming
Ten years on from its release, Bioware's Mass Effect 3 still stands as one of the most controversial AAA releases of all time. I look at...
Rob Cain
Mar 10, 20221 min read
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