Ben Gourlay
Movie Reviewer
Ben joined TweakTown in 2008 and has since reviewed 100s of movies. Ben is based in Australia and has covered entertainment news and reviews since 2002. A student of film, Ben brings a wide understanding of the medium to the latest happenings in entertainment circles and the latest blockbuster theatrical reviews.
Ben, based in Hobart, Australia, has contributed 1,385 news posts, 490 reviews, 89 feature articles, and 4 guides to TweakTown since February 2008.
Editorial Responsibilities: movies
- December 2014
- Ebola patient zero traced back to contact with bats
- 38 year old 'Star Wars: A New Hope' behind the scenes footage surfaces
- Japanese 'Godzilla' to live again in new feature film
- Mark Wahlberg will be back for 'Transformers 5' after all
- 'The Interview' shelved by Sony Pictures
- Harrison Ford says Blade Runner sequel script "Best thing I've read"
- History of McDonalds coming to a cinema near you
- Marvel wants Spider-Man to appear in 'Captain America 3'
- 'Mad Max: Fury Road' releases stunning new trailer
- George Lucas hasn't watched the 'Force Awakens' trailer
- Win a copy of 'Expendables 3' on Blu-ray, thanks to Roadshow
- Ralph Baer, 'Father of Video Games' dies aged 92
- Arnie's back! First teaser for 'Terminator: Genisys' hits the web
- 'Force Awakens' headed for most watched trailer of all time
- Traverse the universe with our 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Blu-ray promo
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- November 2014
- Score a copy of Luc Besson's 'Lucy' in our latest Blu-ray promo
- Fox greenlights 'Independence Day 2' for 2016 release
- 'Blade Runner' sequel won't be directed by Ridley Scott
- 'Jurassic World' teaser trailer roars out of the gate
- Stallone says sanitised PG-13 'Expandables 3' was a mistake
- Super Mario Bros. (1993) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Sony Pictures abandons 'Steve Jobs' movie
- 'Peanuts' CG movie trailer goes live
- Interstellar (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- Enter to win 'Doctor Who: The Complete Eight Series' on Blu-ray
- Third 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' trailer released by Marvel
- 'Uncharted' movie gets another Sony Pictures commissioned script
- Lucasfilm announce new animated fantasy film, written by George Lucas
- Next 'Star Wars' to film at UK's Pinewood Studio in 2016
- Take home a copy of Marvel's 'Agents of SHIELD' DVD thanks to Disney
- Disney/Pixar announce 'Toy Story 4' for 2017 release
- Despicable Me's 'Minions' spin-off film gets first trailer
- Star Wars: Episode VII principal photography wraps in London
- Jump into our '22 Jump Street' Blu-ray promo
- Fury (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- October 2014
- 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2' announced for 2017
- New York City hospital diagnoses first Ebola case
- Kickstarter aims to make hoverboards a reality - with a caveat
- Unproduced 'Super Mario World' movie script and concept art goes live
- DC Comics and Warner Bros unveil ambitious slate of comic book movies
- Fan opens vintage Magic card set on camera, finds rare card worth $30K
- Win the penultimate series of 'Supernatural' in our Blu-ray promotion
- Interested in 'Person of Interest? Enter our Blu-ray competition now!
- Win an Edge of Tomorrow 3D Blu-ray in our latest Blu-ray promotion
- September 2014
- CDC confirms Ebola has arrived in the United States
- Take 'Maleficent' by the horns in our Blu-ray promo, thanks to Disney
- Shake up a prize in our Godzilla Blu-ray promo, thanks to Warner Bros
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- 'X-Men' spinoff 'Deadpool' feature greenlight by Fox
- Ghostbusters franchise reboot looks beyond just one movie
- Sony prepares for massive $2B financial year loss
- Into the Storm (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- Apple quietly retires iPod classic
- Assassins Creed film casts Robert Downey Jr as Leonardo da Vinci
- LG unveil first 4K OLED displays in U.S
- Star Wars set accidentally stumbled upon by aerial photographer
- Final season of Star Trek: The Next Generation remastered in HD
- Top Gun 2 takes flight, as Paramount finally commits to sequel
- 4K Blu-ray is a go as Blu-ray Disc Association develops plans
- Robert Downey Jr resisting more 'Iron Man' stand alone films
- Create your own 'Star Wars' opening crawl, thanks to Disney
- Sony Pictures hires director for 'Shadow of the Colossus' film
- Cult classic 'Super Mario Bros' movie coming to Blu-ray in UK in Nov
- 'Pirates of the Carribbean' sequel to film in Australia
- August 2014
- One way to win a copy of 'A Million Ways to Die in The West' Blu-ray
- Need for Speed (2014) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Warner Bros find Director for Harry Potter spin-off 'Fantastic Beasts'
- Nab Captain America: The Winter Soldier on Blu-ray in our latest promo
- Australian Blu-ray Importing: August 2014 Buying Guide
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Cinema Review
- Sequel to 2014 Godzilla reboot gets a green light from Warner Bros
- R.I.P. Comedian Robin Williams, aged 63
- Amazon goes to war with Guardians of the Galaxy & Captain America
- 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) Blu-ray Movie Review
- 'Expendables 3' pre-release leak sees Lionsgate unleash lawyers, FBI
- Ghostbusters: Mastered in 4K (1984) Blu-ray Movie Review
- July 2014
- The Lego Movie (2014) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- 3 Days to Kill (2014) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Wolf Creek 2 (2014) Blu-ray Movie Review
- 22 Jump Street (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- Star Wars The Clone Wars animated TV show to be re-rendered in 4K
- Walter White likely to return in AMC's upcoming 'Better Call Saul'
- June 2014
- Rare parrot that inspired animated film 'Rio' dies in Brazil
- RoboCop (2014) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Star Wars Episodes VIII and IX announce a new director
- The Sopranos: The Complete Series coming to Blu-ray in August
- Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- Star Trek: Enterprise - Season Four (2005) Blu-ray Review
- A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- Skrillex joins the Transformers: Age of Extinction sound design crew
- Correct pronunciation of 'Nike' finally revealed
- Marvel potentially cancelling Fantastic Four comic to spite Fox film
- 47 Ronin (2013) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) Blu-ray Movie Review
- May 2014
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- Godzilla (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- Michael Jackson returns to the stage in creepy holographic performance
- Recruit yourself to our Jack Ryan Blu-ray competition
- Walking With Dinosaurs: The 3D Movie (2013) Blu-ray Review
- Unaltered original Star Wars Trilogy rumoured to see Blu-ray release
- Frozen (2013) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Australian Blu-ray Importing: May 2014 Buying Guide
- R.I.P.D. (2013) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Godzilla (1998) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Predator 3D (1987/2014) Blu-ray Movie Review
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) Blu-ray Movie Review
- April 2014
- Warner Bros. announces massive 31-disc Harry Potter Blu-ray Box
- Ender's Game (2013) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Rise of Electro (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- Researchers find lost Andy Warhol art from 30-year-old floppy disks
- Captain Phillips (2013) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- Peter Jackson renames the third and final 'Hobbit' movie
- The Passion of the Christ (2004) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Adventure Time: The Complete Third Season (2012) Blu-ray Movie Review
- The Lego Movie (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Noah (2014) Cinema Movie Review
- March 2014
- Thor: The Dark World (2013) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Anger rises as eBay Australia hike seller fee costs, set to start soon
- Fox to take us Walking With Dinosaurs in HD this May
- Need for Speed (2014) Cinema Review
- Star Trek: Enterprise - Season Three (2003) Blu-ray Review
- 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) Cinema Review
- IMAX, Disney announces new deal, includes Star Wars 7 and Avengers 2
- Pixar announces two new sequels and two 3D re-releases
- 1993's Super Mario Brothers feature film coming to Blu-ray
- The Wind Rises (2013) Cinema Review
- Wolf Creek 2 (2014) Cinema Review
- 3 Days to Kill (2014) Cinema Review
- Zack Snyder hits back at Watchmen criticism over Terry Gilliam script
- Sony Pictures 1998 'Godzilla' roars to Blu-ray in May
- Disney hit new critical and financial benchmarks with Frozen
- Gravity (2013) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Wolf Creek (2005) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Interview with Greg McLean, Co-writer and Director of Wolf Creek 2
- February 2014
- Last Vegas (2014) Cinema Review
- RoboCop (2014) Cinema Review
- Australian Blu-ray Importing: February 2014 Buying Guide
- Monsters University (2013) Blu-ray Movie Review
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) Cinema Review
- 47 Ronin (2014) Cinema Review
- January 2014
- The Smurfs 2 (2013) Blu-ray Movie Review
- We're the Millers (2013) Blu-ray Movie Review
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2012) Cinema Review
- Walking with Dinosaurs: The Movie (2014) Cinema Review
- The Epic 2014 Blu-ray Release Schedule
- Samsung promises new 4K Blu-ray format by the end of 2014
- Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) Cinema Review
Lenovo lists its first Wildcat Lake ThinkPad laptops with Core 7 and Core 5 SKUs
Modders upgrade the original PlayStation's RAM from 2MB to 16MB
ZeniMax's ESO studio is still big enough to deliver new content
id Software not a support studio after layoffs, reportedly working on new Doom project
Apple sues OpenAI, accusing it of engaging in a 'strategy to extract Apple's confidential information'
EA quickly folds after College Football 27 got review bombed on Steam for invasive microtransactions
Another RTX 5090 power connector melted, and even ASRock TempGuard failed to save this one
Reverse scam: Redditor orders a Ryzen 7 7800X3D but gets blessed with a 9800X3D instead
Colorful iGame Shadow II DDR5 memory with CXMT ICs hits 8600 MT/s
ASRock says there are no plans to sell its Taichi 10th anniversary concept components
Micron 6600 ION 245.76TB Enterprise SSD Review - Best in Class Programming Speeds
MOZA MA3F EFCM Flight Control Module Review: authentic Airbus A320 autopilot panel for simulators
Turtle Beach Stealth Pro II Wireless Gaming Headset Review - Premium Sound, Fantastic Features
MOZA MGX1000 Instrument Panel Review: a realistic Garmin G1000 replica for immersive flight sims
Simagic Zeus Formula Steering Wheel Review: premium build and advanced inputs for F1 racing
GIGABYTE X870E Aero X3D Dark Wood Review - A woody goody
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review
KTC H49S66 5K2K (5120x1440) 49-inch 180Hz Gaming Monitor Review
HighPoint Rocket 1604L Gen5 x16 NVMe Software RAID AIC Review: half the price with full 59 GB/s speed
Next Level Racing ERS3 Haptic Seat Review: immersive sim racing comfort with integrated haptics
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