The Geekery Guide: What’s This Ultron Thing?
Last time in this series we brought you up to speed with The Cthulhu Mythos. Now for something that mind be on the minds of non-comic readers: Ultron! In a Sentence: Ultron is… Continue reading
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Oscar Nominee Review: ‘ American Sniper’
Previously: The Theory of Everything The Imitation Game The Grand Budapest Hotel Birdman Director: Clint Eastwood Cast: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner Plot: Based on an autobiography of a well known US Marine Sniper… Continue reading
Oscar Nominee Review: ‘Birdman or: The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance’
Previously: The Theory of Everything The Intimidation Game The Grand Budapest Hotel Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Cast: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Stone, Edward Norton Plot: Riggan Thompson is an ageing actor who is… Continue reading
Oscar Nominee Review: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Oh bollocks. I only saw this when it was released almost a year ago and didn’t review it at the time. Ok…this is will done by memory. Director: Wes Anderson Cast: Ralph Fiennes,… Continue reading
Oscar Nominee Review: ‘The Imitation Game’
Yep, I’ve reviewed this one already. And I’m copy-pasting the exact review here. Simply for the sake of covering all the Best Picture Nominees now there’s a bit more interest around them. Check… Continue reading
Oscar Nominee Review: ‘The Theory of Everything’
Director: James Marsh Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, David Thewlis Plot: This film recounts the life and relationships of acclaimed physicist Professor Stephen Hawking from his time at college through his illness, losing his… Continue reading
Tabletop Tuesday: ‘Mystery Express’
Publisher: Days of Wonder Players: 3-5 Play Time: 60-90 minutes Genre: Deduction, bluff Review: As I start writing I remembered that this is the third Days of Wonder game I’ve reviewed in a row. Not intentional,… Continue reading
The Geekery Guide: What is the Cthulhu Mythos?
Welcome to our new series! What is it? Well, I’m old enough to remember when being a geek wasn’t cool or even accepted. I remember a friend of mine asking me why I… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Compliance’
Director: Craig Zobel Cast: Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy Plot: The manager and workers of a fast food franchise restaurant find themselves in a difficult position when a calling identifying themselves as… Continue reading
Cheap Game Tuesday: ’80 Days’
Ah, the glory days of the iOS App store, where bedroom programmers and artists flocked to the new platform to build their careers on innovation and originality. Now it’s a mess of Candy… Continue reading
