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Movie Review: ‘Compliance’

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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’

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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

Why the Flip is Kevin Smith in My New ‘Lego Batman’ Game?

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A couple of weeks ago I scored a PS4 for my birthday. It was a happy moment indeed. This was followed up with a copy of Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham in my Christmas… Continue reading

Book Review: ‘Murder in Mississippi’ by John Safran

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I think that’s the first time I’ve had to write the word ‘Mississippi’. It’s fun to type. My knowledge and experience with the region are pretty minimal because I have lived most of my… Continue reading

10 Disappointments Geeks Faced in 2014

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Man, we can be suckers. Every year there’s something we get overhyped for whether through over blown or misleading marketing or building it up in our own minds, and we sometimes get are… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Interview’

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Director: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen Starring: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Randall Park, Lizzy Caplan, Diana Bang Plot: An entertainment reporter and his producer/BFF try to make a name for themselves by interviewing the… Continue reading

Book Review: ‘Ghosts in the Machine’ by Tobacco Jones

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When we received a copy of this novel in the post we didn’t know what to make of it. The title echoed Ghost in the Shell and the blurb suggested similar themes, and the… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies’

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Director: Peter Jackson Starring: Sir Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lee Pace, bunch of other people. Plot: With Smaug awake and the armies of Middle-Earth marching upon the Lonely Mountain,… Continue reading

Tabletop Tuesday: ‘Small World’

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Publisher: Days of Wonder Players: 2-5 Play Time: 30-90 minutes Genre: Strategy, conquest Review: Small World is a very popular game that has been putting out expansions and new versions consistently since it’s first publication in… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Horrible Bosses 2’

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Director: Sean Anders Cast: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Chris Pine, Jennifer Aniston, Christoph Waltz, Jamie Foxx, Kevin Spacey Plot: Having become their own bosses with the invention of the ‘Shower Buddy’,… Continue reading