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Top 10 Books Within Books We Want to Read

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Sometimes we read books. And sometimes, within those books, the characters read, write and discuss books. Books that don’t exist in our world. But maybe we would like to read them. These are… Continue reading

TV Review: ‘Gotham’

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We’ve seen the first episodes of Flash and Constantine and they’re good. Not great, but plenty of potential. We could be on the cusp of a new era in totally watchable TV comic adaptations. This… Continue reading

Cheap Game Tuesday: ‘Far Cry 3’

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With the sequel rolling onto shelves in the coming months, nows a good a time as ever to go back and revisit (or check out) this must-play title from the previous console generation.… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Equalizer’

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Director: Antoine Fuqua Cast: Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas Plot: A blue collar worker reveals a mysterious past when he is driven to stand up to those who have done wrong… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’

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Director: Robert Rodriquez and Frank Miller Starring: Mickey Rourke, Josh Brolin, Eva Green, Jessica Alba, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Rosario Dawson, Powers Boothe, Ray Liotta, Jaime King, Jamie Chung, Dennis Haysbert, Jeremy Piven, Christopher… Continue reading

Reviewing the Books I Read in High School English (Pt. 2)

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Although I spend most of my working day in the classroom I sometimes cast my mind back to the time when I could (and often did) get detention for writing on the desks.… Continue reading

Doctor Who Review: 12.4 ‘Listen’

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Ok, so I usually review the Doctor Who episodes as they air and I haven’t done it for the past two weeks. Here’s the thing though…I wasn’t quite sure what I thought about either… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Boxtrolls’

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Director: Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi Cast: Isaac Hempstead Wright, Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Ellie Fanning, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade, Toni Collette, Simon Pegg, Tracy Morgan and Dee Bradley Baker Plot: In a… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Giver’

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Director: Phillip Noyce Cast: Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Taylor Swift Plot: In an apparent utopian society one young man is chosen to become the ‘Receiver’,… Continue reading

Cheap Game Tuesday: ‘Invisible, Inc.’

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So…Invisible, Inc.. A turn based stealth game. Think Metal Gear Solid with the game mechanics of XCOM Enemy Unknown and the plot line of Monaco. And it’s Cyberpunk. And film noir. Cybernoirpunk espionage thing. Yeah, that… Continue reading