Reviewing the Books I Read in High School English (Pt. 2)
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
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Doctor Who Review: 12.4 ‘Listen’
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’
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’
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.’
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
Comic Review: ‘Sex Criminals’
Man, that title could’ve meant anything. Are they criminals who have sex while performing illegal acts? Maybe they make a point of performing illegal sex acts, or use sex as part of their intricately planned… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘What We Do In the Shadows’
Director: Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement Cast: Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Jonathon Brugh, Stuart Rutherford, Rhys Darby Plot: A documentary crew follow a small group of vampires who share a flat in Wellington, New Zealand,… Continue reading
Cheap Game Tuesday: ‘The Bridge’
Like the indie smash hits FEZ and Braid, and recent iPad bestseller Monument Value, this little title works with the concepts of perception and manipulation of the physical level to avoid obstacles and guide the character to… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Into the Storm’
Director: Steven Quale Cast: Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh Plot: A group of tornado chasers, a couple of redneck thrillseekers and a separated family get caught up in a really big storm.… Continue reading
Table Top Review: ‘Risk: The Dalek Invasion of Earth’
Publisher: Parker Brothers Style: Military Strategy Players: 2 – 5 Length of Play: 2 – 3 hours Review: ‘Risk’ ranks up there with ‘Monopoly’ and ‘Trivial Pursuit’ as one of the best known board games in the… Continue reading
