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Watch This Show: ‘Les Revenants (The Returned)’

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Sometimes you get the opportunity to say ‘I was into that before the American remake’. Whether it’s The Office or Let the Right One In there’s something that speaks to our inner geek…the part of us who… Continue reading

Top 10 Worst Movie Cameos

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Cameos can be hit or miss. Some are barely visible, and are only spotted by those looking for them. This can describe most of Hitchcock’s moments as a background pedestrian. This is fine.… Continue reading

Tabletop Review: ‘Discworld: Ankh-Morpork’

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Review based on the revised edition. Style: Card Management and City Control. Players: 1 – 4 Length of Game: 1 hour. The Gameplay: Each player adopts the role of a city leader of… Continue reading

10 Pop Culture Theories Worth Knowing

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The age of the internet has turned waxing lyrical about our favourite fictions into a global discussion. With that has come the fan theories that fill in the plot holes and add to… Continue reading

‘Sherlock’ Season 3: Decompressed

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Few shows have had as much build up as the third season of Sherlock. The shows popularity had gone through the roof by the end of the sixth movie length episode, followed by more… Continue reading

10 Reasons ‘Avengers vs X-Men’ Fell Flat

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For about seven months last year Marvel decided to pull out all the stops and throw their two flagship franchises at each other in a scrap to end all scraps. The Avengers and… Continue reading

10 Things You Learn Playing Tabletop

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Tabletop gaming has always been with us geeks. Whether you simply break out a worn old Monopoly set or dedicate your weekends to painting your miniatures, board games and tabletop gaming has been enjoyed… Continue reading

Tribute: James Avery

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If you happened to google the name ‘James Avery‘ today you would be hit with two facts. Firstly, he passed away due to complications following surgery. This is sad news indeed. The second… Continue reading

Table Top Review: ‘A Game of Thrones’

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Review based on the 2nd Edition of the game. Style: Strategy Board Game. Players: 3-6. Length of Game: 2 hours. The Gameplay: This is a strategy game in the sense that A Song of Ice and… Continue reading

‘Duck Dynasty’ Gave You Want You Wanted

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A fortnight ago I had never heard of a television show called Duck Dynasty. Now that I have, I am very disappointed in the show not being about aristocratic ducks. A missed opportunity… Continue reading