Book Review: ‘Armada’ by Ernest Cline

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Plot:  Set in Oregon in Spring 2018, Armada follows the story of eighteen year old Zack Lightman.  A fatherless high school student raised by his mother, Zack suffers through the last few months… Continue reading

The Geekery Guide: Who is Sir Terry Pratchett and What is the Discworld?

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Anyone whose browsed the fantasy section of any bookshop in the past 30 years would have noticed dozens of titles carrying similar artwork and bearing the name ‘Terry Pratchett’ on the spine. You… Continue reading

Why Do Star Wars Fans Hate Ewoks So Much?

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  With Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens mere months away (still doesn’t seem real to me) I can’t help revisiting the original trilogy. If time permits I hope to re-watch the… Continue reading

The Pull List: 8/26/2015

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Buzz worthy books of the week East of West # 20 Finally! It’s back. I feel like it has been gone for so long. Fight Club 2 #4 There is part of me… Continue reading

Revisiting ‘Heroes’ Before ‘Heroes Reborn’

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Amongst the upcoming new TV shows we have the resurrection of the 2006 sci-fi series Heroes. Coming before the Marvel reinvented the cinematic superhero franchise while Arrow got the ball rolling on TV, Heroes was a… Continue reading

Cheap Game Tuesday: ‘Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture’

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This addition to the PSN store has been garnering positive reviews and has a great title, which caught our attention. It also has been billed as a ‘spiritual successor’ to the game Dear Esther,… Continue reading

Beer and a Movie Marathon

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We are lucky enough to live in a day and age, where the greatest drink known to man is readily available in a variety of styles and variations. Of course I am talking… Continue reading

Book Review: “City of Death”, by James Goss

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“You’re a beautiful woman, probably.” – The Doctor, City of Death (1979) The Doctor Who story City of Death has quite a legacy. Rewritten (from an original story by David Fisher) over a… Continue reading

The Pull List: 8/19/2015

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Buzz-worthy books of the week Archie #2 The Archie reboot continues. The first issue was pretty good. Updated time period. More modern art. But pretty much the same tone. There is still a… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Straight Outta Compton’

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Director: F. Gary Gray Cast: O’Seah Jackson, Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti Plot: With their community offering them little opportunity and the authorities giving them no room to move a collective of hip hop… Continue reading