The Geekery Guide: The History of Arkham Asylum

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Do you know what comes out in a week? Batman: Arkham Knight, the third part in Rocksteady’s awesome trilogy of games! These story driven, action and stealth masterpieces rank among the best games ever made,… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Ex Machina’

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Plot:  Programmer Caleb Smith (Domhnal Gleeson) works for Bluebook, the most used search engine in the entire world.  When he’s chosen by reclusive Bluebook founder Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac) to spend a week at his… Continue reading

Tribute – Sir Christopher Lee R.I.P.

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Oh, man. Even though I’m a 3rd his age I assumed that Sir Christopher Lee was going to outlive me. He’d accumulated so much badass awesomeness in his time that it would make… Continue reading

IFFBoston 2015 Review: ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’

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Independent Film Festival Boston 2015 Directed by: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring: Thomas Mann, Olivia Cooke, and RJ Cyler Plot: An awkward high schooler and a gravely sick girl strike up a surprising friendship. Review: Quirky coming of… Continue reading

Netflix Doco Binge: The Internet Makers (‘Downloaded’ and ‘The Internet’s Own Boy’)

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So far this week we’ve looked at documentaries focused on Nerd Culture and Porn, next up is a double bill about some of the people who pioneered ideas that have shaped the internet… Continue reading

The Pull List: 6/10/2015

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Buzz worthy books of the week 21st Century Tank Girl #1 In a month of rebrandings thanks to DC’s Convergence coming to an end, one indie book is getting new life with this… Continue reading

Cheap Game Tuesday: ‘Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition’

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Ah, that happy moment when a Triple A games has been out long enough to hit the bargain bin! if you missed the chance to play this title when it was released in… Continue reading

Netflix Doco Binge – Porn! (‘Hot Girls Wanted’ and ‘After Porn Ends’)

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Don’t give me that look, you clicked on the article. Netflix currently hosts a couple of documentaries about this tawdry subject, the impact on those involved and the psychology surrounding it. Needless to… Continue reading

Netflix Doco Binge – Nerd Culture (‘Mudbloods’ and ‘Starring Adam West’)

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Urgh. It’s exam week. That means I have to spend all my spare time marking essays on film. It also means I’m going to spend a lot of time binge watching something in… Continue reading

‘You’re Next’ vs ‘The Guest’

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Director Adam Wingard has been releasing his work for over ten years but recently burst onto the horror scene with recent successes like You’re Next (2011) and The Guest (2014). He’s also submitted segments… Continue reading