Tabletop Tuesday: ‘Dead of Winter: Crossroads’

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Publisher: Plaid Hat Games. Style: Dice, strategy, partial co-op. Players: 2-5. Play Time: 2-4 hours depending on campaign. Wait, what happened to Cheap Game Tuesday?! Well, sometimes I just haven’t had the time to… Continue reading

Disney Dinner and a Movie: ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’

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Since I did a Hocus Pocus themed meal last October I wanted to focus on another one of my favorite Halloween Disney films: The Nightmare Before Christmas. This film is just fantastic in… Continue reading

Top 100 Women in Pop Culture! (Part 2)

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And we’re back! We had a very positive response to the first part of our multi-part series of the female characters who are especially awesome. If you missed the first 20 entries in… Continue reading

Reviewing the Scary Movies That Traumatised My Childhood (Vol. 1)

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As I sit on the couch getting into the Hallowe’en spirit (such as it exists Down Under) by watching some of our new favourite horror movies like The Cabin in the Woods I’ve been reflecting… Continue reading

Review: ‘Gone Girl’ (2nd Opinion)

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Plot:  Based on the bestselling novel by Gillian Flynn, former magazine writer Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) wakes up on the morning of his fifth anniversary to find his wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) missing… Continue reading

WTF Hollywood??? Make ‘The Stand’ into a trilogy!!!

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I would characterize my literary relationship with Stephen King as somewhere on the level of Romeo and Juliet, although not quite as tame.  Saying he’s my favorite author is akin to saying Roland Deschain took awhile… Continue reading

Ranked: David Fincher

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David Fincher is one of the few directors who I have seen every film of. He’s directed other things like music videos and some episodes of “House of Cards,” but I’m just focusing… Continue reading

The Pull List: 10/12/14

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Must read comics of the week Batwoman #35 Batwoman is getting a team called The Unknowns. It includes her sister, Red Alice, Batman Rogue, Clayface, the demon, Etrigan, and Jewish vigilante, Ragman. Those… Continue reading

Cheap Game Tuesday: ‘Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag’

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The Assassin’s Creeds franchise has become one of the most recognisable properties in pop culture. The distinctive white hooded, free running, wrist-bladed assassin became a selling point for the PS3 and X-Box 360 when… Continue reading

Shared Universal Monster-Verse Director Wishlist

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In case you haven’t been paying attention, Universal Studios wants to get in on the shared universe trend that is taking the world by storm since Marvel made a billion dollars. I guess,… Continue reading