Tag Archive: geek

5 Reasons ‘Arkham City’ Will Rock/Suck

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This week heralds the arrival of one of the most anticipated games of the year (THE most anticipated for cool people). ‘Arkham Asylum’ was a surprisingly brilliant production, rising far above the average… Continue reading

‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ Retro Review

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I felt a twinge of familiarity when the latest documentary from divisive film maker Michael Moore. The opening sequence plays out in an identical fashion to Bowling for Columbine. Nothing wrong with that,… Continue reading

‘Tucker & Dale vs Evil’ DVD Review

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Director: Eli Craig Starring: Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden Plot: A group of college kids head out to the woods for a drinking and drugs fueled camping trip. Making a stop on… Continue reading

‘Scream 4’ DVD Review

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Director: Wes Craven Cast: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courtney Cox, Emma Roberts, Hayden Penettiere, Allison Brie Plot: A decade after the Ghostface killings, Sidney Prescott has moved on with her life. When another… Continue reading

Expectations Divided: ‘The Avengers’ vs ‘The Dark Knight Rises’

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The world might end in 2012 (especially if you believe every dumb thing you’re told), but that’s hardly what we need to be worried about. The REAL issue of 2012 is obvious: what… Continue reading

‘Bonnie & Clyde’ Retro Review

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Director: Arthur Penn Cast: Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty, Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard, Estelle Parsons Plot: When Bonnie catches Clyde in the act of trying to steal her mothers car, she takes the… Continue reading

Link: What Video Games Are Teaching Us

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Print this out and send copies to parents, wives/husbands, partners, bosses, grandparents, children, teachers, judgmental pets and anyone else who’s ever gotten on your case about spending too much time gaming. CLICK AND… Continue reading

‘Jaws’ and ‘Jaws Revenge’ for iPhone

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The iphone, and other similar devices that run apps, are seeing a bigger and faster growing market for games than any other gaming platform in history (don’t quote me on that fact, I… Continue reading

Link: The 7 Old-School Franchises Your Favourite Geek Franchises Stole From

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For most deeply absorbed into geek culture, these won’t come as a major surprise. Some might be a surprise to the less geeky amongst you, and it’s always worth noting the classic. Click… Continue reading

‘You’ll Be Sorry When I’m Dead’ Book Review

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Author: Marieke Hardy Plot: A selection of autobiographical tales from the life of alternative media personality Marieke Hardy. There are few people in the Australian media as interesting as Marieke Hardy. Whilst she… Continue reading