Movie Review: ‘Turbo Kid’
Turbo Kid is so gloriously 80s that had it been made in the 80s it would’ve been ignored, as it stands it was made 30 years later and works as a nostalgic throwback… Continue reading
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Netflix Doco Binge: Gaming is Fun! (‘Atari: Game Over’ and ‘Indie Game: The Movie’)
Ah, the mid-year marking and reporting nightmare is at an end! That means this is the last delve into docos for the time being. We’ve already covered Nerd Culture, Porn, Internet Makers and… Continue reading
Netflix Doco Binge – Love, Sex and Immigration
So it’s another marking week, which means more documentaries! Recently we’ve looked at people who helped make the internet, nerd culture and, of course, porn (weirdly the one with the least likes and comments,… Continue reading
Review: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ (Second Opinion)
Plot: The Road Warrior himself, Mad Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) returns to the big screen in the fourth installment of George Miller’s Mad Max series. Once again set in a post-apocalyptic future, Fury Road sees… Continue reading
Movie Reviews: ‘Jurassic World’
Director: Colin Trevorrow Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’onofrio Plot: Even though the original Jurassic Park ended in tragedy before it opened the doors, a fully functioning dinosaur park has been up… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Ex Machina’
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
IFFBoston 2015 Review: ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’
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’)
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
Netflix Doco Binge – Porn! (‘Hot Girls Wanted’ and ‘After Porn Ends’)
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’)
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
