Tag Archive: review

Movie Review: ‘Stung’

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Directed by: Benni Diez Starring: Matt O’Leary, Jessica Cook, and Clifton Collins, Jr. Plot: A swarm of mutated wasps attack a dinner party at a big estate. Review: Sometimes it is hard to be optimistic about… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Vacation’

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Imagine you’re a drunk studio executive, sitting at a bar, and someone walks up to you. It’s John Francis Daley. You like the kid. You sometimes watch Bones. He pushes a napkin at… Continue reading

Tabletop Tuesday: ‘Heroes Wanted’

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Let me start with a story. About a year ago I joined a local gaming collective called WABA (Western Australian Boardgaming Association) in order to meet like minded board gaming enthusiasts and try… Continue reading

Why Does Everyone Hate ‘Pixels’?

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The new Chris Columbus directed Adam Sandler vehicle, an ode to arcade games of the 1980s called Pixels, has been released and the response has been pretty poor. In fact, publishing the most… Continue reading

‘Unfriended’ Is Unexpectedly Great

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Yes, that haunted Skype movie. Where a bunch of friends are tormented by an unseen figure via the internet, leading to murder and whatnot. Let’s get this out of the way now: Unfriended is a… Continue reading

Tabletop Tuesday: ‘One Night Ultimate Werewolf’

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Here’s a simple game that I was introduced to over the weekend, immediately went out and bought and played dozens of times since. Each game lasts roughly ten minutes and usually involves a… Continue reading

Why Every New ‘Terminator’ Movie Is Failing

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So we got around to watching Terminator: Genisys and…well…it was not a good movie. It recycles chunks of the old films and the plot is a confused mess, with 90% of it being exposition. And… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Ant-Man’

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Director: Peyton Reed Cast: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll Plot: Scientist and former hero Hank Pym has spent decades hiding his ‘Ant-Man’ technology from the world. When his protégé begins gaining access… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?’

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Director: Jon Schnepp Plot: A group of film-makers and fans investigate the instigation and downfall of Tim Burton’s film Superman Lives, put into development following the directors success with Batman in 1989. Review: In recent years… Continue reading

Retro Movie Review: ‘Space Jam’

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In the 1990’s, few star shone brighter than Chicago Bulls shooting guard, Michael Jordan. At the height of his popularity, a Hollywood executive got the bizarre idea to pair Jordan’s athletic skills with… Continue reading