Tag Archive: review

Cheap Game Tuesday: ‘Fallout Shelter’

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We try and avoid mobile games that come with in-game purchases, but this one gets a pass because it hasn’t been designed around trying to squeeze extra dollars out of the players pocket,… 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

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

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

Movie Review: ‘Entourage’

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Director: Doug Ellin Cast: Kevin Connolly, Adrien Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Jeremy Piven, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Perry Reeves, Rex Lee…basically the Hollywood phone book in cameos. Plot: Ari Gold is now the head… Continue reading

Tabletop Tuesday: ‘Firefly’ Expansion Packs

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So it’s been a while since we’ve done our alternating Tabletop/Cheap Games weekly review and that’s because…I keep forgetting to keep up with it. But we’re back! This is a follow up to… Continue reading