Tag Archive: review

Movie Review: ‘Birdman’

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Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring: Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, and Emma Stone Plot: A Hollywood actor made famous for playing a superhero earlier in his career tries to put on a Broadway show to earn… Continue reading

Tabletop Tuesday: ‘Betrayal At House of the Hill’

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Publisher: Avalon Hill, Wizards on the Coast Style: Adventure, Exploration, Horror Players: 3-6 Play Time: 60 minutes Time for our fortnightly session of clearing the table and rolling dice. Most people who routinely play… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘This is Where I Leave You’

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Director: Shawn Levy Cast: Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda, Rose Byrne, Adam Driver, Corey Stoll Plot: After walking in on his wife and boss in bed, Judd Altman’s live takes a downward… Continue reading

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

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

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

Movie Review: ‘The Drop’

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Directed by: Michaël R. Roskam Starring: Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini, Noomi Rapace, and Matthias Schoenaerts Plot: A local bartender finds himself at odds with local criminals. Review: I feel like I could be biased towards this movie… Continue reading

Movie Review ‘iPad Product Placement’ (aka ‘Sex Tape’)

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Director: Jake Kasdan Cast: Jason Segal, Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper, Rob Lowe Plot: A married couple find that the spark has gone out of their love life. To spice things up… Continue reading

Amazon Prime Pilot Season Review

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In case you didn’t know, Amazon Prime has joined the recent wave of websites generating original content. Amazon has a cool way of doing it though. They create some pilots and let their… Continue reading