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• 10 Best Superhero Replacement Characters

  

  So, the big news lately, if you haven’t been paying attention, Thor and Captain America will be losing their powers. During this time, a new female character... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Robin Williams, Gene Simmons and Celebrity Depression

  

  A couple of days ago we woke to the tragic news that Robin Williams had not only passed away but had taken his own life. Before long the story expanded to... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Trailer Roundup: The Trailers of Gamescom 2014 (part Two)

  

  By HedgeMy last post focussed on the big two – Microsoft and Sony. Their press conferences gave us more than a few trailers, but over the last few days we’ve... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Movie Review: ‘The Double’

  

  The Double tells the story about lonely, shy and ignored loser Simon (Jesse Eisenberg) a pushover who suddenly finds himself worse than when he started as he no... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Top 10 Strangest Post-Apocalyptic Societies

  

  The world after the apocalypse is pretty easy to visualise. Vast deserts, people wearing gasmarks and mutant cannibals. It’s become such a staple in fiction tha... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Tribute: Lauren Bacall

  

  What would the era of Film Noir have been with the husky-voiced and sultry Lauren Bacall? She was the personification of the femme fatale archetype. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Trailer Roundup: The Trailers of Gamescom 2014

  

  By HedgeAnother month another convention; this time Germany’s Gamescom where a slew of new games were announced, new console bundles revealed and new trailers... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Disney Dinner and a Movie: Aladdin

  

  Aladdin is one of Disney’s greatest films. A Renaissance piece that spawned two sequels, a television show and a Broadway play, Aladdin is fan favorite. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• My Favorite Robin William’s Movies (a Remembrance)

  

  It’s such a surreal thing, truth be told I didn’t consider myself a big Robin Williams fan but after hearing of his passing I could only visualize the huge... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Tribute: Robin Williams

  

  This morning we awoke to the terrible news that the comedy/drama actor Robin Williams had apparently taken his own life. There are few members of the geek... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• America’s Founding Fathers as Sharks

  

  It’s officially shark week! There are few things that I love more than sharks and one of them is the US’s founding fathers so in a ridiculously random effort I... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Movie Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (A Second Opinion)

  

  Where do I even begin with this one? People were either REALLY EXCITED for this movie or were preparing for it to be THE WORST MOVIE OF ALL-TIME. Isn’t it... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Movie Review: ‘Snowpiercer’ (2nd Opinion)

  

  Director: Bong Joon-hoCast: Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Go Ah-sung, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Ed HarrisPlot: After the human race got over ambitious... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Movie Review: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’

  

  The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise has always had a rocky history in pop culture adaptations, most of the time we tend to put on some thick nostalgia... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Was ‘WATCH_DOGS’ Bad?

  

  A couple of weeks ago a game came out called watch_dogs. You likely heard of it. That’s because it’s very possibly the most hyped up game of the past five years. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Pull List: 8/6/2014

  

  Must read comics of the weekAlex + Ada #8Things are really starting to pick up for Alex. After exhausting his research into making Ada, his live in robot... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Cheap Game Tuesday: ‘Hitman Trilogy HD’

  

  Currently on sale on the PSN and likely other places, the three game collection contains the three big hits from the cult favourite series. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• 10 Little Reasons to Love ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’

  

  We’ve already reviewed Guardians of the Galaxy. In short: we loved it. But in a market swamped with big budget actioneers and superheroes, what about this... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Most Underrated Comic Book Movies

  

  As I’m sure anyone who has ventured past a cinema lately knows, movies based on comics are big money right now. Just this past summer we’ve seen; Captain... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Movie Review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’

  

  Director: James GunnCast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Lee Pace, Glenn Close, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, John C. Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO