The First Avenger: Celebrating 75 years of Captain America
.Given that 2016 marks 75 years since Captain America made his first appearance, by punching Mr. Adolf Hitler square in the jaw no less, I thought I would take a couple of minutes to look back on a few...
View ArticleZootopia - Review
Beneath Zootopia’s furry facade, lurks some compelling social commentary. Sure it’s a kids film about an adorable bunny cop solving a missing persons case; but for adults, the filmmakers have laced...
View ArticleThe Tale of Shikanoko: Emperor of the Eight Islands - Review
There is a fine line between objective and subjective criticism. Some reviewers can tell you the difficulty in maintaining professional distance when critically analysing something, especially if that...
View ArticleREAD WATCH PLAY! INTERVIEW: LIAN HEARN
I take this episode to interview acclaimed Australian fantasy author Lian Hearn, who celebrates the launch of her new Tales of the Otori prequel book, Emperor of the Eight Islands! During our chat,...
View ArticleAwesome suspense-filled films
Providing you with the same amount of adrenaline as jumping out of a plane and the same sweat as a gym session, suspenseful films will get your heart-racing in the best way possible. They have the same...
View ArticleHitman, Part 1: Prologue and Paris (PS4) Review
This is the first in a series of six reviews that cover the new, episodic Hitman game across most of 2016. Each episode will be reviewed and scored separately as it is released.---THE SHORT...
View ArticleREAD, WATCH, PLAY! EPISODE SEVENTEEN: BATMAN VS SUPERMAN
HOLY NEW PODCAST GEEK OF OZ FANS!That's right, we are back with a new episode this week discussing Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice.Joining Stu and I this week is friend of the show (and Stu's...
View ArticleDavid Attenborough's virtual reality experiences come to the Australian Museum!
A lot of people are getting excited about VR, and rightly so. With the first wave of consumer grade headsets hitting shelves, after much waiting it looks like 2016 will finally be the year of VR. With...
View ArticleWE LIKE TO WATCH: EPISODE ONE - PILOT
BRAND NEW PODCAST!That's right guys Stu and I are helming a second podcast now called "We Like to Watch". Stu and I are big fans of heading to the movies. So we figured we'd attempt to watch a film...
View ArticleWE LIKE TO WATCH: EPISODE TWO - SHERPA
Episode 2! Someone liked our Pilot and we've been issued to make more episodes to make! Stu and I are at Dendy Newtown this week to watch Sherpa, a documentary film from Australian filmmaker Jennifer...
View ArticleWE LIKE TO WATCH: EPISODE THREE - CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
Episode 3! Stu and I are this week discussing the next film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America: Civil War. This film is the first of Phase 3 of Marvel's Cinematic Universe and it's set...
View ArticleWE LIKE TO WATCH: EPISODE FOUR - A MONTH OF SUNDAYS
Episode 4! Stu and I ventured this week to Dendy Cinema to watch A Month Of Sundays. This film is from director Matthew Saville (Noise, Secret Life of Us, Cloudstreet, Please Like Me, and Felony) and...
View ArticleREAD, WATCH, PLAY! EPISODE EIGHTEEN: BINGEWORTHY
HOLY DELAYED SCHEDULING BATMAN! WE FINALLY HAVE A NEW EPISODE.So it's been a while. As you would have no doubt noticed it's been over a month since we last had an episode of Read, Watch,...
View ArticleWE LIKE TO WATCH: EPISODE FIVE - EDDIE THE EAGLE
Episode 5! Stu and I ventured this past weekend to Dendy Cinema to watch Eddie the Eagle. Based on the life of Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, this biographical sports dramedy chronicling Eddie Edwards'...
View ArticleThe Witcher 3: Blood and Wine - First Impressions
DISCLAIMER: As this review is a First Impressions of a DLC that is still in development, there will be no */10 Geeks score at the end. There is also a slant towards the positive aspects and, unless...
View ArticleSharp Ends: Tales from the World of the First Law - Review
It's difficult to discuss Joe Abercrombie's excellent The First Law series without treading on George R.R. Martin's toes via the expected Game of Thrones comparison. It's true that both writers adopt...
View ArticleWE LIKE TO WATCH: EPISODE SIX - FIRST MONDAY IN MAY
Episode 6! Stu and I decided to watch the movie that lost the coin toss in the last episode, so we ventured to Dendy Cinema to watch First Monday In May. First Monday In May is a documentary by Andrew...
View ArticleFavourite Childhood Heroes
When you’re eight years old and impressionable you need someone strong and morally just to look up to. You know, like a gang of mutated turtles that fight aliens and eat pizza… Right? To celebrate the...
View ArticleWE LIKE TO WATCH: EPISODE SEVEN - HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
Episode 7, and this week Stu and I watched Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a comedy written and directed by Taika Waititi, based on the book Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry...
View ArticleWE LIKE TO WATCH: EPISODE EIGHT - TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE...
Episode 8, and this week Stu and I walked the Green Carpet at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows (TMNT2) Sydney Premier.Out Of The Shadows is the second film in the new TMNT film...
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