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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 4DX & 3D Review

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 4DX & 3D Review

Posted by | Dec 15, 2016 | | 0 |

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story I’m going to try and keep this review short because it’s extremely important not to offer any spoilers for it. Setup In Case You Missed It As you may remember from the opening scenes of Star Wars: A New Hope the Rebel Alliance gets hold of the plans for the new super weapon that the Empire are building, the Death Star. Princess Leia is captured by Darth Vader who tortures her trying to find out where the plans are. Star Wars is Luke’s quest to become a Jedi, join the rebel alliance and...

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Into the Woods Review

Into the Woods Review

Posted by | Dec 7, 2016 | | 0 |

I’m not a fan of musicals and it was really only boredom and the (apparently misremembered) idea that this received good reviews at the time that made me watch it at all on a streaming service. The list of musicals I actually enjoy is pretty short and maybe I’ll put them up in a group review some time. Suffice to say I demand a plot and good music if I’m going to watch a musical and enjoy it at all. Ok, I’ll settle for a semblance of a plot, some humour and a reasonable music. Into The Woods, I...

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A United Kingdom Review

A United Kingdom Review

Posted by | Dec 1, 2016 | , | 0 |

A United Kingdom – A Historical Film With an Exceptionally Timely Title It’s a shame that A United Kingdom was released so late in the year, had it come out before June 23rd, 2016 it might have taught some unsuspecting people a few valuable lessons. This biopic covers the courtship and marriage of Seretse Khama, heir to the throne of Bechuanaland and Ruth Williams. The couple faced considerable opposition from their own families, the Labour government of Britain and even interference from South Africa which the British Government was trying to maintain an economic partnership with.   At face value, it’s a romance...

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Worldbuilders 2016

Worldbuilders 2016

Posted by | Nov 15, 2016 | , , | 0 |

If you’re going to support a charity this year, why not support Worldbuilders 2016? Patrick Rothfuss, author of the critically acclaimed Kingkiller Chronicles has just launched their 2016 fundraising event. I’m not going to go into all the details here as his blog post is MASSIVE and there’s not much point in me duplicating it. Go and read his post if you want all the details and really, have a think about why you don’t follow him on Facebook because he’s interesting and funny. Find his blog post here: Worldbuilders 2016 Launch Post Want to help immediately? Already know...

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Build a Blu-Ray Collection

Build a Blu-Ray Collection

Posted by | Nov 14, 2016 | , , | 0 |

Build a Blu-Ray Collection Worthy of Your Shelves Have you ever looked at your ageing collection of DVD’s or (heaven forbid) VHS tapes and wondered if it isn’t time for you to upgrade to buying your favourite films on Blu-ray? Do you own a nice big flat screen TV, perhaps even with a 4K screen and yet use it to display low-quality versions of blockbuster films? Then perhaps it’s time you started to really enjoy your time spent watching films. If you haven’t got at least an HD TV and a Blu-ray player we suggest you read our article Do...

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