Category Archives: Reviews

LANA DEL REY: LIVING FOR THE FAME

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Adam vanLangenberg

Scott Lewis takes on Lana Del Rey’s critics. Despite taking over from Ashlee Simpson as provider of the worst Saturday Night Live performance ever, being the object of endless derision from HIPSTER RUNOFF and so many others (the Llama Del Rey meme) and … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Reviews | Tagged born to die, lana del rey, pitchfork, radio, videogames | Leave a comment

21 JUMP STREET [REVIEW]

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Elizabeth Flux

Earlier this year I received a disquieting text: 21 Jump Street was being made into a film. A film starring Channing ‘She’s The Man’ Tatum and Jonah ‘Superbad‘ Hill, the latter of whom had helped write the script. My disbelief turned … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Reviews, Television | Tagged 21 Jump Street, Channing Tatum, Johnny Depp, Jonah Hill | Leave a comment

JOHN CARTER: AN EPIC FAIL 60 YEARS IN THE MAKING [REVIEW]

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Elizabeth Flux

The poster for John Carter looks like Sawyer from Lost battling two trolls from the Mines of Moria in the Star Wars gladiator arena. The fact that this says pretty much nothing about the plot of the film seemed not … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Film, Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged Disney, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Film, John Carter, Science Fiction, Taylor Kitsch | Leave a comment

THE MELANCHOLY DEATH OF OYSTER BOY & OTHER STORIES [REVIEW]

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Elizabeth Flux

If Tim Burton were given the opportunity to redesign the world, I imagine it would look a lot more animated. Trees would be spindlier, darkness more sinister, colours more garish and in bubble-gum shades; ghoulish topiary figures would prance, bend … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands, Poetry, The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, Tim Burton | 1 Comment

DANGER 5 – GETTING STRAIGHT TO THE BISCUITS

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Elizabeth Flux

Interview with Dario Russo, director and one half of the writing duo behind Danger 5, a new SBS series. There are certain things you don’t see on television very often. Pterodactyls in bar fights, death by phone call, or the … Continue reading →