Category Archives: Reviews

HUGO: MORE THAN MEETS THE WHIMSICAL CLOCKWORK EYE.

Posted on February 6, 2012 by hezzabeth

Three weeks ago Mike and I got married and our entire wedding theme was based on the films of Georges Méliès. Of course I had no idea that was his name when creating my theme rather, I was channelling the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Reviews | Tagged Georges Méliès, hugo, Martin Scorsese | Leave a comment

DISCWORLD: ANKH-MORPORK [REVIEW]

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Adam vanLangenberg

I was worried when I heard about the new Discworld: Ankh-Morpork game. Book, movie and TV-show themed board games often work better as something to round out the collection, rather than a game you’d actually want to play. Would this game live up … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming (Board), Reviews | Tagged Ankh-Morpork, board game, Discworld, martin wallace, paul kidby, Terry Pratchett | 1 Comment

LORDS OF VEGAS: DICE, BAD LUCK AND NOT ENOUGH CASH [REVIEW]

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Adam vanLangenberg

Generally, I don’t want a whole lot of luck in my boardgames. A little bit of it is alright but too much makes a game feel too close to Snakes and Ladders for my liking. That is unless that game … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming (Board), Reviews | Tagged dice, james ernest, las vegas, lords of vegas, mike selinker | Leave a comment

THE MUPPETS: PONDERINGS OF A MUPPETS VIRGIN [REVIEW]

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Elizabeth Flux

I want to start by confessing that before this week, I had never seen a Muppets movie. This, at least in the YouTube community, can cause a person to be put in the ‘impure fan’ box and prompts the typical “GET … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Reviews, Television | Tagged Amy Adams, chris cooper, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Jason Segel, Kermit, muppet show, Nicholas Stoller, peter linz, The Muppets | Leave a comment

LIFE’S TOO SHORT FOR MORE GERVAIS DRIVEL [REVIEW]

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Adam vanLangenberg

Here’s how the pitch for Life’s Too Short went: Gervais: Who is the funniest person alive? Merchant: Well, obviously you are. Gervais: Right, and who are the funniest race of people? Merchant: Well, I’d have to say dwarves. Gervais: Correct again. So … Continue reading →