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

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 to phase the marketers, but maybe that’s just because they were busy releasing confusing and unappealing trailers which similarly don’t represent what the film is about.

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WIL WHEATON, BOARD GAMES AND YOUTUBE

I think Wil is the one with the beard

I don’t watch Star Trek. Never have. Never will. I know there’s a fat Scottish guy in it and no light sabers. I’m aware that Professor X was in it and one of the characters liked to have sex with green women. I only know the name Wil Wheaton from his many Big Bang Theory appearances. He seems like a nice boy. I think I’d like him.

Now though, I want to bear his children.

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AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE SEQUEL?

It’s 1:00a.m on the 10th of March, and Bret Easton Ellis, is sitting on Twitter musing about where Patrick Bateman is now. If we believe page 5 of his notes, he’s potentially “murdering David Beckham in an elevator in Manchester…” Continue reading

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HEZZABETH VS. CITYKAT

One of the most most annoying things about ‘popular’ people who have never really gotten over high school is their condescending “we know best” attitude.

None, in my estimation,  are more annoying then the infamous bleached-blonde Carrie Bradshaw wannabe, CityKat.

Honestly I have no idea why she was ever hired as a columnist for Fairfax papers, considering her articles are usually a ‘Sex & The City’ pastiche.

Nor do I know why she claims to be a ‘multi-media guru’ when she only has a Tumblr (Twelve year olds have Tumblrs).

This week City Kat has decided to latch onto gamers declaring them as “dull boys” who have misogynistic views of women due to the games they play.

Oh dear.

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


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 and stare eye-lessly from every lawn on the never-ending windy street of suburbia.

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