Written Feb 2017
5 minute read
It’s been a long time since Nintendo was on top. Even longer in technology years, which run roughly in sync with dog years. Recent attempts to innovate a medium seemingly hell-bent on conformity with the likes of the Wii U have proven costly and fruitless, with rumours previously abound of the company’s development shifting from the living room to focus solely on the handheld market.
Foreword: SuTCO – Sheffield University Theatre Company
Written Nov 2016
4 minute read
For even the most talented stage actor, classical plays can be a monumental challenge to rehearse and perform. Modern language is so far removed from the flowing, verbose scripts of yesteryear that knowing how to engage the audience is just as important as learning what to say.
Written Feb 2016
2 minute read
Sometimes, the greatest stories are those our interactions unwittingly create. These are intimate, unapologetically human tales, the sincerest reflections on life itself- injustice, deceit, impossible feats; emotive experiences that resonate with the viewer in ways a feature film can only dream of.
Written Sep 2016
2 minute read
New to the hustle and bustle of Ecclesall Road, located just a short walk from both The Well and City churches, a different kind of religion is forming. One that the carnivores among us will be very, very eager to worship.
Written Dec 2015
2 minute read
In the early post-millennial years, amidst the ongoing disappointment of the Star Wars prequels, Canadian studio Bioware was busy crafting an entirely new era of Jedi and the Force. Set four thousand years before the events of the films, Kotor was a startlingly ambitious attempt to bring together one developer’s award-winning role playing prowess and a beloved universe quickly haemorrhaging new followers. Despite the immense pressure, there can be little doubt that Bioware succeeded in creating what arguably remains to this day the best Star Wars game in our galaxy.
Continue reading “Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)”
Written Oct/Sep 2016
3 minute read
For those losing hope in the production line of stale animated comedies from across the pond, fear not. The brilliantly fresh and absurdist Rick & Morty, created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, is the cult saviour the genre has been crying out for.
Continue reading “Dan Harmon Double: Rick & Morty/Community”
Written Dec 2016
7 minute read
The board gaming industry is booming. Where once our shelves were filled with ornaments, books and storage boxes, now they groan under the weight of weird and wonderful miniatures, boards and rulebooks. Contained within each is the promise of endless evenings together, kicking back with a beer and some good friends. But it wasn’t always like this. Continue reading “Shut Up & Sit Down: Interview with Quintin Smith”
Written Jul 2016
5 minute read
The world was a very different place two weeks ago; and for once, that statement isn’t hyperbole- a quick surf (or HM03, to players of the original games) through mainstream media will give you proof of that. For in the last fortnight our society, with unquestioning abandon, has entered into a whirlwind romance with nostalgia.
Written Aug 2016
3 minute read
Could there be a dramatic pairing more treasured or capable than Sir Ian Mckellen and Sir Patrick Stewart? Backed by long, enchantingly illustrious careers, their latest venture comes not to the silver screen, for which their appearances as beloved fantastical characters earned them universal adoration and fame, but rather back to their roots, to the stage, and to theatre.
Written Nov 2016
3 minute read
It is impossible not to applaud Denis Villeneuve. The Quebec-born director has experienced a remarkable rise to prominence in recent years, with the harrowing Prisoners and scintillating Sicario receiving universal acclaim for their stellar acting and cinematography.
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