“THE GOOD NURSE” The Good Nurse is the English language directorial debut of Tobias Lindholm, director of the highly regarded film ‘A War’. This film features a screenplay from Krysty Wilson-Cairns, based on a book of the same name by…
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Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope – Game Review
Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope (available for Nintendo Switch Only) Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle was a major hit in the first year of the Switch’s life, and clearly Nintendo liked how it went, considering they not only commissioned…
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Black Adam – Review
“BLACK ADAM” Black Adam is the latest film in the DC cinematic universe (which is kind of up in the air about what direction it’s going in at this point). It stars Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in the lead role,…
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Anime Amigos Podcast: Perfect Blue 24 years later and Anime Accessibility
Trigger Warning themes of sexual assult are discussed We give our thoughts on Perfect Blue 24 years after release and ask does it still hold up well We also discuss in light of how difficult it was to get a…
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Halloween Ends – Review
“HALLOWEEN ENDS” Halloween Ends is the third and final entry in the new timeline sequel trilogy that has been directed by David Gordon Green, with previous entries being Halloween (2018) and Halloween Kills (2021)- and if you read my reviews…
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The Woman King (2022) – Review
“THE WOMAN KING” The Woman King is directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood with a screenplay by Dana Stevens who worked in collaboration with Maria Bello to develop the story. The Woman King has certainly been a very controversial film since its…
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Don’t Worry Darling – Review
“DON’T WORRY DARLING” Don’t Worry Darling is the next directorial effort from actress turned director Olivia Wilde, and has a screenplay written by Katie Silberman, both who previously teamed up for Booksmart (2019). I actually really liked Booksmart, it was…
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Splatoon 3 – Game Review
Splatoon 3 (available for Nintendo Switch only) Splatoon 3 has finally made its way to Nintendo Switch after being announced in February of last year. It’s no surprise that Nintendo wanted to have a new Splatoon title, considering how huge…
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Pinocchio (2022) – Review
“PINOCCHIO (2022)” Pinocchio is the latest remake to come from Disney Studies and this time is written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, who you might recognise for directing films like Back to the Future, The Polar Express, and one of…
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SD Gundam Battle Alliance – Game Review
SD Gundam Battle Alliance Switch Review My experience with SD Gundam Battle Alliance on Switch is that I have beaten the standard single player story mode on Normal difficulty and unlocked the optional Hard difficulty for the game. I did…
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The Last of Us Part 1 Remake – Game Review
The Last of Us Part 1 Remake (available on PlayStation 5, PC version in development) The Last of Us Part 1 is a remake that Naughty Dog has been working on to essentially bring a new version of the game…
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Digimon Survive – PS4 Review
Digimon Survive PS4 Review My experience with Digimon Survive on PS4 is that I have completed the game twice now, my first playthrough being the Harmonious route, and then beating the Truthful ending on New Game plus. As I have…
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Thymesia – Game Review
Thymesia (available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and PC) (PC version used for review) Yeah, I don’t know how to pronounce it either I feel like most non-from software Soulslikes are following a very similar formula: emulate Dark Souls…
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The Forgiven (2021) – Review
“THE FORGIVEN” The Forgiven came into film festivals last year and is both written and directed by John Michael McDonagh, and based on a book by Lawrence Osbourne. I haven’t read the book, so this film will be judged alone.…
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Beast (2022) – Review
“BEAST” The Beast comes to us from Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur, who’s directing credits consist of an episode of the series Trapped, as well as the Denzel Washington & Mark Wahlberg film; Two Guns (if you didn’t see that, don’t…
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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Game Review
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (available for Nintendo Switch only) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has finally been released, making the entire trilogy now available on one console. It also has the distinction of coming out earlier than expected, it originally had a September…
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Anime Amigos Podcast: Yu-Gi-Oh’s Best and Worst Duels
In this podcast we discuss our favourite and least favourite duels throughout the first incarnation of Yu-Gi-Oh Calvin Nerd Consultant Share This Post:
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Nope – Review
“NOPE” Nope is the latest film written, directed, and produced by Jordan Peele, director of such films as ‘Get Out’ and ‘Us’. This review was meant to come out way sooner but in the UK the film’s release schedule was…
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