Board Game Design Lab
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The Board Game Design Lab came into existence for a very simple reason: I could never find the game...
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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) in Movies
Mar 30, 2020
Taika Waititi is probably one of my favourite current directors. Not my all time favourite, that accolade belongs to Christopher Nolan, but he's not far behind and until I turned this on, I'd completely forgotten this was even one of his films. But as soon as the film starts, it's so obviously Waititi and that's before the man himself turns up in a rather wacky and wonderful cameo.
This is a rather wonderful coming of age type drama. It's completely bonkers yet full of heart and a decent amount of laughs. Yet still doesnt shy away from the more serious topics that underpin the entire story. It's quirky yet so much fun, and also full of a decent amount of pop culture references that cant help make you laugh out loud. Sam Neill is great as grouchy uncle Hector, and Julian Dennison is a riot as Ricky. The cinematography too is marvellous, this is a beautifully made and stunning looking film and altogether just a delight to watch.
The story might get a little ridiculous at times, but this is easy to ignore when the rest of it is so fun and heart warming.
Rhapsody in Black: The Life and Music of Roy Orbison
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He was blessed with a set of pipes that Elvis Presley claimed were the best in the business. His...
Vampires and Zombies: Transcultural Migrations and Transnational Interpretations
Dorothea Fischer-Hornung and Monika Mueller
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The undead are very much alive in contemporary entertainment and lore. Indeed, vampires and zombies...
The Silver Age of DC Comics
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With super heroes nearly extinct at the start of the 1950s, DC Comics reignited the fire that would...
LittleBit (2 KP) rated Ready Player One in Books
Mar 16, 2018
I have the physical, electronic, and audio editions of this book. I can’t get enough.
This book is fantastic for many reasons: the fact that there is something for the techy, the geek, the pop-culture guru, the romantic, or even the adventure seeker.
Set in the future where our world is lived in VR, Ernest Cline takes us on an adventure that teaches many of us to sit and think “Oh, man! Do I spend that much time with technology!?”, “What would I do with more cash than any sane person should have??”, or even “What would you do for love and friendship??”
This is an easy and fun read and I think that almost anyone would get some type of joy from reading(or listening) to Ready Player One.
The two main characters Adam and Jess are endearing and flawed, they're not perfect. Reading about their impromptu marriage from both side is both humorous and very true. Anyone who's had an argument or gotten in a huff with a loved one will surely recognise a lot of this book. It's full of pop culture too and very modern, with its take on dating websites and reality stars. Of course this has already been done on a tv show, but its still an interesting read.
The one thing it's lacking is a little bit of sentimentality and heart warming emotions. It gets there towards the end, but its a long time coming and I could feel myself getting very frustrated at how situations turned out.
But still, it's a very fun, quick and entertaining read.
May Irwin: Singing, Shouting, and the Shadow of Minstrelsy
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May Irwin reigned as America's queen of comedy and song from the 1880s through the 1920s. A genuine...