Month: March 2017

52 Films By Women 13. The Matrix, directed by
Lana & Lilly Wachowski

13. The Matrix, directed by
Lana & Lilly Wachowski

“I Know Kung Fu!”   Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) drifts through his life, publically as a corporate worker, and secretly hunched over his computer as the hacker Neo. He exists with a nagging, desperate feeling that something isn’t right. This can’t be all there is. He is correct, as he finds out when confronted by …

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Interviews Our Interview with James Wynn

Our Interview with James Wynn

We Got in Touch With James Wynn, The Best Underground Rapper You Should Get Around   James Wynn, a 19-year-old rapper and singer from Buffalo, NY, is on the cusp of becoming your new favourite unheralded artist. Beyond his talent for sing-song hooks and a bevy of musical skills extending across multiple instruments, the dude has developed …

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Music The 12 Best Artists Announced for Splendour in the Grass 2017

The 12 Best Artists Announced for Splendour in the Grass 2017

The Aussie Festival Has a Pretty Fantastic Lineup   This year’s lineup for Splendour in the Grass was just released. Previous years have seen headlining artists as diverse and spectacular as OutKast, The Strokes and Lorde. Then again, we’ve also had Mumford & Sons, so there’s always some cause for concern in the leadup to …

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Episodes The Walking Dead, S07E15

The Walking Dead, S07E15

“Something They Need” Ignores its Audience’s Needs, Suffers Wildly For its Rampant Stupidity   Let’s get the obvious out of the way: there’s no way for this to be a satisfying episode of television on any terms, least of all those set by The Walking Dead. When we left off last week, Sasha had entered the Saviours’ compound on …

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Lists In April TV Will Ruin Your Life, part 2

In April TV Will Ruin Your Life, part 2

Here’s the Second Part of Our Guide to the Veritable Smorgasbord of Television Coming to the Airwaves in April   Following on from Part 1 of our list of TV show’s in April that will take you away from your family and loved ones (see: video games, cats and porn), Part 2 delves in with …

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52 Films By Women 12. A Five Star Life, directed by
Maria Sole Tognazzi

12. A Five Star Life, directed by
Maria Sole Tognazzi

In A Five Star Life, Reviewing Hotels Has More Perks Than Reviewing Movies   Conjure in your mind a dream job. Does it include travel, flexibility and money? Think about success. Does this mean excelling in your career? Financial security? Surely then, real success extends beyond occupation to also include life goals. Perhaps a home, friends and …

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Lists In April TV Will Ruin Your Life, part 1

In April TV Will Ruin Your Life, part 1

There Will Be More Good Shows on TV in April Alone Than We Sometimes See in Entire Years. It’s Almost Scary   In a little less than two weeks, the most jampacked month of new and returning television will be kicking off, and you are not ready. Christ, I spend virtually all of my waking …

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Movies/TV Saturday Night Live
vs.
The White House

Saturday Night Live
vs.
The White House

No One in Trump’s Radius is Safe, Though the Degree of Threat They Actually Face From SNL is Debatable   The latest season of Saturday Night Live – its 42nd, for the record – has seen the show’s most consistently high ratings in two decades. If that comes as a shock, then there are too many aspects of …

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