Category: Reviews
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Utopia
Film Review by Lucia Watson Ahhhh, O-Week. A chance to kill off a few brain cells before the readings pile up, right? Not necessarily. On the last night of O-Week, Nura Gili hosted a screening of John Pilger’s new documentary Utopia, which was a welcome change from the usual drinking and society events. The film […]
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Sphero 2.0 Review
On the outside, Sphero is a small, durable, Bluetooth-enabled ball made of plastic that can light itself up and roll itself around. On the inside, there’s a soft, creamy centre… er, I mean, there’s a bunch of accelerometers inside, so it knows where it is and which way it’s pointing – the same stuff that […]
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Single Serve Hot Fudge Cobbler
I am not used to having no time. I don’t know if this is all that student life is about, but I feel like if I do not have work to do, then I have people to meet. If I don’t have people to meet, I have to sleep. If I don’t have to […]
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Wild Beasts – Present Tense
Album Review by Kyle Redman The sonic evolution of UK quartet Wild Beasts through previous albums, Limbo, Panto, Two Dancers and Smother, presents itself in its most complete form on Present Tense. Their fourth record, and one that’s essentially guitar-less, sees the band lose their raw musical drama in place of reflection upon post-millennial misery. […]
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The Day the Laughter Stopped
[youtube_sc url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYU7owEgJgg”] Game Review by Sarah Fernandes Trigger warning: rape, discussion of rape culture The splash screen for The Day the Laughter Stopped is graced by a hauntingly vague video compilation of the game’s praises, set to the sound of waves crashing along a shore. “It’s hard to play this game, but it’s necessary that […]
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Batman: Arkham Origins
Batman: Arkham Origins takes us back to the madness of Gotham City through the eyes of the young caped crusader, hoping to capture the brilliant heights of Arkham City and establish itself as a worthy prequel to (arguably) one of the greatest adventure games this generation. This game takes place before Arkham Asylum, before Arkham […]