‘Convenience Store Woman’ by Sayaka Murata.A review by Megan Robinson. Convenience Store Woman is an international bestseller, with raving reviews from the likes of Sally Rooney and Vogue. It is a short novella (only 163 pages) and you have the choice of three different coloured covers: yellow, blue and pink. (I chose yellow.) The book follows […]
Pumpkin Jack: on Nintendo Switch. A review by Megan Robinson.Pumpkin Jack is a spooky 3D platformer game, in which you embody Jack, the Mythical pumpkin Lord. You follow the will of the devil on an adventure to help evil annihilate the good. The quest will take you on a journey in the Boredom Kingdom, a mythical […]
Main character Larry Laffer has graced various gaming systems for over 30 years now, and while this current iteration of his adventures sees him toning down his more over the top sexual puns for which he first gained infamy, he still delivers the classic “nudge nudge, wink wink” humour while off on his adventures.Picking up […]
Digital: Flashback (2020)Fredrick Fitzell (Dylan O’Brien) is a young man with a corporate job, a long-time girlfriend who wants assurances about their future, and a sick mother.All of his current world is turned upside down though when a chance meeting with someone from his younger days results in unsettling flashbacks into his past.Slowly piecing together […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Duel (1971)A lone man (Dennis Weaver) in a car being terrorised by a mystery driver in a truck may not sound the most thrilling narrative thread to hang a 90 minute movie on, but under the assured direction of a young Steven Spielberg from a story by Richard Matheson, Duel has kept viewers […]
DVD & Blu-ray: Line of Duty (Series 6)Please see my previous reviews of all 5 series of Line of Duty for background up to this new series.Also – spoilers!Possibly one of the best TV series around, this much needed and looked forward to series 6 of Line of Duty was essential viewing a few weeks […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Shock Wave – Hong Kong Destruction (2020)Shock Wave: Hong Kong Destruction (AKA: Shock Wave 2) is a Hong Kong based Chinese language action film which apparently is NOT a direct sequel, but is in fact a stand alone story featuring new characters but the same cast as number one. Written and directed by […]
Sixteen year old Alice Palmer (Talia Zucker) drowns while swimming with her family on holiday in Australia. On their return home, strange things happen, leading the family to believe they’re being haunted by the ghost of Alice.Alice’s brother Mathew (Martin Sharp) sets up video cameras around the house to record Alice’s ghost. He later confesses […]
As the elder statesman of 60MW it was only appropriate that I review ‘Just Die Already’; an open world sandbox game where you take on the guise of one of four old people (2 women characters and 2 men to choose from) before doddering around looking to do as much mischief as possible before dying…a […]
For the full lowdown on Maneater’s story and gameplay please take a few minutes to read the Playstation 5 review by Chris, where I agree with most of the main points that he makes…although I managed not to say out loud “om nom nom nom” every time the shark munched on something, and I also think […]