Shawn has pretty diverse interests and enjoys writing on about whatever happens to take his fancy at the time. A seasoned entertainment reviewer and interviewer, Shawn has also seen every band on his 'Musicians to see before I die' list.
Ahhh Psychedelia. Though it’s debatable as to which artists invented the musical form, The Beatles and Psychedelia certainly go hand in hand.
Whether from the wellspring of hallucinated minds, or just a natu...
On the 9th of September, 2013, Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire released two music videos for their new single, the heavily-hyped “Reflektor”. The first was a well shot, though admittedly straightforward, Y...
UPDATE: The Hateful Eight clocked in at an impressive 107 swear words (14 shits, 47 N***ers, 10 Bitchs, 18 ‘Goddamns, and 18 Fucks), and a body count of 16.
From the second the curtains pulled back on his fi...
You always worry with free shows that no-one will turn up, as it doesn’t cost them anything to miss it. That was my first thought as I went to check out Avalanche City at ‘the Tuning Fork’, in Auckland.
Ente...
The Arcade Fire's incredible feature film “The Reflektor Tapes” is now available to own or rent via Vimeo-On-Demand here.
Directed by 2013 Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Short Films winner Kahlil Joseph, The ...
Following Empire's release of new high quality images from the upcoming Suicide Squad film, the rest of the photos have now made their way online.
Featuring a brand new shot of the entire assembled team, the...
The art of solid storytelling has returned to movie theaters with Steven Spielberg’s Cold War spy thriller Bridge of Spies; a taut, layered and assured take on a true-life espionage tale. The film sees the lege...
Marvel Studios can seemingly do little wrong, at least when it comes to the box-office, and many expected a similar return from their quirky offering “Ant-Man” which stars Paul Rudd.
In the interest of savin...
Set in a bleak post-apocalyptic Australia “10 years after the collapse”, "The Rover", David Michôd’s highly anticipated follow up to Animal Kingdom is a terse and tense neo-western that examines the aftermath o...
Let’s get something out of the way early. The most important thing to know about any horror film is, unsurprisingly: is it scary? Make no mistake, "Annabelle" is more than just a paint-by-numbers horror, at tim...
The new trailer for "Deadpool" is here, and it’s simply brilliant!
Created in 1991 by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, "Deadpool" was originally conceived as an anti-hero in the vein of the Punisher.
Fortu...
“Who’s Ultron?”
That was what Captain America himself, Chris Evans, said at the 2013 Comic-Con after finishing his Winter Soldier presentation. While those familiar with Marvel Comics will have the answer to t...