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Nintendo’s Music Given The World Stage It Deserves

August 3, 2017

Entertainment, Film Score, Gaming, Geek and Web, Main, Music

Words by Marie-Claire Taylor Gamers and a night out at the symphony. It’s one of those pairings that shouldn’t work but just does. On 14th August, at ASB Aotea Theater, you can witness The Legends of Zeld...

8.5

Wonder Woman Review: Gal Gadot Takes Flight In This Timely Superhero Movie

Shawn Moodie

June 4, 2017

Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web, Spotlight

The scene comes about halfway into Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman, and it’s about as carefully prepared and elegantly executed a reveal as you’ll find this side of The Third Man. Our heroine, Diana (aka Diana Prin...

7.3

In Review: Wonder Woman

The Speakeasy

June 2, 2017

Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web

Review by Glenn Blomfield When I was a young lad, Wonder Woman, was a hot wee lass on a TV Show, that would spin around to her own theme music and miraculously reappear dressed in a skimpy outfit as the supe...

International TableTop Day is Coming To Auckland

The Speakeasy

April 18, 2017

Entertainment, Gaming, Geek and Web

Warm up those dice and dust off your meeples, International TableTop Day is arriving in Auckland on April 29th. Now in it’s 5th year, TableTop Day was founded by game designer Boyan Radakovich as a worldwide...

Anime Masterpiece Your Name (Kimi no Na wa) Is Coming To NZ Cinemas

Shawn Moodie

November 1, 2016

Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web

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Makoto Shinkai's (The Garden Of Words) anime masterpiece Your Name (Kimi no Na wa) is being released in cinemas for a limited run this December. The film revolves around Mitsuha – a female high school studen...

An Interview With James McFadgen, Owner Of Cakes n Ladders, Auckland’s Only Board Game Café

The Speakeasy

August 25, 2016

Entertainment, Food, Gaming, Geek and Web, Lifestyle, Watch, Watch and Listen

We've seen a real resurgence in tabletop games in the last few years so it comes as little surprise that Auckland would eventually find itself with a dedicated board game café. Cakes n Ladders, which is nestled...

In Review: Batman: The Killing Joke

Oliver Smith

July 27, 2016

Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web

Disclaimer: This review contains spoilers It is hard to quantify the impact that The Killing Joke has had on the culture of comic books. It represents many things, a massive change to the Batman mythos, the ...

Iron Maiden: Legacy Of The Beast Released

The Speakeasy

July 23, 2016

Entertainment, Gaming, Geek and Web

The wait is over! Metal and RPG fans can now download the much anticipated mobile game Iron Maiden: Legacy Of The Beast. The action-packed, free-to-play mobile game sees players take on the role of the band’...

Pokemon GO is a go

Oliver Smith

July 7, 2016

Gaming, Geek and Web

I would like you to cast your minds back to when you were ten. Sitting at home on a rainy weekend afternoon, in your hands resides a Game Boy. Inside is a cartridge that just became a global sensation, and now ...

6.7

SUPERHOT, SUPERHOT, SUPERHOT

Mihajlo Pavlovic

February 29, 2016

Entertainment, Gaming, Geek and Web

SuperHot (get used to hearing that a lot), is a first-person shooter developed by SUPERHOT Team. There’s a single object to the game, kill the Red Guys. The game doesn’t do much to convince you otherwise. S...

Kanye West Promises To ‘Destroy’ The Pirate Bay, Gets Mocked In Return

Shawn Moodie

February 20, 2016

Entertainment, Geek and Web, Main, Music

It's been a pretty rough week for Kanye West. While he was still trying to convince people that he was broke, likely to drum up publicity for his new album and fashion line, it’s being reported that he is “angr...

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