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Plants vs. Zombies 2 - It’s About Time

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Baz Macdonald

Rating: 8/10 Popcap’s 2009 game Plants vs. Zombies is arguably the greatest casual game of all time. The fact that the game is easy to get into for brief snippets, but also offers increasingly difficult challenges that could have you playing for hours, makes it accessible and loved by Read more...

Asian Dub Foundation - The Signal And The Noise

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Basti Menkes

Rating: 3.5/5 “They’re like a British Rage Against The Machine. They work punk guitars and politically-charged lyrics into dub, reggae, world music and rap. This rainbow-coloured music collective both condemns racial violence and breaks down the walls between ethnic terminology. Shit is Read more...

Moderat - II

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Basti Menkes

Rating: 4/5 Moderat is a portmanteau, both in name and personnel, of Berlin-based electronic acts Modeselektor and Apparat. As its title suggests, II is the supergroup’s second album together, following its eponymous 2009 debut. Like its predecessor, II sees the two outfits marrying their Read more...

Mull It

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Kirsty Dunn

Even though spring is almost upon us, I figure Dunedin still has a few chilly nights up its sleeve during which a bit of mulled action will go down a treat. If you haven’t had a go at making your own (or worse yet, if you’ve never even sampled the stuff – tsk tsk), now’s the time; have a farewell Read more...

Free Will

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Lucy Hunter

Sam Harris explains, in 83 pages, the illogic of free will. Our society functions on the assumption that we all have it: without free will, any claim to justice, morality, personal accomplishment, intimate relationships (and virtually anything else we care about deeply) seems ridiculous. Free will Read more...

Ukiyo-e, The Floating World

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Charlotte Doyle

The woodblock print The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), which features rolling, white-tipped waves, has become a legendary emblem of Japanese art. Having been heavily appropriated by artists such as Manet, Gaugin and Van Gogh, the influence of the distinctive woodblock Read more...

Now You See Me

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Tamarah Scott

Rating: 2/5 When you watch the trailer for Now You See Me, you get the distinct impression that the film might actually have some merit. The trailer features Morgan Freeman’s melodic voice promising a cryptically intriguing film about illusionists. The film itself, however, could not have Read more...

Only God Forgives

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Baz Macdonald

Rating: 2/5 The crime thriller genre is rarely graced with the artistic flair that Nicholas Winding Refn brings to his films, but his previous works Drive and Bronson are proof that it can be done well. His latest film Only God Forgives, however, is an example of it being done very poorly. Read more...

The House of Radio

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Rosie Howells

The Regent Theatre - Octagon Saturday 24 August 1pm Rating: 3/5 The House of Radio is the newest delight from French documentarian Nicholas Philibert. Philibert spent half a year filming the inhabitants of France’s public radio station, allowing the viewer to gain a better insight Read more...

Which Way is the Front Line From Here?

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Rosie Howells

Rialto Cinema - Moray Place Monday 19 August 4:45pm, 8:30pm Tuesday 20 August 8:30pm Rating: 3.5/5 Which Way is the Front Line From Here? is a documentary that explores the life and work of world renowned war photographer Tim Hetherington. Through Hetherington’s footage, Read more...