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The UK’s 15 favourite Christmas films – and ‘Die Hard’ makes the list!

November 13, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Is it really Christmas without your favourite Christmas movies? But which ones will you be watching this festive season?

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: christmas

Free quickstart rules as Mythic Bastionland TTRPG “Before Into the Odd” surges on Kickstarter

November 13, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are now well over 3,000 backers and £180,000 pledged to Chris McDowall’s Mythic Bastionland RPG. The game is an imagined past of two other RPGs: Into the Odd and Electric Bastionland.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris McDowall, electric bastionland, Into The Odd, kickstarters

D&D Decanter set: 750ml of dwarven courage

November 13, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Merchoid has an official D&D Decanter Set. Actually, the merch site has a generous Dungeons & Dragons section, and I note with mixed interest and alarm that many of the ranges are selling out.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: drinks, Dungeons & Dragons, household

That escalated badly! A review of Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower

November 13, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Studio 4°C anime is directed by Shoujirou Nishimi and suits fans of surreal and/or bleak fantasy. The flying evil goose spaceship is just one example.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: review, reviews, scotland loves anime

Men are idiots: A review of Macross Plus (Movie Edition)

November 13, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I was calling Macross Plus the movie edition “Top Gun in space” in my head long before I heard pretty much everyone else on the Sunday night of Scotland Loves Anime call it the same thing. Ergo, it makes it into the review. However, the male idiots in Top Gun were at least a bit […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: review, reviews, scotland loves anime

Robot bodies: A Review of Galaxy Express 999

November 13, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Galaxy Express 999 feels more like a road movie than a grand adventure. It’s not Lord of the Rings in space despite the half-pint hero setting out on a long journey to do right and meeting mysterious warriors on the way.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: scotland loves anime, trailers

Avengers! You too can assemble this cool Avengers Tower this Black Friday

November 12, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

How cool is this new Avengers Tower from LEGO? It’s just crying out to be assembled. It’s shouting: “AVENGERS! ASSEMBLE MEEEEE!”

Filed Under: Geek Stuff

Watch the trailer for ‘How to Become a Mob Boss’ narrated by Peter Dinklage

November 12, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Netflix’s next ‘How To’ documentary, How to Become a Mob Boss, has just released its first trailer. It’s in the same style as their previous docs in the series, including, How to Become a Tyrant, and How to Become a Cult Leader.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: netflix, Peter Dinklage

Jazz to the MAX: A review of Blue Giant

November 12, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Aside from reading the synopsis, I knew absolutely nothing about Blue Giant before going in – and I know very little about jazz (can’t even read sheet music, in fact). But that didn’t stop this from being a very enjoyable film. ~B

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: anime, reviews, scotland loves anime, trailers

TrashSexy – The actual name for a coop raccoon TTRPG

November 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Fox and Boar Games are on Kickstarter with a tabletop RPG called TrashSexy, and they’ve nearly three dozen backers.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

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