After running for 6 weeks, Channel 4’s conspiracy-thriller came to a sharp and bewildering end on Tuesday night. After a roller-coaster of violence, betrayal, revenge and one of of the most awkward sex scenes in television history and the credits rolled, I was left unsure of what I’d just watched. From the pen of Dennis Kelly (Pulling), Utopia plays on the viewer’s paranoia of a dystopian, not-so-distant future, in a similar vein to Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror. Not boasting a star studded cast (although there are recognisable faces in Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Misfits) and Adeel Akhtar (Four Lions)) actually plays in…
Author: stefan.wilson
Enter Shikari formed in 2003 in the southern town of St.Albans. Extremely quickly, they gathered a large and dedicated fan base. Well known for their unique sound, energetic shows and eccentric behaviour, they have become one of the UK’s most successful recent exports. On the back of an incredibly successful album launch, with the band being nominated for numerous awards, it’s easy to forget they’re just humans like me or you, but I managed to catch up with Rob Rolfe, drummer of the band since their inception, just as he was buying some gloves… Hi Rob, how are you?…
Introduction The end of the world. The apocalypse. The end of all living things. All terms we’ve seemingly had to get used to recently. With somebody seemingly predicting it every year, pop culture adopting it like ants on sugar or the media jumping all over it, it’s something that has been shoved in our face. In this feature, we’re not going to reassure you that it isn’t going to happen. In fact, we’re going to do the sheer opposite. These pages will be a look at how the world has ended in the past, how it could end tomorrow and…
I was flicking through Ebay listings the other, occasionally stopping at things I desperately wanted, but couldn’t afford. As I made my way into the games section of the site, my eyes strayed from the safe confines of modern day, high-tech gaming into the older, less expensive consoles. Playstation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast; I scrolled over names that were once so familiar to me and soon, waves of nostalgia hit. Before I knew it, I had wasted an hour just looking over all these auctions. For me, the 90’s were the absolute golden age for gaming. There were many consoles that…
A die hard Muse fan writing a less than complimentary review of his heroes? I wish I could praise every single track, but there really isn’t much to praise. “Supremacy” is a good track, but too much like a Bond title theme. However, if you’re a fan of Bellamy’s classic riffs and wailing falsetto, you’ll enjoy it. “Madness” is an odd one. When I first heard it, I was scratching my head, questioning if this was a positive direction for Muse. However, after a few listens, I’ve completely fallen in love with it. Bellamy’s vocal is smooth, yet powerful. It…