Despite the issues new consoles have on day one, the Playstation 4 (PS4) set-up seemed to go quite comfortably – 45 minutes from un-boxing it, the PS4 had done its required updates with no hassle and was ready to go. The interface is somewhat visually similar to the Playstation 3’s as both use a horizontal bar with an icon to represent a menu, although where … Continue reading Review: PlayStation 4
Warning! Spoilers follow Cara and Stephen discuss how to use their telepathy to help “humans” In this third episode of The Tomorrow People the show took some baby steps towards moving beyond its early routine of having Stephen find a problem, argue with John and Cara about whether heÔÇÖs allowed to help, and have the obligatory sneaking around Ultra sequence. We still got all of … Continue reading The Tomorrow People: “Girl, Interrupted” Review
For such a colourfully titled show, Canoe TheatreÔÇÖs Blue/Orange is set in a blandly sterile consultation room, illuminated by fluorescent lights. The audience is placed in the round ÔÇô except itÔÇÖs not round, but quadrilateral, perhaps reflecting the rigidly technocratic themes of the story. The technocracy in this case is the British healthcare system, and its inherent problems in trying to cater for a large … Continue reading Review: Blue/Orange, Sherman Cymru
Warning! Spoilers follow Kurt, the latest teenager to “break out” ÔÇ£In Too DeepÔÇØ felt like it had returned to the days when television shows had to keep repeating the same exposition over and over again for viewers who hadnÔÇÖt seen every episode. Granted, they just got started and I understand that they wanted to make sure everyoneÔÇÖs on the same page, but this was basically … Continue reading The Tomorrow People: “In Too Deep” Review
Warning! Spoilers follow.┬á Season three of Boardwalk Empire ended with the destruction of NuckyÔÇÖs life as he knew it. The bomb in the club, Margaret (well Peggy) leaving him and his bootlegging operations taking a huge hit all because of Gyp Rosetti (Bobby Cannavale). Whilst season three saw Nucky (Golden Globe winner Steve Buscemi) almost meet his end, this season focused on him rebuilding what … Continue reading Boardwalk Empire: Season 4 Review
This article marks the beginning of a new feature for the Film & TV section and Quench as a whole; here is the first article in the ÔÇ£Episode ReviewÔÇØ feature. In the coming weeks and months Quench will be brining you episode by episode reviews of many popular shows (from The Tomorrow People, to Arrow, to Boardwalk Empire) and hopefully there will be many more … Continue reading The Tomorrow People: “Pilot” Review
After a successful three year stint on the LondonÔÇÖs West End and a transfer to Broadway, Priscilla Queen of the DesertÔÇÖs next stop on its UK tour began in Cardiff on Tuesday. Jordan Nicholls goes to see what the glittery hubbub is all about. Based on the 1994 Australian film, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, starring Terrence Stamp and Hugo Weaving, the … Continue reading Review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Wales Millennium Centre
The Russian National Ballet and Russian State Ballet of Siberia returns to Cardiff for another spectacular repertoire of classics ÔÇô The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and not to mention, the epitome of Romantic ballet with a longstanding history of some 135 years, Swan Lake. Performed to the fascinatingly engaging melodies of TchaikovskyÔÇÖs first ever ballet score, the melancholic adaptation of Swan Lake tells the tale of … Continue reading Review: Swan Lake, St DavidÔÇÖs Hall
Arguably, the two heaviest hitters in the smartphone market are Samsung and Apple. Both occupy headlines in their seemingly-eternal patent battle, and both produce devices with similar hardware. But times are changing. Take the HTC One, for example; itÔÇÖs sleek, it runs Android, and itÔÇÖs just as heavy a hitter as the S4. The Nexus One, a precursor to the Nexus 5, was widely regarded … Continue reading Review: Nexus 5
And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini Words: Jasmine Freeman Khaled Hosseini has already made a name for himself in the literary world with his beautiful novels The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. However, do not begin this novel with any preconceived notions of his style. Hosseini switches it up this time, no longer solely concentrating on one main character. Instead, the book … Continue reading Books of 2013: Chosen by You
What makes Christmas Christmas? For a lot of people it’s the turkey, the trimmings and the cranberry sauce. It’s the uncle you hate and the relative whose defining characteristic is the amount of money’s you find in whatever tacky card they decide to send out this year. Yet even though we seem to be decided on what constitutes a Christmas song (Fairytale of New York, … Continue reading Films For the Christmas Spirit
Attack on Titan has taken the anime world by storm, Sophie Lodge immerses herself in the epic. This summer the anime world has been obsessed with two stunning new debut shows from Japan; ‘Free’ and ‘Attack on Titan’ (Shingeki no Kyojin). If you are “down” with the anime scene and you haven’t heard of Attack on Titan you must have been living under a rock. … Continue reading Review: Attack on Titan
A jam is a highlight in any b-boy or b-girlÔÇÖs diary. ItÔÇÖs an event for breakdancers to showcase their skills often with a live DJ and a big audience. Sophie Lodge tells us about Battle Time 3, a jam that recently took place in Newport. My expectations of a jam were what I had seen on terrible street dance films from the 2000s; bad 90s … Continue reading Battle Time Breakdancing
‘Avatar: The Legend of Korra’ is taking the animated world by storm, Sum Sze Tam explores the elements behind the success. Sequels have a reputation for being miserably awful. It├¡s hard to build a new storyline that holds itself together for the same characters when you’ve already established an ending. So when Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the genius duo behind Nickelodeon’s popular cartoon series … Continue reading Review: Legend of Korra
Kathryn Lewis endured some pain to review this testosterone filled film, but did she gain anything from the experience? Sitting down to watch Pain & Gain I must admit it wasn’t my first choice of film to watch on a Saturday evening but unfortunately I owed the boyfriend a favour.┬á I wasn’t expecting anything more than a few cheap “lad” jokes and some seriously ‘roided … Continue reading Review: Pain & Gain
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was tipped to be a blockbuster hit. Mark Williams was on hand to see if it was on target The sequel to the surprise 2012 hit begins with the return of Katniss Everdeen suffering from post-traumatic stress, and the strange dystopian world on the edge of rebellion. The malicious President Snow seeks to put an end to the growing tensions, … Continue reading Review: Catching Fire
Iron Patriot bulks up the Avengers ranks in the upcoming sequel. Charlie Andrews explores the announcement Don Cheadle as Iron Patriot in Iron Man 3 Earlier this week Don Cheadle was nominated for a Golden Globe for his Showtime series House of Lies. And during the flurry of awards coverage that followed, a report emerged indicating that the actor will be appearing as his┬áIron Man … Continue reading Don Cheadle to Suit Up in Avengers 2
Robert Knepper has been cast in Arrow and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. ItÔÇÖs a good time to be Robert Knepper. It has been a great time for Robert Knepper. The former Prison Break bad guy has been cast in both Arrow and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. Knepper, who you may remember as T-Bag in Prison Break and Samuel Sullivan in the final season of Heroes, … Continue reading Arrow: Prison Break Actor Cast as The Clock King
Huge, interconnected Marvel TV shows announced for Netflix. Charlie Andrews explores the proposed plans and presents the announced characters Marvel is about to go big on the TV front. Really big. Avengers Phase One is complete and with, the release of Thor: The Dark World, Phase Two is well on its way to completion and with it Marvel’s success on the big screen is unprecedented. … Continue reading Marvel Series Coming to Netflix
Most movies could start by saying that the protagonist is a normal person like you or me. Carrie, however, is not a normal girl: she is awkward and unhappy, and her peers are not afraid to rub those facts in. She also has incredibly potent psychic powers. Acclaimed author Stephen KingÔÇÖs first published work, the original adaption of Carrie in 1976 was a welcome addition … Continue reading Review: Carrie
