The Review That Dares Not Sleep

Well, it’s that time of the month again. And its also time to share our review of The City That Dares Not Sleep! So, let’s get this trainwreck a-rolling, starting with yours truly! After 5 long months, The City That Dares Not Sleep is the final chapter in Telltale Games’ epic 5 part episodic adventure, Sam & Max: The Devil’s… Continue »

Classic Literature: Torrents of Spring

Here at Cultural Zest, we’re all about culture. And to prove that we’re not just pop culture loving simpletons, here’s a feature on classic literature, which may be the first of many, depending on what books we feel like reading. To kick things off, we’ll take a look at one of the gems that Russian literature produced during the nineteenth… Continue »

Jared Emerson-Johnson: Video Game Music...

June 4… Midnight… and a half… I was half delusional from sleep deprivation, and after a marathon of spending the whole of the previous day listening to the two Sam & Max Soundtracks, I got a crazy idea: “Why don’t I interview Jared Emerson-Johnson?” As a player of the keys myself, Jared had always been one of the people who… Continue »

Interview: Halldór Orri Björnsson

When you see that name, chances are it might not immediately ring a bell. But maybe you will recognize this video: Halldór Orri Björnsson is the football player who came up with that interesting celebration, and Cultural Zest got the chance to ask him some questions! I imagine most people aren’t very familiar with the Icelandic football competition, so could… Continue »

Review: Killers

Earlier today I went to see the new Ashton Kutcher movie, Killers. I can tell you now that if you liked Date Night and Knight and Day, then you’ll love this movie. So without further ado, let’s get on with the review. The story opens with Jen, (Played by Katherine Heigl) a single woman in France with her over-protective (and… Continue »

Interview with NigaHiga: The YouTube...

Here at Cultural Zest we like to embrace culture – in the very broadest sense. And few things are quite as broad as an online entertainer with an excess of two and a half million fans! Whether it is the hilarious “advertisements” or film spoofs, YouTube comedian Ryan Higa truly has made a place in many people’s lives. And here… Continue »

Knight and Day Review

There really hasn’t been much on at the cinemas lately, and I wanted to see something light-hearted. Knight and Day seemed to fit the bill. Oh boy did it ever. I really enjoyed this film, so here’s my review of Knight and Day, starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. The story follows an average everyday young woman (Cameron Diaz) who… Continue »

Review: Inception

In the darkness of the matinee, I had a dream. I was watching a film, and this film was about dreams, so it was essentially a dream inside a dream. Except I was not actually dreaming, so it was reality, but inside the film there were several layers of dreams, and it really did feel like I was dreaming while… Continue »