Arts
Review: The Infernal Dream of Mutt and Jeff
By Charlotte Frost in Arts, Fuse
Beloff claims her works acts as a medium between the living and the dead. And “The Infernal Dream of Mutt and Jeff” is no exception. It looks to introduce us, the living, to old film equipment, the dead. Beloff boasts … Continued
Review: The Old Sweet Shop
By Laura Connor in Arts, Fuse
Everything about The Old Sweet Shop in Nether Edge whiffs of romanticism: from the name to the location to the ethos to the artists. Their new five-year anniversary exhibition fulfils its romantic image exactingly.
Review: CompanyFuse watches Company’s opening night.
Games
Naughty Dog unveil ‘The Last of Us’
By Arnold Bennett in Fuse, Games
Naughty Dog, creators of the Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Uncharted franchises revealed it’s latest PS3 exclusive titled ‘The Last of Us’. The trailer, shown at the 2011 Spike VGA Awards depicts a teenage girl and an older, bearded man struggling to … Continued
Editorial: Too Many Games!
By Ellen Jurczak in Fuse, Games
We here at Fuse are having a serious problem. A real, genuine problem which is only being exacerbated as Christmas creeps ever closer. There just aren’t enough hours in the day.
Review: Super Mario 3D Land
By Sam Bolton in Fuse, Games
Super Mario 3D Land builds on an already fantastic gaming template to create an exciting new adventure featuring some of the greatest moments from the franchise’s history and tonnes of unique content which completely refreshes one of the most innovative and original series in gaming.
Music
Album Review: Nada Surf – The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy
By Forge Music in Music
Laidback, often soothing rock is the perfect addition to any revision playlist at the moment, and Nada Surf are clear veterans at what they do.
Album Review: Howler – America Give Up
By Sam Bolton in Music
Howler are being tipped by some as ‘the saviours’ of music, and whilst their debut is a fair effort, it’s a big ask for a band to make the same sort of impact as bands like The Strokes did in the early naughties unless they discover their own generation’s voice.
Album Review: Laura Gibson – La Grande
By Coral Williamson in Music
Kicking things off with its title track, La Grande is curiously both delicate but strong at the same time; her light, home-recorded vocals work brilliantly against a wealth of different instruments, from piano to violin and clarinet via acoustic guitars … Continued
Screen
Sherlock: Series 2, Episode 3 – “The Reichenbach Fall”
By Ellen Jurczak in Screen, Square Eyes - The Film & TV Blog, TV Episode Blogs
The second season of “Sherlock” comes to a close as Holmes and Moriarty finally go head-to-head in a deadly battle of wits in this modern retelling of “The Final Problem”. Contains spoilers.
Sherlock: Series 2, Episode 2 – “The Hounds of Baskerville”
By Ellen Jurczak in Screen, TV Episode Blogs
BBC’s Sherlock continues with a modern retelling of The Hound of Baskervilles. May contain spoilers.
Review: Goon
By Charlotte Sidwick in Screen
Sean William Scott stars in Goon, the story of an ice hockey player with a special gift: his fists.























