In times like these, it’s difficult to know what’s real and what isn’t, what’s sane and what isn’t, or where exactly good in the world still exists. But one thing I know […]
Film Review: Steven Soderbergh Returns With the Flat-Out Funny Logan Lucky
Film Review: The Trip to Spain Feels Familiar Yet Refreshing
This review won’t take long because I’m guessing you already know if you want to see this. If you’ve seen the extraordinarily funny and clever collaborations between comic actors Steve Coogan and […]
Game Review: West of Loathing – Bringing Adventure to Y’All
Minor game spoilers follow: West of Loathing is the follow-up to a free-to-play turn based RPG called Kingdom of Loathing. Though maybe not on everyone’s gaming radar, Kingdom of Loathing had and has a very […]
Game Review: Lawbreakers is Fast-Flying Fun
Lawbreakers is a fast-paced first-person shooter that has a casual relationship with gravity. It may be Boss Key Production’s first game, but director Cliff Bleszinski is no stranger to shooters. Known for […]
Happy Campers: Bit Bash 2017 a Great Gaming Get-Together
There’s a festival for everything in Chicago, and August boasts some of summer’s biggest. This past weekend alone you could have attended Chicago Hot Dog Fest, the Ginza Festival, Retro on […]
Film Review: Wind River Has an Unflinching Eye For Detail
Screenwriter Taylor Sheridan has made quite a name for himself in recent years with works that feel authentic and a bit deeper than your typical crime dramas. There’s a dedication to capturing […]
Film Review: The Glass Castle Tries Too Hard
I’ve often wondered why I can read a book featuring terrible parenting and allow the author to make me think that they’re actually loving people making bad decisions, but when I watch […]
Game Review: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a Grim Journey Into Psychosis
Moderate gameplay and minor story spoilers follow Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a third-person linear adventure game developed by UK-based Ninja Theory. Known for the 2013’s Devil May Cry reboot and 2010’s Enslaved: […]
Game Review: The Long Dark is the Fittest Survival Game
With no visibility I trudged on carrying the carcass of the deer I shot and tracked for over a mile. The weather became bad while I was harvesting those last few precious […]
Game Review: Tacoma is Competent Short-Form Sci-Fi
Minor story spoilers follow: Tacoma is almost in lockstep with developer Fullbright’s previous indie darling, 2013’s Gone Home. Instead of exploring an empty house and interacting with its various contents to reveal […]
Bit Bash Aims to Be the Indie Video Game Summer Camp You Never Knew You Always Wanted
Four years ago, a new festival emerged called Bit Bash. The goal? Introduce Chicagoans to amazing video games they might not otherwise get a chance to see in an engaging environment. Chicago based […]
Film Review: Kidnap Isn’t a “Good” Bad Action Thriller, It’s Simply Bad
The one good thing I’ll say about the child-abduction thriller Kidnap is that the makers at least knew the film was so preposterous that it was wise to only let it run […]