Preview: Rhythm Game God of Riffs Promises More Metal
I love rhythm games, and played a whole lot of Guitar Hero and Rock Band growing up. It was a little sad when the Rock Band house party stopped being […]
Review: Slay Orcs En Masse in Orcs Must Die! 3
The Orcs Must Die! Series has been around since all the way back during the Xbox Live Arcade Days, and even on one of the earliest streaming services: OnLive—which I […]
Review: Trap Door Theatre Devises And Away We Stared for Livestream and Recorded Viewing
Trap Door Theatre’s new production, And Away We Stared, is an example of “devised theater,” a mode of expression that’s been popular in the theater community for years. It‘s a […]
Review: Mark Wahlberg Makes for Odd Casting in Joe Bell, Based on a True Story of a Father Seeking Connection
Despite featuring some really strong acting work from pretty much everyone involved, the latest film from Monsters and Men director Reinaldo Marcus Green (who also has King Richard coming out […]
Review: Creepy, Funny and Quirky, Mandibles Is Quintessential Quentin Dupieux
Even when I don’t completely enjoy a film by writer/director Quentin Dupieux (Deerskin, Rubber), I’m still hopelessly excited that he’s allowed to make movies at all, since there is certainly […]
Review: Val Chronicles Val Kilmer’s Career, Family Life and Infamous Bad Boy Reputation
So the story goes that for pretty much the entirety of his adult life, actor Val Kilmer owned various film and video-recording devices that he used to document every film […]
Review: Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins Is Best as a Martial Arts Actioner that Resists Franchise Tropes
Turns out, remembering next to nothing about the previous G.I. Joe movies (The Rise of Cobra and Retaliation) before walking into Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, something of a spin-off/prequel […]
Review: A Bizarre Mix of Tones and Styles, Old May Frustrate But Stays Intriguing, Watchable
Based on the graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre-Oscar Lévy and Frederick Peeters, writer/director M. Night Shyamalan’s Old is a bizarre mix of a thriller, family drama, science fiction, and psychological […]
On the Road: Get Your Kicks, Land of Lincoln Style–A Route 66 Journey
As everyone knows, Historic Route 66 gets its start at the corner of Adams Street and Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago and then winds its way through the country to […]
Review: Observer: System Redux Has Come Full Circle
Observer (sometimes >observer_) has had an interesting journey. Releasing back in 2017 as a follow-up to developer Bloober Team’s acclaimed Layers of Fear, Observer felt like a heavy hitter. It […]
Preview: Live or Dice by the Roll of the Dice in Dice Legacy
There have been a lot of interesting and sometimes groundbreaking genre hybrids through the years. Video game innovation is one of my favorite things, and I love it when developers […]
Preview: Deepest Chamber Is A Dark Fantasy Deckbuilder
Since Slay the Spire set the gold standard for deckbuilding roguelikes, it seems as though the floodgates have opened. Since deckbuilding roguelikes are the current subgenre du jour, I’ve been […]