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Indiana Jones and the Legacy of Character
Let's have a chat about the lost art of nuanced character writing, through the lens of classic film hero Indiana Jones.
Jan 25 min read
New Year, Old Questions: My Writing
In the several years since I started this blog, and now a YouTube channel (go check it out if you haven't already!), I've been asked a...
Dec 30, 20241 min read
Nosferatu: Bloody Brilliant
Robert Eggers' new gothic horror is out! In the age of remakes, is it worth checking out? The short answer: Absolutely.
Dec 10, 20241 min read
The Eldritch Horror of The Santa Clause
Disney's 1994 Christmas classic: Heartwarming family tale, or existential nightmare?
Sep 23, 20245 min read
The Penguin: Hitting the Ground Running
So I’m not sure how many of you out there were able to watch the premiere of the HBO miniseries based off of Matt Reeves’ version of the...
Sep 9, 20246 min read
Beetlejuice... Beetlejuice...
Yeah… Let me kick this off by stating outright that I went into this movie knowing that it wasn’t going to be an Oscar winner. I knew...
May 23, 20247 min read
Dishonored 3: A Man Can Dream
With the closure of Arkane Austin (nice job Xbox… How about you excise the tumors in the executive chairs that made the stupid fucking...
Dec 22, 20236 min read
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – The Comeback Kid
If you’ve read my original post on Cyberpunk 2077, you know that I’ve been pulling for this game since it first dropped. I saw what was –...
May 12, 20234 min read
Redfall: Biting Off More Than You Can Chew
If you’ve read my posts on Dishonored and Dishonored 2, you know that I’m something of an Arkane Studios fanboy. As someone who mostly...
Mar 24, 20232 min read
Elysium: An Introduction to Vella
Hello everyone! I know it's been a while since my last post. The good news is that it's because I've been hard at work on final...
Oct 15, 20224 min read
Serialization: Its Future and My Crossroads
So, it’s been a while since I’ve talked about anything that has to do with writing (the printed word at any rate), and I thought it was...
Sep 29, 20224 min read
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners — Like Father, Like Son
Alright, so the title may be a little disingenuous, but I had to get your attention somehow, right? If you’ve plumbed the shallows of my...
Sep 17, 20224 min read
The Case for New Game Plus: A Fun Feature or a Modern Necessity?
Back in the dark ages, when all it took was blowing on a game cartridge (or disc) to fix anything and everything that was wrong with it,...
Jun 12, 202212 min read
Dishonored 2: Everything a Sequel Should Be
If you’ve read my post on the first Dishonored, then you know I love this franchise. Its ability to blend stealth/action gameplay, RPG...
Apr 3, 20227 min read
Resident Evil Village: The Highlights
So I recently got my hands on a copy of Resident Evil Village (RE8). I know, I know, I’m late to the party, but it was a bitch getting my...
Oct 3, 20213 min read
God of War: Resurrection of an IP
Way back in 2005, a PlayStation exclusive hit the shelves, titled God of War. An ultra-violent hack-and-slash affair set against the...
Oct 3, 20213 min read
A Longing for Practical Effects
The big boulder in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the grotesqueries in John Carpenter’s The Thing, the sets of Event Horizon, the triceratops...
Oct 3, 20215 min read
Altered Carbon: Damn-Near Perfect
We’re going to be hitting both the book and the first season of the television show (more on the rest of that later…) here, so just be...
Sep 26, 20215 min read
MCU Discussion: Why Thanos *Could* Be Able to Wield Mjolnir
I can already hear you pounding furiously on the keys, but hear me out. This is simply a thought experiment that’s been kicking around...
Sep 26, 20214 min read
Dishonored: World-Building at Its Finest
The cold rain patters down on your hood, slick with oil and grimy with the soot of industry. In the distance, you can see the sparking of...