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May 12
4 min

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
2 min

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, 2022
4 min

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, 2022
4 min

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, 2022
4 min

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, 2022
12 min

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, 2022
7 min

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, 2021
3 min

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, 2021
3 min

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, 2021
5 min

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, 2021
5 min

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, 2021
4 min

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...

Jul 9, 2021
3 min

Television Writing: The Sitcom Model, and Losing the Plot as a Natural Progression

First off, let me say this: Below, I’ll be exploring a lot of the same concepts as I have in my post on the miniseries. So go check that...

Jul 2, 2021
3 min

Rosemary’s Baby: Classical Horror in an Era of Desensitization

Ask any writer, and they’ll tell you that one of the most important things you can do is read. It helps you decompress, it allows you to...

Jun 18, 2021
3 min

Mass Effect Legendary Edition: Cashing in on Nostalgia

The year is 2007, two years after the launch of the Xbox 360. Game developers are starting to find their grove working with the new...

May 28, 2021
3 min

J.R.R. Tolkien: Brilliant but Dry

Like a lot of people my age, I was introduced to J.R.R. Tolkien through school. The Hobbit was on the reading list for English class, so...

May 14, 2021
4 min

Disneyland: … It’s the Most Magical Place on Earth

Like most humans, I know a little bit about Disney. The movies, the franchises, the characters, the merchandising (merchandising,...

May 7, 2021
3 min

Pacific Rim: Knowing Exactly What You Want to Be

Pacific Rim, by today’s standards, is a movie that shouldn’t have worked. It’s big, it’s loud, the story is thin, and the acting is...

Apr 30, 2021
4 min

The Miniseries: A Missed Opportunity in the Modern World

“Too much is never enough…” A phrase that becomes more and more poignant in the entertainment industry. Movies, television, video games;...

Apr 23, 2021
4 min

H.P. Lovecraft: The Godfather of Horror/Science Fiction

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” – H.P. Lovecraft...

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