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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...
Oct 3, 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, 20215 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...
Sep 26, 20214 min read
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 9, 20213 min read


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...
Jul 2, 20213 min read


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...
Jun 18, 20213 min read


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 28, 20213 min read


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 14, 20214 min read

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...
May 7, 20213 min read


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 30, 20214 min read


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...
Apr 23, 20214 min read


Magic: The Gathering and Microtransactions
As many of you have probably realized by now, I am something of a nerd (shocking, I know). As such, I’ve had more than a passing interest...
Apr 16, 20214 min read


Bioshock: Video Games As Art
I was late to jump on the BioShock bandwagon. I found a used copy in GameStop (remember those days?) about a year after its release and...
Apr 9, 20213 min read


Justice League: The Snyder Cut
I won’t lie to you, I’m a fan of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). What they did over the course of a decade was a staggering...
Apr 2, 20215 min read

Silicon Valley
I've been re-watching the HBO series Silicon Valley of late, and wondering why I love it so much. I’m not a coder; I’m barely a computer...
Mar 26, 20212 min read


Movie Theaters: The Return of the Date Night
It’s a time-honored tradition: Dinner and a movie. Whether you’re thirteen and paying for dinner with your allowance money, or you’re...
Mar 19, 20213 min read

Cyberpunk 2077: What Could Have Been, What Could Still Be...
I’m not ashamed to admit that I boarded the Cyberpunk 2077 (CP) hype train. I bought the ticket, climbed on the roof, and screamed about...
Mar 12, 20214 min read
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The idea of a blog was first suggested to me about a year ago by my wife. At the time, I dismissed it out of hand, thinking I didn’t have...
Mar 6, 20214 min read