Spider-Man: No Way Home: Movie Review

While Spider-Man: No Way Home was intended to be released after Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness, it did ultimately come out before that movie, so I felt it was probably a preferable idea to watch this movie before the next Doctor Strange solo film. So, now that I’ve done that (and just after Sony has announced that an extended cut of the movie will be getting a theatrical release in December), it’s time to give my thoughts some. There will be spoilers for the film’s conclusion.

Alexander CaseJuly 2, 2022June 11, 2022Leave a comment

Let's Play

Forza And Chill: Ep. 9 – Gotta Go Fast

I take on several speed challenges.

Alexander CaseJuly 1, 2022June 6, 2022Leave a comment

Anime

Ya Boy Kongming!: Anime Review

I have generally avoided doing a lot of Isekai anime. I’ve watched and reviewed the first season or so of Sword Art Online, and all of Log Horizon and My Next Life As A Villainess to date. However, otherwise, this means that the closest I’ve come to Reverse Isekai has been Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, which is using that particular genre definition loosely. So, Ya Boy Kongming! initially slipped under my radar… until I heard the OP – and then I had to see it. I made the right decision.

Alexander CaseJune 30, 2022June 21, 2022Leave a comment

Let's Play

Forza And Chill: Ep. 8 – New Toy

I try out my Ferrari, and go on the hunt for another car.

Alexander CaseJune 30, 2022June 6, 2022Leave a comment

Video games

Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 125

Before we start Nintendo Power’s 10th year, let’s take a look and see where the rest of the industry is.

Alexander CaseJune 29, 2022June 11, 2022Leave a comment

Let's Play

Forza And Chill: Ep. 7 – A Matter of Contrast

I’m trying out a new capture device with streaming, and trying to figure out performance settings.

Alexander CaseJune 28, 2022June 6, 2022Leave a comment

Let's Play

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 178 – Big Hug

We find Catuia and talk things out.

Alexander CaseJune 27, 2022May 29, 2022Leave a comment

Anime

Den-noh Coil: Anime Review

Sometimes you stumble across an anime that makes you realize that if more people had watched it the genre it’s a part of could have become tremendously different. Den-noh Coil is one of those anime series. If this show had gotten a better release when it came out, if it had gotten better exposure, this could have been a show that redefined the perception of the cyberpunk genre the same way that Bubblegum Crisis, Ghost in the Shell, and Akira did. Sadly, because of the issues with its original release, it hasn’t really hit an option for mainstream visibility until now. Hopefully the authors who need to see it will get a chance to, and will be equally inspired.

Alexander CaseJune 26, 2022June 5, 2022Leave a comment

Books

Light from Uncommon Stars: Book Review

There is some discussion as to whether there needs to be a clear dividing line between the genres of Science Fiction & Fantasy, that a work needs to be one or the other. As someone who encountered Shadowrun during my formative years of Middle School (shortly after Dungeons & Dragons), I’ve ultimately become someone who has come to realize that fantasy and science fiction are like chocolate and peanut butter. So, when Light from Uncommon Stars came up as a book pick for the Swords & Laser book club, as I’ve attempted to get caught up on my book reading I decided to put it on my list – even more so when I saw that it was nominated for the 2022 Hugo Award for Best Novel.

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Let's Play

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 177 – Save the Princess III

We finally take down Tartaros.

Alexander CaseJune 24, 2022May 29, 2022Leave a comment

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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 176 – Save the Princess II

Tartaros finally joins the fight, and we finally get to deal some damage to him.

Alexander CaseJune 23, 2022May 29, 2022Leave a comment

Books

A Master of Djinn: Book (Video) Review

I’m taking a look at this 2022’s Nebula Award winner for best novel and one of the nominees of Best Novel at the Hugo Awards – A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark.

Alexander CaseJune 22, 2022June 5, 2022Leave a comment

Let's Play

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 175 – Save the Princess I

It’s time to finally throw down with Lanselot Tartaros.

Alexander CaseJune 21, 2022May 29, 2022Leave a comment

Let's Play

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 174 – He is a Dozle IV

We finally take down Barbas, opening a path to save Catuia.

Alexander CaseJune 20, 2022May 23, 2022Leave a comment

film

Frog Dreaming: Film Review

A week or so ago I ended up watching an Australian kid’s adventure film called Frog Dreaming (also released in the US as “The Quest”) with some friends – it’s a Kids On Bikes film that’s flawed, but not necessarily in the ways that some of the less prominent films in the genre are.

Alexander CaseJune 19, 2022May 29, 2022Leave a comment

film

Eternals: Film Review

When various titles were being announced for Phase 4 of the MCU, one of the titles announced was Eternals, based on one of Jack Kirby’s most gonzo concepts that he contributed to Marvel comics (outside of maybe his expanded comic series based on 2001: A Space Odyssey, which lead to the introduction of Machine Man). With the announcement of Chloe Zhao as the director, the film felt a lot like this was going to be the much more odd and out-there film in the MCU, in ways that were different from how Thor: Ragnarok was. And, well, yeah, it is.

Alexander CaseJune 18, 2022May 28, 2022Leave a comment

Let's Play

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 173 – He is a Dozle III

We contend with our clerics and ninja attracting arrows.

Alexander CaseJune 17, 2022May 23, 2022Leave a comment

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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 172 – He is a Dozle II

We contend with the fact that not a lot of our party members can climb or jump up walls.

Alexander CaseJune 16, 2022May 23, 2022Leave a comment

comics, Star Wars

Legends of the Force: Episode 41 – Splinter of the Mind’s Eye (Dark Horse Comic)

We return to the Legends timeline with a look at Dark Horse’s adaptation of the first Star Wars novel (that wasn’t an adaptation of the movies).

Alexander CaseJune 15, 2022May 27, 2022Leave a comment

Let's Play

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 171 – He is a Dozle I

We face off with Barbas, who has gun he doesn’t know how to use – and is a Dozle.

Alexander CaseJune 14, 2022May 23, 2022Leave a comment

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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 170 – Knock, Knock IV

We finally clear out the first line of defenders.

Alexander CaseJune 13, 2022May 23, 2022Leave a comment

Hong Kong Action Movies

Yes, Madam: Film Review

It’s been a while since I reviewed Royal Warriors, the second installment in the retroactive “In The Line Of Duty” series of films – so now it’s time for me to take a look at the first film, and the starring debut of Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock, 1985’s Yes, Madam.

Alexander CaseJune 12, 2022May 27, 2022Leave a comment