Doomsday is, in short, director Neil Marshall’s amalgamation of John Carpenter’s Escape from New York and The Road Warrior (with a side of Beyond Thunderdome), and the concepts go spectacularly well together. Read more
Movie Review: Doomsday (2008)
Anime Review: Genius Party & Genius Party Beyond
Genius Party & Genius Party Beyond are a pair of anthology films from Studio 3°C. Anime anthology films often open up a lot of opportunities for experimentation and exploration of the craft, and Studio 3°C in particular is a studio who likes to nurture this degree of experimentation. I’ll be discussing both of the two films together, as the films were originally planned to be released together. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 84 – Elaadin Vault II
This time we’re finishing up the Elaadin Vault. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 83 – Elaadin Vault I
With the Drive Core taken care of, it’s time to get the Vault online. Read more
Vlog: 5 Things YouTube Needs To Improve
In the wake of several issues that have come up with YouTube as of late (as of this recording on 8/4/2017), I’ve been thinking of some things YouTube can do to improve the site for video producers and for general users – here are my thoughts. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 82 – Making Friends with the Krogan
Having found the drive core, we go and make nice with New Tuchanka. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 81 – Mystery of the Missing Core
The drive core is missing so we go hunting for it – and also get some extra cash. Read more
Anime Review: Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978)
I’m something of a fan of Leiji Matsumoto’s work, and particularly the character of Captain Harlock. Harlock made his first appearance as a supporting character in Matsumoto’s other major series from the 1970s – Galaxy Express 999. However, he was popular enough to get his own series in its own separate continuity in 1978. I figured I might as well give my thoughts on the show. Read more
Anime Review: Fate/Grand Order – First Order
Fate/Grand Order: First Order is the latest of a series of anime that have been adapted from mobile titles, and one of the small handful that received an adaptation contemporaneously or not long before their game’s US release. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 80 – Remnant Derelict
We explore the Remnant Derelict on Elaadin in search of the drive core. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 79 – Third Elaadin Beacon
We save a downed shuttle and activate the third beacon. Read more
Legends of the Force: Episode XI – The Truce at Bakura
This time we’re reviewing the first standalone Star Wars novel of the classic SWEU, with The Truce at Bakura. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 78 – The Flophouse
There’s a raider settlement not far from New Tuchanka – if we’re going to get on the good side of the Krogans and set up a proper settlement, they’ve got to go. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 77 – Internal Tensions
Things are not going swimmingly in New Tuchanka. We try to settle some of those issues. Read more
TV Review: Star Wars Rebels – Season 2
Continuing with my asides from my reviews of the Star Wars Legends universe, I’ve finished watching Season 2 of Star Wars Rebels, and would like to give my thoughts. Read more
Book Review: The Courtship of Princess Leia
I’m returning to the Star Wars Extended Universe with the first appearance of the Witches of Dathomir. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 76 – New Tuchanka
With the Turian Ark being a bust, we head off to New Tuchanka to check out how things are going for the Krogan. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 75 – Turian Escape Pods
We continue our hunt for the Turian Ark on Elaadin. Read more
Anime (Video) Review: Fate/Stay Night (2005)
This time I’m taking a look at the 2005 Anime adaptation of Fate/Stay Night, by Studio DEEN. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 75 – Second Relay
We activate the second Elaadin Relay. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 74 – Elaadin Side Vault
We stumble across a side vault and check it out. Read more
Graphic Novel Review: Rise of the Dungeon Master
Earlier I reviewed Empire of the Imagination, one of the more recent biographies of Gary Gygax. Well, David Kushner, the author of Masters of Doom, has co-written a graphic novel Biography of Gygax. I gave it a read, and thought I’d give my thoughts. Read more
DVD Review: Power of the Daleks
Power of the Daleks is one of the Doctor Who stories that has been lost. The BBC had destroyed all copies of the episode due to royalty issues and in order to re-use the video tapes, and none of the copies that were shipped overseas were found. Thus, the story only lived on through bootleg recordings made by fans off of over-the-air broadcasts, which in turn were made available to the BBC, who had re-released the story with cleaned-up versions of the audio recordings paired with tele-snaps and continuity photos of the show, with bridging narration by Tom Baker.
This past year, the BBC released an animated reconstruction of the story, giving viewers their first opportunity to see this in motion, and I’ve seen it. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 73 – Treating Cryo Sickness
We investigate the behavior of some of the raiders on Elaadin, and test out a potential cure. Read more