This week I’m giving my thoughts and impressions on E3 2016.
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Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 33 – Innerspace
We come to the conclusion of Lost Planet 3, as we go inside Nushi.
Movie Review: Gravity
Gravity is, quite possibly, the tensest film I’ve ever seen, and is one of the most profound combinations of imagery and music (chronologically) since the Star Wars films and Koyaanisqatsi, and only eclipsed by Mad Max: Fury Road. Read more
Movie Review: X-Men – Days of Future Past (Rogue Cut)
When it comes to comic book films, and adaptations of comic books to the screen, there are questions about how you adapt certain comic book concepts to the screen, and as cinematic universes get more involved, there is no question that has lingered in the background more than “How do you clean up a cluttered universe?” How do you not only pull a retcon, but a big universe altering one?
Days of Future Past not only attempts to pull such a retcon, but succeeds, by creating a situation where the X-Men films can change course to a new path different from the first 3 films, while still giving credit to where the earlier films worked. Read more
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 32 – Jailbreak!
Where the uprising doesn’t go quite as planned, and we need to improvise somewhat.
Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 56
Movie Review: Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6 is an incredibly impressive film from Disney. It’s a film that, I’d argue, tells a better superhero story than The Incredibles, with a very interestingly beautiful world, with gorgeous animation and interesting characters. Read more
Cookbook Review: Mexican Everyday and Molto Italiano
This time I’m discussing two cookbooks, “Mexican Everyday” by Rick Bayless, and “Molto Italiano” by Mario Batali. Read more
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 31 – Robot Jox
This time we get our first giant robot vs. giant robot fight… and it’s not very fun.
Movie Review: Inglorious Basterds
Inglorious Basterds is a film that is not, in spite of its marketing, its posters, and its trailers, an action film. It’s a thriller. It’s a film that moves from incredibly tense dialog scene to tense dialog scene the way that John Woo goes from gunfight to gunfight. Read more
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 30 – To War We Gonna Go
We take the fight to NEVEC.
Video Review: The Yakuza Papers Part 5 – Final Episode
This time we conclude “The Yakuza Papers” with Part 5 – “Final Episode” Read more
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 29 – Mother Of Monsters
We discover the source of T-Energy and things go pear-shaped.
Book Review: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye by Alan Dean Foster
The old Star Wars Expanded Universe wrapped up, now that I think about it, several years ago – being set aside in favor of a new EU which would tie more closely to the new Star Wars films. The Old EU got a lot of crap – some justified (Jedi Academy Trilogy), some maybe less so. Thus, I’ve decided to go through the old EU, in order of publication, to see how things evolved, and whether the good parts hold up, or if the bad parts have any redeeming qualities. Read more
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 27 – Shocking, Positively Shocking
This time we’ve gotten a new upgrade for our Rig, and fight an earlier boss using the rig.
Movie Review: X-Men – First Class
X-Men: First Class is a film that is almost perfect, but has a few notes that just don’t quite work for me. It’s a combinations of factors Some characters are under-utilized, some characters feel mis-written, and there are some issues with tone, combined with some frustrating story choices. Read more
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 26 – Hail To the King (Crab)
Wherein we fight another very large crustacean. Read more
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 25 – Robot Fighting Drudgery
Wherein we learn that sometimes even fighting alien monsters in a giant robot can become a monotonous slog. Read more
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 24 – Drill, Baby, Drill
This time we get to try out our Rig’s new drill… which turns it into a Drilling Rig. Read more
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 23 – Closure
This time we finish hunting down memorabilia and audio logs, and deliver them to the leader of The Forgotten. Read more
Movie Review: Damnation Alley
I’m a fan of the Fallout series. I love the world those games build, and consequently when I discover a work that is formulative to that universe, it tends to give that work a little extra appeal for me. It’s part of the reason why I like some of the later portions of The Martian Chronicles and why I enjoyed A Boy and his Dog, which is a review for another time. Damnation Alley is a little less known portion of the sub-genre, but is still a remarkably enjoyable film. Read more
Video Review: The Yakuza Papers Part 4 – Police Tactics
This time we continue with “The Yakuza Papers” with Part 4 – “Police Tactics” Read more
Film Review: Kingdom of Heaven – Director’s Cut
Ridley Scott is a director who is fantastic at building worlds. In Blade Runner it was the future of Los Angeles. In Gladiator it was Imperial Rome. In Kingdom of Heaven, it’s 14th century Jerusalem and Palestine. Read more
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 22 – Retap
This time we’re retreading some old ground in an attempt to get the last collectables. Read more