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  • Skin Deep, or, In Space No One Can See You Step On A Rake With A Bucket On Your Head
    Sunday, May 4, 2025

    Skin Deep, or, In Space No One Can See You Step On A Rake With A Bucket On Your Head

    Videogames

    Early impressions of the brilliant first person stealth slapstick game by Blendo Games

  • Bucky With the Bad Hair (One Thing I Like About Thunderbolts*)
    Friday, May 2, 2025

    Bucky With the Bad Hair (One Thing I Like About Thunderbolts*)

    Marvel, Movies, One Thing I Like

    Thunderbolts* manages to be a strong counterpoint to superhero fatigue, by being even more like a comic book (no spoilers)

  • One Thing I Guess I Like About Bodies Bodies Bodies
    Tuesday, April 29, 2025

    One Thing I Guess I Like About Bodies Bodies Bodies

    Movies, One Thing I Like

    Sometimes a movie is not made for me and that’s a good thing. Lots of spoilers.

  • Literacy 2025: Book 14: 20th Century Ghosts
    Sunday, April 27, 2025

    Literacy 2025: Book 14: 20th Century Ghosts

    Books, Literacy 2025

    Joe Hill’s short story collection shows off his considerable talent and range

  • One Thing I Like About Until Dawn
    Saturday, April 26, 2025

    One Thing I Like About Until Dawn

    Movies, One Thing I Like

    Until Dawn is a collection of b-movie horror moments loosely structured around a video game, and it’s at its strongest when it leans into that. (Some spoilers after a warning)

  • One Thing I Like About The Ballad of Wallis Island
    Thursday, April 24, 2025

    One Thing I Like About The Ballad of Wallis Island

    Movies, One Thing I Like

    Tom Basden and Tim Key’s story of lost loves and forced reunions manages to charm its way through in the end

  • Pick Poor Robin Clean (One More Thing I Love About Sinners)
    Monday, April 21, 2025

    Pick Poor Robin Clean (One More Thing I Love About Sinners)

    Movies, One Thing I Like

    There’s one scene in Sinners that seems to be played for a laugh, but it’s packed with meaning that ripples throughout the entire movie. Long post with lots of spoilers.

  • One Thing I Like About Drop
    Sunday, April 20, 2025

    One Thing I Like About Drop

    Movies, One Thing I Like

    Drop places itself in the long history of high-concept suspense thrillers, then makes a reasonably convincing argument that it belongs there

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The Journal of Poorly-Explained Phenomena

This is the personal website of Chuck Jordan, an occasional game developer living in Los Angeles

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