Her Story
Her Story really is a work of genius, treating interactive fiction like molecular gastronomy. (No significant spoilers, but a pretty long read)
Pointing the way to a friction-free existence
Thoughts as a non-artist getting his first glimpse into just how pervasive AI slop has gotten
The Running Man, Grenades, Plastic Straws, and Ugly Scarves
Follow-up thoughts on The Running Man and the whole idea of implicating you, the viewer
One Thing I Like About The Running Man
The Running Man isn’t nearly as good as the version of the movie that was playing in my head, but also that movie could never exist. (Spoilers after a warning)
Foolish Mortals
Foolish Mortals is an independent point-and-click adventure game that made me nostalgic for the days when I finished video games (Spoilers after a review)
One Thing I Like About Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
This feels like a heist movie targeted at people who haven’t yet grasped object permanence, but it’s so shamelessly corny and ludicrous it can’t help be kind of fun
Steam in your living room and Steam all over your face
Valve’s announcement of new Steam hardware makes all the right choices, and actually makes me feel a little less irrelevant
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Monáe Manor
Two tunes from when I first heard about Janelle Monáe and had my mind blown right out of my skull
Aliens vs Banjo-Kazooie, or, One Thing I Like About Predator: Badlands
I’m still not sure exactly who Predator: Badlands is for, but I imagine whoever it is will probably enjoy the heck out of it
Chick Flicks, Broad Comedy, and The Favourite
More thoughts about what The Favourite says and doesn’t say, and how people are unprepared for a movie with three Strong Female Characters (More spoilers)
The Favourite, or, Sneaking in Tongues
The Favourite is outstanding, taking everything that could make a movie arch or distancing and instead using it to draw us in. (Some spoilers for the end).
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: What Planet Is This?!
A train of thought through lands of experimental multilingual chill