Author: Chuck

Friday, August 5, 2011

Uncanny Valley of the Apes

Movies

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is eerily like a real movie
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

L-i-t-t-l-e M-o-n-e-y

Apple, Videogames

Final Fantasy Tactics and the bizarro psychology of Apple App Store pricing
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Beyond the Abilities of Normal Humans

Television

Another gripe about the dumbing down of the media
Sunday, July 10, 2011

Autobots! Roll (your eyes) out!

Movies

The Transformers movies are the after-effects of the 1990s disguised as nostalgia for the 1980s.
Monday, June 27, 2011

Forty

Personal

I’m going to need another 30 or 40 years to figure this shit out.
Monday, June 13, 2011

Spielberg & Abrams At The Movies

Movies

Super 8 is a movie about making and watching movies, and it’s best not to know any more than that.
Thursday, June 2, 2011

A Throne for Games

Board Games

A report back from Chuck’s First KublaCon
Thursday, May 19, 2011

Ms. Verisimilitude for Her

Movies

Thoughts after watching Bridesmaids and what I’m hoping is witnessing the slow heat death of Hollywood.
Sunday, May 1, 2011

Gels

Videogames

Spoiler-free thoughts on Portal 2
Friday, March 25, 2011

Did Someone Say… Dance?

Movies

Sucker Punch tries to elevate the turn-your-brain-off movie to the level of icepick lobotomy. It’s thoroughly disappointing that it works as often as it does.
Thursday, March 24, 2011

Sublimation

Videogames

Brian Moriarty did the impossible: he made the “Are Games Art?” discussion somewhat interesting again.
Saturday, March 19, 2011

The Life of the Easily-Distracted Mind

Movies

Thoughts about high art, low art, and false populism in the movie business.