Knowing is Half the Battle
I can’t stop myself from writing about The Cabin in the Woods. Some validation and a question after a second viewing. Still includes tons of unmarked spoilers, so see it already.
Slutty Until Proven Innocent
Or, “Five Characters In Search Of A Little Human Empathy.” Copious unmarked spoilers for The Cabin in the Woods, discussing how it mocks not just horror movies’ stereotypes, but the audience’s own.
Eerie Tales of the House of Mystery
Today on Late to the Party Theater: Chuck discovers that Locke & Key is a terrific horror comic that calls back to the “classics” without feeling like a self-conscious reinterpretation.
Lawful Evil Dead
The Cabin in the Woods is the best horror movie I’ve seen in years.
When I Was a Child, I Made Fun of Childish Things
Getting defensive over a sneering op-ed about what Adults should be reading
Non-Gelatinous Cubes
A mini-review of Lords of Waterdeep, the new barely-D&D-themed board game, and an attempt to explain what it is that’s re-ignited my interest in board games in general.
Being Katniss Everdeen
If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention! The internet’s preeminent Hunger Games fan and the bold battle against real racism.
Winter is Coming! Direct to your home! For a new low, low price!
Even making generous guesses at the amount of revenue available from switching from a subscription model to an a la carte one, the numbers still don’t add up.
NOW how much would you pay?
How to stick it to The Man. Step 1: Display a complete ignorance of how media companies work.
Titans Will Wrath
Selective perception and marketing the new Clash of the Titans sequel.
Flowest
Journey translates the emotional impact of a symphony into the medium of video games. Its take on multiplayer, however, is absolutely unique and pure genius.
No, Virginia
John Carter is not a movie adaptation of A Princess of Mars, and that’s my biggest problem with it.