Star Trek Into Darkness Full-Spoiler Review
Confession time: I have seen, with the exception of the animated series, every Star Trek film and every episode of every television series. This is a franchise that’s in my blood and has been since early childhood. There’s a large number of old-school Trekkies out there who loathe JJ Abrams’ take on the franchise with [...]
Family Guy “Farmer Guy” Review
Crime is up in Quahog, and Peter and Lois are worried about raising their family in such a violent, lawless place. Which isn’t terrible different than how the town behaves most of the time. Like, in the MacFarlane-verse, how is Quahog not considered America’s shithole already? That’s neither here nor there, I guess. Peter does [...]
Rebuild of Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo Review
The Rebuild of Evangelion movie series is a reboot of the classic anime, Evangelion. The show was known for its brutal mecha vs. monster combat, its examination of the effects of such combat on its human participants, and its dense storyline that never really got explained or resolved. The first two Rebuild movies largely followed [...]
Sanctum 2 Review
The original Sanctum was a gem that stood out from the rest of tower defense games on the PC and Mac in 2011. It blended the hectic action of first-person shooters with the strategic placement and upgrades of the tower defense genre. While it was a great game that certainly felt unique, it suffered from [...]
Family Guy “Save the Clam” Review
During a bush-league softball match, everyone’s favorite not-Cleveland black guy Jerome accidentally kills Horace, the owner of The Drunken Clam. The bank takes possession of the bar, and Peter, Quagmire and Joe barricade themselves inside to stop it from being torn down. You know, the trope of the neighborhood folk banding together to stop the [...]
Ten Grand #1 Review
I watched Constantine twice. I got over Keanu’s acting about an hour in, but the concept a guy who battles the forces of heaven is pretty interesting. That’s what I think drew me to the new series by writer J.Michael Straczynski. The former writer of Amazing Spiderman brings us to the world of Ten Grand. [...]
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Review
You are Sergeant Rex Power Colt. A Cyber-Commando with a penchant for killing and spouting one-liners. You’re tasked with taking down Omega, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. Luckily, you start off a lot more badass than kidnapped trust fund baby. Being a Cyber-Commando means taking no fall damage and being able [...]
Skylanders: Giants McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys Review
I was pretty shocked to find out that McDonald’s was going to be offering Skylanders: Giants toys in their happy meals. McDonald’s is no stranger to including poor quality video game toys in their kids meals, but I didn’t think Skylanders would necessarily work as simple obesity triggers, since they are mainly known as a collectable that bridges video games [...]
The Simpsons “Pulpit Friction” Review
Church episodes aren’t always the easiest thing for me to discuss because as a godless heathen I simply feel rather far removed from churchgoing culture. My folks usually only remembered their faith on holidays or when they wanted to tell me all about how awful I am. I remember that I once escaped out the [...]
Telltale Games’ Poker Night 2 Review
When the trailer for Telltale Games’ Poker Night 2 was released to the Internet on April 1st, 2013, I thought to myself, “Haha, this is a great April Fools joke. I wish it was actually a real thing, but who would put this cast of characters into a poker game? That’s crazy!” Little did I [...]
