Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) bathed in the living waters of Mandalore last episode, officially redeeming himself in the eyes of his tribe of Mandalorians. But what has Dr. Pershing (Omid Abtahi), who experimented on Grogu in Season 1, been up to? This episode is almost entirety dedicated to answering that question. Pershing, along with Elia... Continue Reading →
Recently, the spiritual successor to the timeless classic of Battle for Bikini Bottom hit the market. Cosmic Shake plays very similarly to the aforementioned fan favorite, and this has been clear since pre release videos of it were being seen. So, how does it stack up to its predecessor? As always, let’s talk about the... Continue Reading →
When thinking of what constitutes a ‘bad game’ there are often common denominators. Bad storyline, ugly graphics, clunky or bugged gameplay, perhaps gameplay is also unbalanced, and so on. There have been plenty of games which just didn’t leave a positive impact on their consumers. But then we occasionally get a game which is so... Continue Reading →
In June of 2021, Police Simulator: Patrol Officers released. As things are, there are a litany of simulation games on the digital store shelves now, so what’s so special about this one? Let’s assess its pros and cons as always to find out, starting with the former. It does what it says on the label... Continue Reading →
Developed. That's the word that perhaps best describes "Star Wars: Andor." It presents a rich world full of personality with characters whose motivations and wants are fully fleshed out, and presents interesting and challenging concepts in relation to the Empire vs. rebellion war. One of which, that Episode 11 builds off of so well, is... Continue Reading →
I've been critical of how many setup episodes "Andor" needs in its arcs; the formula thus far has been two. And while I think its Aldhani arc could have been two episodes long, I can't deny the fact that this show knows how to payoff its arcs. See my initial thoughts below. This written review... Continue Reading →
Quick Heads Up: There will be spoilers for the finale for Moon Knight. I normally don't do spoilers but given that this is a Marvel show and the post-credit scenes, I wanted to cover my tracks. And so, we come to the end of the season. For a show that felt slow to get my... Continue Reading →
Before we begin, a quick note: I am not an expert on dissociative identity disorder, and I don’t pretend to be. So I apologize in advance for any faux pas made here and know that I will make an effort to rectify my ignorance moving forward. After watching the first episode, I felt reluctant about... Continue Reading →
Unmasking Sin by Mary Lancaster is the third book in her Pleasure Garden series and it came out on Dec. 14, 2021. I haven't read any of this author's books until now and just wanted to see if I might like her writing. I am usually a fan of historical romance that have fleshed-out characters... Continue Reading →
Origin stories for villains are quite common. What started with Maleficent, has moved to villains like the Joker, Norman Bates, and even Nurse Ratched. But when I heard this movie was made, I made fun of the idea behind it. It wasn't until hearing ads for it at work I decided to give it a... Continue Reading →
Super Smash Bros has had a large grip on the gaming community since the late 90s, when the very first, fateful iteration released on the Nintendo 64. Over that timeframe, other companies have tried to emulate it. Games such as PlayStation All-Stars and Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion tried, but ultimately failed, to threaten Smash's... Continue Reading →
For me and millions of other fully-vaccinated people, the coronavirus pandemic is slowly receding into our rearview mirrors, though the delta variant of the virus still makes it a concrete danger for the unvaccinated, and in countries with little to no vaccine access, the virus is still raging in full force. Still, the virus brought... Continue Reading →
Per the usual, back in November, Activision and Treyarch combined for their annual Call of Duty release. We got Black Ops: Cold War. As the title states, the game is based during the tail end of the Cold War era, in the mid-late 1980s. This game was released two years after Treyarch's last piece, Black... Continue Reading →
I recently re-watched "Avengers: Endgame," only to realize I never did a formal review on the film when it came out. In fact, I haven't reviewed any "Avengers" films on this site. So I thought it would be fun to see if the film holds up, close to two years after it was released. And... Continue Reading →
One of the selling points for the PlayStation 5 was one of the launch day game releases: the remake of the PS3's Demon's Souls. The debut game for FROM Software in 2009, they have since released numerous other 'Soulsbourne' games that have left their hefty mark on video game industry. With Bluepoint Games taking the... Continue Reading →
Although it took a while to find its feat, I'm a big fan of Netflix's "Castlevania" series, which was made by Powerhouse Animation Studios. So it was natural for me to get into "Blood of Zeus," another Powerhouse animated series that shares Castlevania's animation style. "Blood of Zeus" predictably takes place in ancient Greece, in... Continue Reading →
Every once in a while, a brilliant film with a small, intimate tale backed up by a fantastic script and cast will make its way onto streaming, which is perhaps the only place even pre-pandemic such films could survive. Backed up by an amazing script and solid direction by writer-director Alan Ball, Amazon released one... Continue Reading →
Spoilers ahead. This is an other episode in which the weekly release schedule wasn't doing it for me. If I watched the whole of season 2 continuously, Episode 7 might've made me hopelessly addicted to it, as it throws away many subplots the show seemed to be building up, such as the Butcher's (Karl Urban)... Continue Reading →
Every once in a while, Netflix will drop a little film with a star-studded cast that will either hit it out of the park, or be a terrible waste. "The Devil All the Time," which stars Tom Holland, Sebastian Stan, Robert Pattinson, Jason Clarke and more, falls somewhere in between. The film is essentially the... Continue Reading →
Season 2 further highlights that "The Boys" really wasn't suited for a weekly release schedule, as the show's story feels more like a really long movie than an episodic adventure. Spoilers ahead. This episode sees Homelander (Antony Starr) lose control over his public image when a video of him killing an innocent bystander surfaces online and... Continue Reading →
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