Musings and Curio
Season 1, Episode 7: “In Which We Meet Mr. Jones”Original Airdate: 11 November 2008 Written by J. J. Abrams & Jeff PinknerDirected by Brad Anderson Patterns of Interference: In Frankfurt, Germany, an FBI unit prepares to raid warehouse only to find the truck they targeted contains simply toys. The unit commander Mitchell Loeb debriefs with... Continue Reading →
Tenet is a movie that I had been anxiously awaiting for since the first teaser dropped. I'm something of a Christopher Nolan fan. While some his ambitious, high concept films are among my favorites (Inception, Interstellar) and Dark Knight is a classic genre-blending piece of cinema, I haven't seen all of his movies. Thus far,... Continue Reading →
Firewatch was a game that I knew by reputation, but had been hesistant to play given the "walking simulator" genre that it occupies. As with roguelikes, I've come to be a little leery of games that come highly recommended on sites such as Reddit, only to wind up being disappointed because, well, I just didn't... Continue Reading →
Despite my years of gaming, since the early 80's at arcades and home with Atari and Nintendo systems, I missed out on the Pokémon phenomenon during the late 90's. I didn't own a Nintendo handheld until 2013, and I simply perceived Pokémon as a "kid's game" (oh, the irony). My daughter did become a huge... Continue Reading →
I'm no stranger to From Software's dark fantasy offerings. One of the first games I ever picked up for the original PlayStation in the mid-90's was King's Field, which was the (great?)-grandfather of Dark Souls. I remember being both enthralled by the first-person gameplay and brooding aesthetic as well as frustrated by the difficulty. This... Continue Reading →
The season finale is here and gone, and with it comes some revelations abou the Doctor's past and, uh, new Cybermen fashion. Warning: spoilers ahead… Let's dive right into the real core of the episode. Not the character moments like Graham's hearttwarming talk with Yaz, or the silliness of Ryan defeating a group of Cybermen... Continue Reading →
It can't be overstated how hyped I have been for the debut of Star Trek: Picard. In the late 80's and early 90's, Star Trek: The Next Generation was a phenomenon, a slice of sci-fi comfort that gave us heroes who were Good (TM) and could be counted on to do the right things in... Continue Reading →
On Feb. 18, 2018, I was part of a podcast with John S. Drew from the Chronic Rift. This week's topic was a look back at Season 1 of Star Trek: Discovery. Video and audio links below! Audio version of the Podcast
Beautiful despair. This is the best way I have to describe Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, an eclectic and dark hybrid of visual novel and court room drama. Long after the final credits roll and the twists have been hashed over in your mind (and there are quite a few), Danganronpa 2 will leave you with some philosophical conundrums. You... Continue Reading →
Over a decade ago, a little MMO called The Matrix Online launched with a tagline, "The Matrix has only begun to give up its secrets." The implication being that there would be so many things to uncover and enjoy in the game that fans would stay invested for a long time. Sadly, the game failed to deliver on... Continue Reading →
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