running, reading, nonsense.
The reason why I wanted to give Super Mario Maker 2 a go is because of Super Mario Maker. Seems obvious, but I actually never played that first game. I can't even really say I'm that much of a Mario guy, I've missed most core iterations of the franchise. I liked Super Mario Maker without… Continue reading Super Mario Maker 2
It's been a little while, but I've not given up on my mission to fill in the blanks in my classic portfolio. I get back in the groove with this depressing Depression era novella...
Ashamed of my Tarantino blind spots, I get to work filling in his filmography bingo card before his new release this summer.
Made in 2006, best enjoyed now.
Developer: Nickervision Studios Publisher: Nickervision Studios Available on: PC, Mobile, Nintendo Switch Played on: Switch A review shouldn’t be too concerned with spent effort, or price. If a wonderful film is wonderful more from luck than effort, it is still wonderful. If a terrible game is terrible despite thousands of hours of gruelling development, it… Continue reading Ding Dong XL…reviewed in 150 words
Katana Zero! Reviewed in 150 words!
The Coen brothers adaptation of this novel was my first glimpse into the world of Cormac McCarthy, but it was only recently that I read the source material to gather my thoughts on the novel, and one of my favourite authors in general.
It is difficult to know where to start with a book like this. I see little point in divulging any details of the plot as, for one, I do not believe the nuts and bolts of the narrative are as important as the language, the philosophy, and the general feeling of the novel. It would… Continue reading One Hundred Years of Solitude
Adapted from the James Elroy novel of the same name, LA Confidential uses a typically twisted and layered plot of deception, lies, and vice, to study its central cast of characters and their relationship to justice in a city riddled with racial tension and inequality, which means that although set in the 50’s and made in the 90’s, it still speaks to contemporary issues.
Some Like It Hot is an intruder on the Sight and Sound Top 100, the BBC’s greatest comedy of all time, a picture which transcends the bounds of genre and…well, why, I wonder? And how does it hold up in 2019?
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