Scores Are Arbitrary I’m just going to start talking about The Quiet Man and hope that it makes sense. This is going to be one of those games that floats around the memories of the PS4 generation as a cult classic. It’s not good, it’s not Deadly Premonition, but it has some interesting ideas going on. It’s a weird mix of full motion video with real actors, standard beat … Continue reading Review – The Quiet Man (PS4)
This week’s Movie-Go-Round was originally going to bring you Legally Blonde – that’s what you voted for on You Did This to Us. The Great Hard Drive Crash of 2018 came and went, though, and Legally Blonde looks like it was the last episode to get caught in the undertow. So, we dug back into the Geek Cinema Society Archive to remaster an episode and … Continue reading 45: Starship Troopers
If we plotted the releases of October 2018 on a graph, where one axis was the quantity of releases and the other showed their collective level of hype, that plot point would basically break through the upper right quadrant into the infinite space beyond. From legacy franchises like Mega Man 11 to modern juggernauts like Red Dead Redemption 2, there were games for literally everyone – even the … Continue reading Ten Games to Look for in November 2018
While classic rock associated with the Halloween season typically conjures the ghosts and ghouls of Alice Cooper records and the iconic androgynous style of Tim Curry, there is another album — a definitively superb collection of songs — that stands equally as tall. It’s a record that muses about the grotesque, yet one can’t help but bask in its lyrical beauty. Song by song, here’s … Continue reading Warren Zevon’s ‘Excitable Boy’ Revisited This Halloween
For Love Jake Hunter: Ghost of the Dusk is the closest a game has come to putting players in the shoes of a hardboiled detective. More visual novel than adventure game, this title doesn’t offer much in terms of challenging gameplay, but that’s not a bad thing. There’s no risk of failing, because making a wrong choice causes Jake to say something like “I thought … Continue reading Review – Jake Hunter Detective Story: Ghost of the Dusk (3DS)
This week’s episode of Movie-Go-Round is a special one! (In part, because a hard drive crashed and we had to get creative…) While we unfortunately lost our discussion of Suspiria, we decided to record some thoughts on the film again, which you will hear at the top of this program. After that, you’ll be tuned into an episode of Geek Cinema Society, the first film … Continue reading 44: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (+ Suspiria)
The original Luigi’s Mansion launched with the Gamecube in America on November 18th, 2001. As Nintendo’s marquee title for the system and a new direction for the character, the game set the tone for the Gamecube going forward. Players were told to expect sequels and spinoffs to their beloved franchises that weren’t like the games that came before, but should still be enjoyable in their … Continue reading Catching Up: With the Luigi’s Mansion Series
For our second Movie-Ghoul-Round episode, David got to choose a Future Classic, and his pick was 2012’s The Cabin in the Woods. Simultaneously a critique of and love letter to modern horror-movie tropes, this Drew Goddard/Joss Whedon joint featured a young Thor and host of fantastic character actors. Join Brett, David, and Nicole as they rhapsodize about Bradley Whitford, pick their favorite villains, and debate … Continue reading 43: The Cabin in the Woods
One of the things I love most when writing about video games is the opportunity I’m given to play all kinds of titles. I’m playing more games than ever, with my time split between review titles, research opportunities, personal favorites, and games I always meant to catch up on. This helps me avoid burnout, and, in the latter case, allows me to keep up with some … Continue reading Five Games I Promise I’ll Finish…Eventually
A Bold and Challenging Sequel For me, there are two kinds of superhero stories. The first kind is what we normally see with most Marvel and DC movies. They follow a formula, and fill themselves with disposable action and jokey one-liners. Many of these movies can be good and develop fandoms of their own, but rarely do they stand out in the genre. The other … Continue reading Review – Life is Strange 2 Episode 1: Roads (PS4)
Tilting Windmill Studios 