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Top Five: Games I Used to Turn My Parents Into Elite Gamers
I’ve spent most of the week helping my folks move out of their old house – so, in honor of that, I thought I’d dust off this article from a while ago that I never got around to posting. 1. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker After the strokes, my dad didn’t have much going on…
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The Joys of Playing Microsoft Flight Simulator While Drunk
People seemed to like my “LA Noire” piece,[1] so here’s a spiritual sequel. Enjoy (I know my liver didn’t). This article – and the bad decisions detailed herein – arose from a confluence of factors. First was my purchase of an Xbox Series S and subsequent dive into the delights of Game Pass. The second…
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Review: Resident Evil (Netflix)
Remember when I opened up about my collection of Lance Reddick body pillows? I saw that as a fun way of connecting with my audience (and removing the stigma from gettin’ snuggly with Lance). What was the harm? Resident Evil was the harm. See, if I’m going to be able to show my face at…
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Review: The Boys, Season 3, Episode 8
[Updated 7/16: I put in more jokes and made some grammatical tweaks.] Let’s get into it. The Instant White-Hot Wild[1] starts with pedal firmly applied to metal: the government is preparing to search Vought Tower for information on Maeve’s whereabouts (thanks to Annie’s social media campaign). Can you imagine the shitshows that would ensue if…
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Review: The Boys, Season 3, Episode 7
After last week’s “Herogasm” blowout (blow-up?), The Boys took things down a notch this week to spend an episode focusing on how the various characters deal with the fallout from. Homelander, ego (and face) bruised, pays a visit to the (unsurprisingly) still-alive Maeve, who’s been imprisoned in a room similar to the one Homelander was…
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A Note on Review Scoring
Hi all. I wanted to drop a quick explainer re: what’s going on with the review scores. You’ve probably noticed by now that all the scores include a “spread,” the application of which I don’t think I’ve adequately articulated. Let’s look at an example: I rated the most recent episode of The Boys a 9/10…
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Review: The Boys, Season 3, Episode 6
This was a good episode – great, even. Of course, in many ways, it was also mind-scaldingly disturbing. Let’s dive in. Starting with the odd plot out: the Frenchie/Little Nina conflict escalated this week, with the Russian gangsteress chaining our boy to a pole with a bike lock like she’s Walter White. Instead of offering…
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Tier List: James Bond Movie Titles
S TIER Thunderball – I fucking love this title. Maybe because it makes me think of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck,” the background track to one of my favorite drinking games. It also sounds like a euphemism for Pikachu’s ballsack. Octopussy – Objectively speaking, the best title in cinematic history. A TIER From Russia with Love –…