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Mobile Apps: “Zombies, Run!” is Deadly Fun
Read more: Mobile Apps: “Zombies, Run!” is Deadly FunEvery now and then some new technology, story, or video game – or some combo of the three – sends me surging into a nerdalicious state of mania. The most recent case was probably Bioshock Infinite, which yielded not only one, not just two, but three articles from me that are all just me gushing about…
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“The Wolverine” Movie Review: Logan as a Ronin
Read more: “The Wolverine” Movie Review: Logan as a RoninIn a recent interview, Hugh Jackman was asked how excited he was for the release of The Wolverine and he replied by doing this. And that’s exactly what you should do too when expressing your excitement for the film. After the pseudo-disaster that was X-Men Origins: Wolverine by Gavin Hood, we finally have the Wolverine-centric…
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“The Last of Us”: Love in the Time of Cordyceps
Read more: “The Last of Us”: Love in the Time of CordycepsI’m not terribly sure where to begin here as The Last of Us left me speechless last night. As the game cut to black, I leaned back from the edge of the couch and let out a big cathartic sigh. The preceding fifteen or so hours had been a complex cocktail of tension, fear, heartache, and occasionally…
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Thoughts on “Life of Pi”
Read more: Thoughts on “Life of Pi”Life of Pi by Yann Martel is heavily marketed as the kind of spiritual journey that will give rebirth to your belief in God. While I’ve still yet to see the movie, I was able to recently finish the book after a feverish encounter with the last hundred pages or so, and I have to…
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“True Blood” Season 6 Mid-Season Recap
Read more: “True Blood” Season 6 Mid-Season RecapI considered tackling an episode-by-episode recap of both True Blood and The Newsroom this season, but laziness got the better of me, particularly when it grew hard enough to keep up with Game of Thrones recaps when that was still around. That being said, I’ve been a fan of True Blood for several years, so much so…
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What Not to Watch: “When a Man Loves a Woman”
Read more: What Not to Watch: “When a Man Loves a Woman”In yet another occurrence of the endless battles between the sexes last week, my brother and I were vying to watch The Watch on HBO Go while our girlfriends preferred to watch a romantic movie. Once my brother’s xenophobia (the fear of real aliens, not the racist kind) kicked in and The Watch was out,…
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Tackling the Kaiju: “Pacific Rim” and What Makes a Good Summer Blockbuster
Read more: Tackling the Kaiju: “Pacific Rim” and What Makes a Good Summer Blockbuster* full spoilers for the movie are below * In what can most succinctly be described as Transformers vs. Godzillas, Pacific Rim opens as a midsummer masterpiece by Guillermo del Toro that transcends far beyond both very obvious influences. Whereas Michael Bay focuses on squeaky clean machines, hot girls, and character development on par with a…
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“Bioshock Infinite” Secrets Revealed
Read more: “Bioshock Infinite” Secrets RevealedBecause I can’t seem to get over the magnificent spectacle that is Bioshock Infinite, I’ve decided to delve deeper into the game’s lore and give my explanation on a few things. React and comment on the post! And be forewarned *SPOILERS INBOUND*!! The Luteces The Lutece “twins” are actually the same person from different dimensions. In one,…
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Reactions to “Pokemon Generations”
Read more: Reactions to “Pokemon Generations”A long time ago in a town not so far away, I was a young child obsessed with Pokemon. In addition to being supposedly stricken with laziness and ungratefulness, I am fortunately also part of the culture whose nerdy underbelly was raised by the likes of Dumbledore and Ash Ketchum. One time in the sixth…
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The Pixar Theory
Read more: The Pixar TheoryInteresting theory on the Pixar universe! What do you guys think? Jon Negroni Every Pixar movie is connected. I explain how, and possibly why. In 2012, I watched a video on Cracked.com that introduced the idea (at least to me) that all of the Pixar movies actually exist within the same universe. Since then, I’ve obsessed…
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