It’s the most exciting time of year for gamers as E3 is in full swing. New game announcements, surprises, trailers, and more are taking the internet by storm. But to … Read More
Movie review: Mr. Rogers doc “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? is the year’s first great tearjerker. The new documentary about TV’s Mister Rogers, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? is a love story, but not in the traditional sense. … Read More
Movie review: “Summer 1993” is a miraculous debut
Don’t watch the trailer for Carla Simón’s Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993). Simón’s autobiographical first feature is the kind of low-key character study that is impossible to market and, in excerpts, it can … Read More
Movie review: James McAvoy and Alicia Vikander can’t float “Submergence”
An old tried-and-true rule that carries over from the days of VHS rental stores is that if you come across a movie that you have never heard of, but the … Read More
Movie review: Joaquin Phoenix in “You Were Never Really Here”
Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here is a film about violence — and it’s quite brutal in its way — but very little of that violence is shown. Instead, Ramsay … Read More
Gaming News: Freedom Squadron Kickstarter Gaining Ground
For those of you who don’t know, I enjoy tabletop RPG’s, and was very recently introduced to the Savage Worlds universe. It’s a fairly straightforward system, and is rather easy … Read More
Movie Review: Soderbergh psychodrama makes Claire Foy go “Unsane”
Director Steven Soderbergh’s post-“retirement” career is kicking into high gear, with the release of his third project in roughly seven months. Like the feature film Logan Lucky and the interactive serial … Read More
Product Review: OPSEAT Grandmaster Series Gaming Chair
I’ve never owned a “gaming chair.” I always used my couch or a regular office chair when I played. I never thought about it and after hours toiling away in … Read More
Theatre Review: Disney’s Aladdin at the Hollywood Pantages
January 10 – March 31, 2018 Hollywood Pantages 6233 Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028 Tickets start at $35 From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of Disney’s ALADDIN, a thrilling new … Read More
Movie Review: Golden Globe winner “In the Fade” examines grief and revenge
In the Fade, the latest winner of the Golden Globe award for Best Foreign Language Film, is the kind of flick that benefits from not knowing much about it, going in. It’s … Read More
Movie Review: “I, Tonya” a Harrowing and Giddy Crowd Pleaser
It’s been a few days since I watched I, Tonya, and I’ve been talking it up, to whomever will listen, ever since. Some of these listeners ask me, “Well, is it … Read More
Movie Review: Woody Allen’s “Wonder Wheel” offers no revelations
Woody Allen’s new film Wonder Wheel is being released this weekend in select cities. What is the point of reviewing a Woody Allen film in 2017? By now, the majority … Read More
Mini Review: The Party
Ever go to a party and stand there contemplating leaving, unsure if you are having a fun time? This movie made me feel the same – not the leaving, but, … Read More
Movie Review: Frances McDormand posts “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
The new film from writer-director Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, covers similar thematic ground to his first two feature films, In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths. A horrific crime leads to a spiral of … Read More