Reviews
Have You Seen….Cannibal Holocaust?
Release Date: June 19, 1985 Director: Ruggero Deodato Starring: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Luca Barbareschi, Carl Gabriel Yorke, Perry Pirkanen Favorite quote: “I wonder who the real cannibals are.”– Professor Harold Monroe In looking for a movie this week to highlight for this ongoing series, I knew I wanted to do something obscure that I remember enjoying in my teenage years. I was also lo...[Read More]
Retro Review: Pokemon Snap (N64)
Release Date: March 21, 1999 Developer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.; Nintendo Co., Ltd. Publisher: Nintendo Co., Ltd. When Pokemon Snap was announced for the Wii U Virtual Console, there were some smiles among fans of the series. The game, originally released on the Nintendo 64 in 1999, was already available on the Wii’s Virtual Console, and that version is compatible with the Wii U. The new version mere...[Read More]
Have You Seen…Future Cops?
Release Date: July 15, 1993 Director: Wong Jing Starring: Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok, Chingmy Yau, Dicky Cheung, Simon Yam, Ekin Cheng, William Duen, Billy Chow, Kingdom Yuen, Richard Ng Favorite quote: None I would normally choose to avoid foreign movies for this series. I don’t hate foreign films; I simply hate subtitles and don’t want to slog through them when I rewatch them for this se...[Read More]
Retro Review: SimCity (SNES)
Release Date: August 23, 1991 Developer: Maxis Software, Inc. Publisher: Nintendo of America, Inc. The Super Nintendo officially launched on August 23, 1991 in North America. It launched with a measly five games, but the games were noteworthy. Super Mario World was, of course, the heavy hitter and a pack-in title. F-Zero and Pilotwings were the system’s tech mules, showing off the SNES’s “Mode 7”...[Read More]
Have You Seen…Last Action Hero?
Release Date: June 18, 1993 Director: John McTiernan Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, , Charles Dance, Art Carney, Pobert Prosky, Frank McRae, Austin O’Brien, Mercedes Ruehl, Ian McKellen, Tom Noonan, Anthony Quinn Favorite quote: “To be…or not to be. Not to be!”– Jack Slater I have a confession to make. It may not be entirely true, but I feel it is, so I want to spill my guts. ...[Read More]
Retro Review: Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)
Release Date: June 20, 1997 Developer: Square Co., Ltd. Publisher: Square Co., Ltd. (EDIT: the artwork was changed after several astute gamers noticed – and I didn’t! – that the artwork I originally used was for Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for the GBA, not the original. I blame laziness – and plus, the artwork was pretty. Thanks to Daniel Monserrat form The Gaming Experie...[Read More]
Never Played: Aliens: Colonial Marines
I think it’s obvious why I avoided Aliens: Colonial Marines. It’s not an excuse, though. As readers who read my Never Played review of Assassin’s Creed: Unity may remember, I prefer to base my proclamation on a game being shit on actual experience, not just word of mouth. But the literary venom spewed towards this game was enough that I stayed away. Sometimes, trusted reviews scare you away, and r...[Read More]
Don’t Watch This: Santa’s Slay
Release Date: December 20, 2005 Director: David Steiman Starring: Bill Goldberg, Douglas Smith, Emilie de Ravin, Robert Culp, Saul Rubinek, Dave Thomas Favorite Quote: “Yes, Virginia, there IS a Santa Claus!” – Santa Ho, ho, ho, hoes! It’s time for another Don’t Watch This review. This time, we are going to do a Christmas-themed one. Careful with some slight spoilers. It’s that t...[Read More]
Retro Review: Golgo-13: Top Secret Episode (NES)
Release Date: 1988 Developer: Vic Tokai Corporation Publisher: Vic Tokai, Inc. This article is late. I apologize for the delay. Sometimes, life gets in the way. Anime has been a big influence in gaming for years. Anime staples like Dragon Ball Z and Pokémon have been the basis for very successful video game franchises. Moreover, games with anime aesthetics have seen acclaim. One needs to go no fur...[Read More]
2016: Superhero Movies and What I Want from Them – Final Grades
This trek started in January. I gave my midseason grades in July. Now that the end of the year is near, I wanted to close this arc with my final grades for 2016’s superhero movies. As I touched on initially, this is a subject near and dear to me. I grew up loving the exploits of DC and Marvel superheroes, although I did gravitate more towards Marvel eventually. I also eventually learned to love ch...[Read More]
Have You Seen…Death Becomes Her?
Release Date: July 31, 1992 Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Goldie Hawn, Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Isabella Rossellini Favorite quote: “You’re a fraud, Helen! You’re a walking lie and I can see right… THROUGH YOU!”– Madeline Ashton, looking through a hole in Helen Sharp’s abdomen I’ve been wanting to write about Death Becomes Her for about a month. For one reason or another...[Read More]
Walking Dead Season 7 Episode 8 – Hearts Still Beating Review
“We’ll win. But we need to wait for the right moment.” – Father Gabriel. The mid-season finale is here and it was 90 minutes long. And hot damn, there will be some spoilers ahead! So let’s go jump right into this review. As we know, this episode needed to end the year with a bang, and it did have to wrap up a couple of things because we couldn’t enter the new year on a cliffhanger. So ...[Read More]