Reviews
Lights Out vs Darkness Falls: Who Did It Better?
As much as I love reading comics and looking at comic-related movies and TV shows, one of my favorite things to do is watch horror movies. No, it’s not because it is October. I have always been a fan of scary movies. Now, if you ask me what is my favorite scary movie, then I really have to sit back and think from all my times watching horror flicks, which lands on my top 10. Since there are many g...[Read More]
Retro Review: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Saturn)
Release Date: June 25, 1998 Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Publisher: Konami For my first Halloween Retro Review, I decided ahead of time that I would look at a Castlevania game. I mean, it’s Halloween, and few things go better with All Hallow’s Evening than Dracula himself. But I also decided to add a twist to the review. For the twist, I looked to Japan for the second week in a row. Ca...[Read More]
Have You Seen … Trick ‘r Treat?
Release Date: December 9, 2007 Director: Michael Dougherty Starring: Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes, Quinn Lord, Lauren Lee Smith, Moneca Delain, Tahmoh Penikett, Leslie Bibb, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox Favorite Quote: “Charlie’s Brown’s an asshole!” – Billy Punisher (Video Editor / Podcast Personality) I remember the first time I saw this movie. It was October 2010, and Cousin Jose kep...[Read More]
Have You Seen….An American Werewolf in London?
Release Date: August 21, 1981 Director: John Landis Starring: David Naughton, Griffin Dune, Jenny Agutter, John Woodvine, Frank Oz Favorite quote: “Queen Elizabeth is a man! Prince Charles is a faggot! Winston Churchill was full of shit! Shakespeare’s French!”– David Kessler, trying to get arrested This may or may not turn out to be my first cop-out in this series. I base that statement on w...[Read More]
Retro Review: Chō Aniki: Kyūkyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyō Otoko (PS1)
Release Date: December 29, 1995 Developer: Masaya Publisher: Nippon Computer Systems Many people have been complaining for years that games that are released stateside often lack variety. It’s hard to argue with them. True, there is some real innovation going on in the indie space, but the AAA market tends to rely on also-ran cookie-cutter games to fill out their release schedules. Whether it’s a ...[Read More]
Have You Seen….Enemy Mine?
Release Date: December 20, 1985 Director: Wolfgang Petersen Starring: Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett, Jr., Brion James, Richard Marcus, Carolyn McCormick Favorite quote: “Earthman, your Mickey Mouse is one big stupid dope!”– Jeriba ‘Jerry’ Shigan Prior to the 1980s, a movie’s only gauge of success was its box office results. Executives who greenlighted movies back then hoped that the movi...[Read More]
Never Played: Doom
This entry is not technically worthy of being here. I did play the Doom multiplayer beta back in April, an experience I was not too fond of. Although I have heard many positive things about the campaign, I had mostly avoided the game. The reason why is as silly as it is real: I don’t enjoy first-person shooters like I used to. I was a huge fan of the FPS back during the original Doom on PC. In the...[Read More]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Review
41 years ago a small movie known as the Rocky Horror Picture Show came out that later became a cult classic. Now we get a remake of the classic movie, starring Laverne Cox as Dr. Frank-N-Furter and Tim Curry is back but as the narrator. It’s a passing of the torch as the original Dr. Frank-N-Furter is handing off his role to Laverne. So let’s do the Time Warp again as we jump to the left and step ...[Read More]
PlayStation VR Review
There are a few significant factors to take into account when considering virtual reality as a viable option for gaming and consuming entertainment. The exposure and influx of VR hardware over the last couple of years asks two questions. Which is the one to get (if any), and is it really worth the cash? If it comes down to the lowest common denominator – price, then I’m not sure the qu...[Read More]
Retro Review: Yars’ Revenge (Atari 2600)
Release Date: May 1982 Developer: Howard Scott Warshaw Publisher: Atari The Atari 2600 was the sales leader for the second generation of home video games. It was also quite tricky to develop games for. The system’s notoriously low capabilities and the game cartridges’ equally low capacity made things difficult for programmers. The stories about having to read manuals to learn to exploit buffers an...[Read More]
Never Played: Assassin’s Creed: Unity
To me, the Assassin’s Creed series died with Unity. It was, without a doubt, the worst game in the series. I’m including Assassin’s Creed III in that argument. And I said that without ever having played Unity. That is an egregious fault on my part. I based that declaration on the negative press Unity received upon launch. I based it on the raft of glitches and crashes people experienced on launch ...[Read More]
Scream vs Slasher: Who Did it Better?
Oh October, how I love this month! I start binge watching horror movies like crazy this month, but what’s this? Since the Halloween season is upon us, I decided to look at two different horror/slasher TV shows that came out earlier in the year. I never got the chance to watch them when they came out, but I did binge watch them recently and saw their differences. So which show did it better? As I e...[Read More]