Best of 2010: Games
One of the most significant years in video game innovations, this is a year to remember. With no less than four games that put character and story before explosions, it was a special year indeed.
Top to Bottom: Christopher Nolan
The most successful neo-Hitchcockian director has consistently delivered on his unique ideas. Of a solid filmography, which are Christopher Nolan’s most, to least, essential films?
Cultural Diet 2011
Collecting information on how I consume pop culture and media is a good way to see how I watch things, what I watch, trends, and most importantly to see if I have a life.
Best of 2010: Film
In the wake and early burial of 3D my top picks of the year are refreshingly 2D — in visuals not depth. I also have included two notable mentions, and the two worst movies of the year.
Best of 2009: Film
2009 was a year for the cinephile where genre films dominated the average Oscar-bait melodramas. These are the best of the bunch.
Best of 2009: Games
Role-playing games were all the rage in 2009 with games of different genres expanding through RPG mechanics. Some worked, some didn’t. But what games were the best of 2009?
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
The first sandbox game after Grand Theft Auto III decided to go in the other direction entirely and look at 1930’s America, the American Dream, and what it really means for a video game to be realistic.
Don’t Throw Stones… 12 Anti-climatic Boss Battles
Boss battles are historically meant to represent the epitome of a game’s challenge and creativity, except when they are not.
Assassin’s Creed II: scope vs. depth, a review.
I have 2,800 words to say about Assassin’s Creed II, and they are mostly good.
Kick-Ass & consistency, a review.
A tired-and-worn format is given another go with initially promising results, but despite his best efforts, Mark Vaughn can’t keep his superhero grounded.