Reviews
Portal 2: Wrap-up!
Apr 21st @ 12:56AM
Having just moments ago finished my first play through of Portal 2, I feel comfortable saying this has got to be the best sequel ever. Yes, the Half-Life series is also phenomenal, which just goes to show that Valve certainly knows what they’re doing. But the beauty of Portal 2 is that it retained everything that made the [...]
Portal 2: First Impressions
Apr 19th @ 8:05PM
Well, thanks to the local plasma center, I was able to save enough money to get Portal 2 on release day, woohoo! So, what do I have to say after only about an hour of gameplay? First off, I bought my copy on the Playstation 3 from GameStop. I must say, a very good choice [...]
Tron vs Tron Legacy
Apr 6th @ 7:18PM
This morning I began watching Tron Legacy, on 2D Blu-Ray, with my daughter. Which of course made me think of the almost 30 years since the original. While I wasn’t alive when it came out, it was certainly something I grew up with. But not until I entered my twenties did I realize just how big [...]
Source Code: Good, but not
Apr 4th @ 10:30AM
This past Friday I had the pleasure of seeing Source Code. This movie had everything it needed to be a great science fiction film. It was directed by Duncan Jones, who directed Moon and also helped write it. So we know he’s a friend of the genre. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, a favorite of some, and [...]
Mr. Orwell, could we have that crystal ball back?
Nov 2nd @ 2:24AM
It’s been months since I actually finished reading 1984, my bed is in a different position now, but the vividness of the moment I set it down when finished still whispers to me. I lay in the same position, next to the same night stand where the novel sat for days, remaining undisturbed as if [...]
In the future, we burn books…
Sep 11th @ 12:15PM
If you haven’t at least heard of Fahrenheit 451, I’d be very surprised. If you’ve never heard the authors name, I’d call you a liar. Ray Bradbury has been doing it all since Fahrenheit 451 was published back in 1953. Novels in every major genre, television, film, theater and even opera. He is [...]
Starship Troopers, the Book, Not that Terrible Movie
Jun 11th @ 5:34PM
After being published in 1959, Starship Troopers was considered a controversial piece of science fiction. Not because it was racy (there was practically no discussion on things of a sexual nature) or because of violence (while there was plenty of that though it was fairly tame). The “controversy” behind this book is actually found with [...]
Splice: “What’s the worst that could happen?”
Jun 5th @ 7:54PM
You could see this movie, THAT is the worst that could happen. I’m not going to over exaggerate and say that your spouse leaving you, your dog dying and your truck getting stolen would still be a better fate than watching Splice, but country songs really should be written about this movie. The hope was that this movie would [...]