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Product Review: Nintendo Switch
In 2018 I wrote a review for Breath of the Wild that included this statement: “I don’t care about the Nintendo Switch’s portability (I prefer using a TV screen), and I probably won’t buy more than a handful of games … Continue reading
Key Character: Captain America (MCU)
We all have favorite fictional characters. They can be inspirational, sagacious, heroic… or they can be relentless villains who are just so damn charismatic. In this feature I celebrate fictional characters who make their worlds much fuller. All due respect … Continue reading
Posted in Key Characters, Movies
Tagged avengers, captain america, comics, iron man, Key Characters, marvel, mcu, Movies, thor
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Product Review: Landyachtz Dinghy Shape 9 Skateboard
This may sound silly, but until recently I didn’t realize cruiser skateboards are a thing. Mixing the casual fun of a longboard with the more portable size of a small skateboard is a no-brainer, though. The dinghy shape 9 is … Continue reading
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Tagged cruiser, dinghy, landyachtz, longboard, Product Reviews, skateboard
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Top Ten: The Challenge One-and-Done Competitors
The Challenge has featured hundreds of competitors since its inception in 1998. One of its main draws is it features recurring cast members growing up together in a real-life soap opera. It’s rewarding to watch young bucks like Chris “CT” … Continue reading
Movie Review: Warrior
I could have sworn I’d written a review for Warrior on a previous blog, but I couldn’t find any evidence of it. No big deal. I rewatched the movie recently, and it’s still fantastic. The plot can be shaky, with … Continue reading
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Tagged joel edgerton, Movie Reviews, Movies, nick nolte, tom hardy, warrior
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Video Game Review: Final Fantasy VI
I regret missing out on Final Fantasy VI back in my SNES days. I would have fallen in love. Some of its story beats are familiar now, but that doesn’t take anything away from its status as one of the … Continue reading
Movie Review: Eternals
Eternals is fascinating. It it feels like a religious epic, it explores philosophical themes of morality, and it’s been been savaged by professional critics (it’s the worst reviewed MCU movie). The critics are wrong. Eternals has enough issues to keep … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, eternals, marvel, Movie Reviews, Movies, superheroes
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Best Eps: Young Justice – “Homefront”
In this feature I take a look at one episode that marks a high point in a television series. It’s not necessarily the absolute best a series has to offer (that’s always debatable), but it’s an episode that remains lodged … Continue reading
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Tagged artemis, batman, Best Eps, dc, robin, TV, young justice
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