The documentary about the legendary Toronto production of Godspell focuses on the brilliant cast of friends
Zach Cregger’s take on Resident Evil is more proof that affectionate parodies can make for the most faithful adaptations. (Very mild spoilers for the opening).
An update with some more reserved optimism for the VR headset, now that its price and capabilities have become clear
Just because I believe procedural generation is a dead-end for video games doesn’t mean I won’t still spend hundreds of hours playing it
A reinvention of one of the first first-person games, made in the age of real-time strategy, is the perfect example of 1990s game development optimism
A short appreciation for a short and solid quarantine lockdown horror movie
An absolutely bonkers collaboration between James Whale and Boris Karloff, but not that one
Two tunes tangentially related to the pointless discourse around generative AI
One Thing I Like
The documentary about the legendary Toronto production of Godspell focuses on the brilliant cast of friends
Zach Cregger’s take on Resident Evil is more proof that affectionate parodies can make for the most faithful adaptations. (Very mild spoilers for the opening).
Buddy is 100% a “children’s show horror movie by the guy who made ‘Too Many Cooks’,” and I have to respect a movie that so relentlessly keeps “yes, and”ing itself. (spoilers)
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer
Two tunes tangentially related to the pointless discourse around generative AI
Two tunes to take me back to the 1990s and 99X, Atlanta’s home for sure let’s call it “alternative rock” why not
Two tunes for the new video game program all the cool people are into now
Books
“The Japanese Mystery-Horror Sensation” about sinister messages hidden in drawings
The “meta thriller” debut novel from Evelyn Clarke about authors trapped on a secluded island competing to write the best ending
A universe-spanning sci-fi take on True Grit tells the story of the last survivor of Krypton
