It’s time for an uprising of the gaming variety! Indie game fans and developers rejoice, for now is your time to RISE! Can you hear the chanting? Can you hear the cries? Can you hear the Batman? I’m kidding about that part… or am I? We here at CBR have set out to provide you with exclusive coverage of the […]
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In the 1800s, the western United States was settled thanks largely to the Oregon Trail, a journey countless have relived in the classic Oregon Trail video game. In Organ Trail: Director’s Cut, iOS users can take the next step as they embark on a similarly deadly journey westward towards a Safe Haven from a zombie apocalypse and the onslaught of […]
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It’s time for an uprising of the gaming variety! Indie game fans and developers rejoice, for now is your time to RISE! Can you hear the chanting? Can you hear the cries? Can you hear the Batman? I’m kidding about that part… or am I? We here at CBR have set out to provide you with exclusive coverage of the […]
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It’s time for an uprising of the gaming variety! Indie game fans and developers rejoice, for now is your time to RISE! Can you hear the chanting? Can you hear the cries? Can you hear the Batman? I’m kidding about that part… or am I? We here at CBR have set out to provide you with exclusive coverage of the […]
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There is nothing inherently wrong with mediocrity. Not everyone can be above average, and even fewer people ever achieve true greatness. That’s nothing to be ashamed of (even though we are often made to believe otherwise). However, mediocrity can be extremely frustrating for those who desire nothing more than to rise above it, but are unable to do so as […]
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It’s time for an uprising of the gaming variety! Indie game fans and developers rejoice, for now is your time to RISE! Can you hear the chanting? Can you hear the cries? Can you hear the Batman? I’m kidding about that part… or am I? We here at CBR have set out to provide you with exclusive coverage of the […]
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Although perhaps not as big sales wise as it once was, anime and manga remain highlyinfluential in the United States since exploding unto the scene with the Pokemon universe in the 1990s. The aesthetic qualities and conventions of anime and manga have influenced American artists (I’m looking at you, Joe Madureira) and creators of comic books and animation (see Avatar: […]
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Obsession is a favorite topic of many filmmakers, and it’s one that you see recur quite often in cinema. Films as diverse as Sunrise (1927), Amadeus (1984), Zodiac (2007), Jaws (1975) and countless others have all touched upon the subject of obsession in one way or another. Quite often, the films are about the way in which obsession leads to […]
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Quite often, movies, books, music, television shows, and other pieces of pop culture serve as a reflection of the time when they were made. Sometimes they are very much rooted in that time, and no longer feel relevant in the decades that follow. Occasionally, though, they maintain every ounce of the power they were infused with when they were first […]
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As a society, as a civilization, even as a species, we like to celebrate success. With the Summer Olympics under way in Ye Olde London Towne, we have one of the great examples of how much we humans celebrate success. We give people medals, trophies, money, cereal endorsements, all for outrunning, outgunning, outswimming, outsynchronizing their rivals. We are surrounded by […]
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