The Warped Shelf: The Clone Wars
After much delay and two different platform shifts, The Clone Wars was finally given its conclusion, and we talk about the show as a whole.
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Games of the Last Decade Ranked – (Part 8)
Second verse, same as the first! It’s time to continue with our look back at the games that released in the last decade. As usual, if the game is on this list, it’s because it released sometime between January 1st, 2010 and December 31st, 2019, in addition to being a title that I have actually played. I apologize in advance […]
Read moreGames of the Last Decade Ranked – (part 1)
The time has come to take a look back at the games that have released. But instead of just looking at 2019 releases, I thought today we could take a walk down memory lane and look back at the games that released over the last decade. Now I’d like to establish a few things. I realize that there was no […]
Read moreThe Warped Shelf: The Mandalorian/The Rise of Skywalker
“In what may be the last Star Wars thing we talk about for a while, we have a detailed discussion about The Mandalorian’s first season and the end of the sequel trilogy.”
Read moreThe Warped Shelf: Revisionist Star Wars
“This week, in light of a certain film series making it’s return to cinemas, we talk about changes made to the various Star Wars home releases.”
Read moreBacklog Quest II: Day 4 – Star Wars Kinect – Use the force, sorta
Dear Journal, Today I played a series of mixed motion control mini-games with a Star Wars theme. That’s the truth of Star Wars Kinect. Rather than being some epic game where we save the galaxy and feel more like a Jedi than we ever had before, it is a series of mini-games sometimes strung together with weak story lines. Five […]
Read moreBacklog Quest: Day 30 – Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes
Dear Journal, Today I found out that even Jedi Knights can be totally un-cool. Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes is a video game with three titles and only one camera angle. A mix between platforming and third person shooter, Republic Heroes never manages to really nail either one. The game takes place between the events of seasons […]
Read moreGreat Moments in Cinema: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
It is a common practice for filmmakers to pay homage to the films and filmmakers that inspired them. From Star Wars to Boogie Nights, from Dressed to Kill to Sukiyaki Western Django, and from Night of the Living Dead to Pulp Fiction, cinema history can be read as a long list of directors who are showing respect to those who […]
Read moreHands on preview: Star Wars Kinect
Recently I had a chance to sit down, or rather stand up and flail my arms around with a hands on demo of the upcoming Star Wars Kinect title. The demo consisted of three game modes: Pod Racing, Jedi Adventures and Rancor Rampage. The former two modes were available for up to two players with the latter being a single […]
Read moreMs. Silver Screen: Explosive Summer Blockbusters
Now that summer is officially here and heating things up – albeit sporadically (crazy Chicago weather) – the cinema is heating up as well. We should all celebrate the fact that we made it through movie theater death – January through April at the theaters – with a look back at the hottest summer blockbusters of all time. Let’s start things […]
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