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“We, the jury, unanimously find that it is what it is.”

Maybe I’ve just had crappy electric stoves? The ones I’ve used have never heated up anywhere near as quickly as a gas stove. I recently moved from an apartment with a gas stove to one with electric, and it’s maddening how long it takes to heat up a pan.

In Naughty Dog games, its not a hard transition like that. The story is part of the gameplay AND the cutscenes. You spend a lot of time with other characters and in those moments in between a conflict the games are constantly building the characters and their relationships. They have natural conversations as you…

Although I enjoy postapocalyptic stories, I don’t think the story itself is what captivated me about TLOU. For me, it’s a lot of little elements that come together in just the right way. For instance, in a lot of games all of the character and relationship development happens in cutscenes, but I think these games do a…

I can’t speak to whether or not it’s THE greatest, but as someone who usually skips past all cutscenes and dialogue in games (or if unskippable, reads a book during), The Last of Us I & II are the only games where I’ve been compelled to pay attention to all of the story and dialogue. Even with games like Bioshock and G…

It’s really amazing how much this review triggers you, having not seen the film, or having any intention of seeing the film

Man, this really takes me back to the glory days of the A.V. Club when there were so many incredible gimmick accounts. Kudos to you Mr. Shalitt for keeping the spirit alive.

The one thing I liked about the movie—and it’s not even actually part of the movie itself, but sort of quasi-meta-canon based on a Stephen King tweet—is the idea that it’s actually a sequel to (or reboot of?) The Dark Tower (which won’t make sense unless you’ve read the series, but that’s what King seemed to imply). I…

IIRC, even King regretted writing himself into the series and has considered revising the books to remove himself!

It’s not on this list—and rightly so, I suppose, since it’s pretty awful—but Noel (2004), directed by Chazz Palmintieri (I’m pretty sure it’s the first and last feature film he’s directed) is one of the most depressing Christmas movies I’ve ever seen. Susan Sarandon stars as a desperately lonely divorced woman caring…

For me, there is a distinction between “sad” and “depressing” movies, depending on how they end.

Crazy old Maurice, hmmm?

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Are we sure this isn’t actually a scene in the movie??

Bryan Fuller? I’ll be surprised if he sticks around past Friday the Third!

I can see the drawbacks of this kind of post-release tinkering—previous versions being disappeared and all that—but I also think this is potentially a great advantage of streaming content. Studios can fix problems (like the infamous GoT coffee cup, or bad VFX) without the expense, delay, and consumer confusion of a…

“Polyjuice potion. Shaken, not stirred!”

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It (will) stink!