Huh, I guess opinions vary, because those are all 5* games for me. Okay, maybe not Virtua Fighter, that was more of a groundbreaking game followed by better games.

Kinda sad we didn't find out what Adam Driver's favorite Dollar Menu Fast Food item is.

In 1993 Mortal Kombat II, Virtua Fighter and NBA Jam all came out in the arcade.

In hindsight I realized that I had a hard time getting into Myst because of the audio aspects. Even back then I liked playing games with the sound off, either enjoying the silence, listening to music, or the TV.

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I guess you're right that the AVClub tended to be more focused, with TheOnion more political (especially in Presidential election years).

The onion brand sites have always been political.

50 Shades of Neigh?

Fastball indeed never quite broke out. Apparently they're still around.

Mark McGrath has aged enviably well.

The original novel, while saddled with some bad writing, at least has the kernel of an ok plot idea: "Boy meets girl, but Boy likes ropes and spankings and girl is kind of ok with that, plus Boy is Rich". The movie was ok but a little limp (har har har!), mercifully cutting out Ana's inner monologue which trimmed some…

So this *isn't* a paid advertisement?

I am seeking clarification on this as well.

Nathan Rabin uses "doe-eyed" to describe actresses often (see his Sucker Punch review)

Luckily TheOnion and AVClub never suffer from this!

There's a hotel here in San Diego with a live beach webcam.

Did she put up a fight?

No, it's all a dream before he wakes up and goes back to being a boring farmer, grows old and dies.

Well, I think it's easier in movies that have weird endings. And these days a lot of movies just end in "To be continued…" as they set up the sequel.

Oh come on, they're entertaining as long as you don't take them too seriously.