Reviews
Review: Blackhole
Whenever I start getting a big head about how good I am at video games, a simple 2D platformer like Blackhole will come out and completely humiliate me. … read more
Review: kekemomo
Sisters Kellie Heap (keke) and Morgan Heap Zavala (momo) are the purveyors of the scentsational products of kekemomo. … read more
Review: The Splendid Things We Planned: A Family Portrait
The Splendid Things We Planned is a deeply felt, one-punch chronicling of familial love—its contradictions and limits—and the spectacular things we do to, and for, the people we love. … read more
Review: Run All Night
Liam Neeson and director Jaume Collet-Serra have officially cornered the market on lukewarm action films about grizzled gunmen and their quests for redemption. Run All Night is the third collaboration between the two, and while the Blu-ray featurettes reveal a professional relationship akin to that of Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, one must question their cinematic motivations. … read more
Review: Make Something Up: Stories You Can’t Unread
In Palahniuk’s recent book of short stories, Make Something Up: Stories You Can’t Unread, Palahniuk takes this world and smashes it into little beings that start to exist in your head whether you like it or not. … read more
Review: Victor Vran
Yet, there’s still a ton of promise in Victor Vran’s interesting take on isometric action-RPGs: the ability to traverse terrain—like walls—is a welcome new addition to the genre, and the progressive unlocking of skills and abilities certainly gives players the feel of becoming an increasingly powerful creature in the beautiful world Haemimont Games have built—for example, hexes, which unlock at level 12. … read more
Review: Thumbs Up World! Half Pint Glass
Part of me sees the convenience in this adorable half pint. This nice little glass beverage container looks just like a full pint if you don’t see the backside of it. … read more
Review: Doctor Who: The Daleks
Technicolor has put together a two-disc set of all the best Dalek episodes from the most popular Doctor Who seasons—from Christopher Eccleston (ninth doctor) to the newest doctor Peter Capaldi (twelfth doctor). … read more
Review: Qwertee
When given these cool shirts from Qwertee, I didn’t know whether to cry laughing or raise my fist on high in delight. … read more
Review: Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Volume XXXIII
Continuing their dominance over The Simpsons for most DVD volumes released from a single television series, MST3K releases their 33rd volume of films from the satirical series. … read more