I have a LOT so this year each entry only gets 1-2 sentences. Let’s turn and burn. 23. RESIDENT EVIL 4 (remake) A remake of one of my favorite games of all time. I spent half the year loudly telling people I wasn’t interested in it, and the other half playing the hell out…
At the end of every year, I like to make a list of some of the movies, television and video games that moved me over the past 12 months (and sometimes music, but that’s so subjective that I’m not sure it’s useful). I don’t hold myself to a hard number, I just make a list…
15. DEATHLOOP (PS5) Sigh. Look, I want to love this game more than I do. I’m a huge Arkane fan, I love the story and aesthetic. But whether or not people want to admit it, “Deathloop” is very flawed. It pretends to be open-ended, but is stiflingly linear. The loot and gear system is too…
I’ve been thinking a lot about aging. Getting older is not what I expected at all. The cliches you see in media don’t even begin to capture it. In some ways, your world contracts, as the scope of things you’re capable of or care about narrows. But on the other hand, the world feels brighter…
I respect the hell out of Zack Snyder’s hustle. I really do. This guy has managed to keep his name at the top of SEO for four years on the idea that he’s got a definitive cut of an unremarkable movie burning a hole in his pocket. He got the world so riled up…
Last year, I discovered that it’s way more productive and interesting to make Best-Of lists that ignore artistic medium, so I’m going to continue that trend (I’m not gonna tackle music, though, because it’s too divisive and really needs its own list). 15. THE LAST OF US: PART II I love this game. It’s…
If you don’t play video games, I feel so bad for you. “The Last Of Us: Part II,” came out recently, and last week, after 23 gut-wrenching play hours, I put it to bed, then gave myself some time to reflect on it. There’s no simple way to explain how I feel about this thing.…
This is a song called “Rated X” by Miles Davis. And I’m pretty sure that most of you are going to hate it. Kind of a difficult listen, right? You might never want to hear that again. But I’d like to convince you that you should. In fact, I’m hoping to convince you to listen…
Quarantine has a funny effect on people. Some shave their heads or grow beards, others take up new hobbies. For me, I have a constant craving for big, loud action movies. There’s something innocent about them, and I like the way they snap you into the moment and don’t allow you to think about anything…
DOOM ETERNAL: There’s a new “Doom” out and if you’re remotely interested in video games, I’d really like to convince you that you should care about this franchise. Maybe you’ve seen ’em around, but they didn’t look like your type of thing. Maybe they seemed violent for your taste, or even (God forbid) kinda stupid.…