Eldritch USA is much more than the sum of its parts, but there’s a lot to be said about those individual parts. I’ve seen musicals, I’ve seen films influenced by Lovecraft’s Yog-Sothothery, and I’ve seen Midwestern family dramas, but it’s in the way that
I’ve been thinking about Paper Mario for… a long time. Originally this article was going to be a massive series of retrospectives on each game in the series, from Mario RPG leading up to Origami King, and a look at what could have been in Bug Fables. Obviously, that
Fandom Underground has given me the greatest insight I could ask for into the dichotomy between art as personal expression and art as commercial product. Both come with limitations and downsides. A film made as a personal statement has fewer resources and production values, while one meant to be sold
I’ve professed my love for Persona 3 multiple times on this site. Despite its age, many flaws, and lack of a truly definitive version, it remains my favorite in the series for its poignant ruminations on death, great character development, and amazing music. If you’ve been paying attention
Every summer you sit there with money in your pocket to burn, and with many activities to spend it on. If you’re like me, however, you don’t really want to spend it outside. Instead, you can clear out your backlog of amazing gaming stuff, and there’s been
Wormholes is the kind of artistic miracle that can only happen when the right people are in the right place at the right time, when everything else is going wrong. This no-budget, universe-hopping sitcom was born out of the darkness of the 2020 lockdowns when Gamal ElSawah, Sajda Waite, and
The year is 2018. I’ve just seen the teaser trailer for Starfield at Bethesda’s conference, and I’m flipping hyped. That E3’s news was some of the first I covered in a video, mainly a reaction to what I was excited about, and Starfield was one of
A few years ago I wrote an editorial discussing the shocking majesty of Hidden Frontier, a no-budget Star Trek fan film that reached for the stars and became one of my favorite shows of all time. Since then I ate through every sequel and spinoff and made my way deeper
