I hate fantasy. I can tell you exactly why, too. Fantasy is unrestrained creativity, and that tends to be a bad thing. When concepts get too far away from the real world, they become difficult to relate to, and universal themes can get muddled and involve too many leaps in logic. Sometimes you’ll see that … Continue reading Bad Magic
Last night, I didn’t see Chicago, or Philadelphia. I didn’t see Cedar Rapids, or - god forbid - Elizabethtown. The two eponymous US cities are Columbus and Paterson, and both films are fascinating. Neither is perfect; so rarely is it that a movie captures exactly what both the filmmaker and the spectator wish to see, … Continue reading The US Cities Double Feature
If you can pretend for a minute that the only thing that happened in the entire world was that some movies were made, 2019 could go down as one of the best years in recent memory. Luckily, my world is pretty much just movies so I had a wonderful 2019! I'm blissfully ignorant! Roger Stone? … Continue reading I’m Right Reviews’ Definitive Ranking of 2019 Movies
I bought Red Dead Redemption 2 the day it came out, and I’m one of 17 million people to have bought it within the first two weeks of its release. The game made nearly three quarters of a billion dollars within its first three days. For perspective, Avengers: Endgame made $1.2 billion in its opening … Continue reading Red Dead Redemption 2: Distractions and Disrespect
For better or for worse, the 2010s has been the year of the mainstream video game. You have publishers shoveling garbage onto consoles every year, knowing enough people will buy the new NBA 2K, or the new FIFA, or the new Call of Duty, for them to take home an insane payday all while forcing … Continue reading The 2010s: My Favourite Video Games
This is a nice, fat, juicy week to tide y'all over until after finals week, because I don't think I'll be able to watch very much while studying. Ha, who am I kidding, I can always find time for movies. We have four this week, a couple of which are new releases, plus a video … Continue reading What’s Joey Been Watching? Nov 24 – 30
It's only recently that I've broadened my taste in music to stuff that isn't rap. A couple years ago I got into Arcade Fire and Radiohead, which may be different, but it's still super mainstream and not exactly the greatest departure. This year, however, something clicked in me and my taste evolved into something far … Continue reading The 2010s: My Favourite Albums
