Metatextual superhero stories are sort of having a moment. Watchmen has a TV reboot on HBO, 'Joker' is an ambitious and transgressive remix of one of DC's most beloved stories, and a third Deadpool movie seems all but guaranteed. Why do modern audiences have such an appetite for stories showing the flaws in superhero stories? … Continue reading ‘The Boys’ season 1 review
Ok so here's our Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban overview, where we talk about the movie and nothing else bad or embarrassing happens. Which is obviously a lie. Kiersten does a reading of some wild Harry Potter based, uh, sensual literature and doesn't know there was a difference between the word gentile and … Continue reading CPBC #31 – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Uh, Spoilers if you're late to the party. Do you like going into games blind? Just, dont read. It's pretty much impossible to talk about DDLC without spoiling everything. A staple. Japanese Dating Game...Parody? Ok so now that we have some cute photos breaking line of sight, let's get straight to the point. DDLC is … Continue reading Doki Doki Literature Club: It Sure Is Exactly What Everyone Said It Was
Welcome Back! Sorry about the delay, all three of us are traveling this week, but Alex and I were able to sit and do a quick interview about our GMing styles. I had a really fun time speaking with him and it was very cool to hear what my first ever GM thought of the … Continue reading CPBC #30- A GM Interview
This review contains spoilers. Whatever I have to say about Joker, I have to start with this: It was a powerful movie. When Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) kills talk-show host Murray Franklin (Robert De Niro), it is a powerful scene. The brake lines are cut on his psyche as soon as he walks through the … Continue reading Joker was an upsetting, unpleasant mess
Two days ago I called my GM and good friend Julian over discord, we were supposed to be playing Stardew valley but the server gods were against us and for the life of me I couldn't connect over to our beautiful homestead. The Julian said "there's a KFC dating simulator on Steam and it's free" … Continue reading I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator
The last time I had a real cry - full on tears running down my face, nose clogged, eyes puffy - was about a year and a half ago while I was driving at about 80 miles per hour by the Tacoma mall on Interstate 5. At first I didn't know why I was crying. … Continue reading Sufjan, soothe my soul
