• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is When It Falls Apart

    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is When It Falls Apart

    Last time, I focused heavily on how these movies failed as an adaptation of Tolkien’s original book. This time around, we’ll concentrate more on how these movies failed as their own thing. Mostly because this is the one that really broke away from the source material in many ways. Bilbo’s journey towards the Lonely Mountain…

  • The Great One Piece Journey (Part 25): Dressrosa

    Up to this point, post time-skip One Piece has had some issues. The reunion on Saboady was enjoyable, but the following two arcs were among the weakest in the series. Fish-Man Island had some great themes, but felt like a chore at times. Punk Hazard was more or less a setup arc with disappointing villains…

  • Five Night’s at Freddy’s 3: Alone Together With the Nightmares

    Five Night’s at Freddy’s 3: Alone Together With the Nightmares

    This one feels like a personal attack against me. “Oh, not a fan of the jump-scares?” cackled Scott Cawthon. “Have one every ten seconds! Hope you didn’t like your eardrums!” Which is a shame, because aside from that, this is my favorite Five Night’s at Freddy’s game. You play as a security guard for the…

  • The Importance of Batman’s No-Kill Rule

    The Importance of Batman’s No-Kill Rule

    The fact that I have to explain this at all makes me want to scream. Batman has had a sort of identity crises recently, at least in the eyes of the fan. There are those who firmly believe in the Batman of old; the cold, distant, but kind vigilante who refuses to cross certain lines.…

  • The Gathering Storm: From One Author to Another

    When I learned that Robert Jordan passed away before he could finish the Wheel of Time, I got a sad sense of déjà vu. I imagine Wheel of Time fans must have felt the same sense of loss that Berserk fans did when Kentaro Miura passed. What’s sad isn’t that their works would go unfinished, but…