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Carrion Crawler: Literally a Giant Maggot (Best of the Bestiary)

If I could delete this thing’s design from my memory, I would. There are very few cases where this is a good thing. Lore: Where There is Death, There is a Meal This monster’s flavor text is definitely not meant to weave a thrilling narrative. Hell, it can barely even be used as a side…
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The Lion King: Soulless Edition

Directed By: Jon Favreau Written By: Jeff Nathanson, Brenda Chapman Starring: Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Seth Rogan, James Earl Jones and more. Run Time: 1 Hour 58 Minutes Release Date: July 19th, 2019 Rated PG Link to IMDb Of all the classic animated Disney movies, ‘The Lion King‘ is probably the one I care the least…
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Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (Watch This Anime!)

How would you react if you lost someone you loved? Would you be able to move on? Would you blame yourself? Lock yourself away? Maybe you’d find yourself stuck in a single moment of time. Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day explores that question. It is a tragic, beautiful series that explores the psychological…
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Friday the 13th The Game: Fanservice Does Not a Good Game Make

I tend to like a lot of things. It’s more fun for me to talk about things I actually like on this blog. But a good critic can’t only talk about what they consider good. Sometimes, they need to talk about something they consider to be bad in order to make their tastes clear. Which I haven’t…
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Houtarou Oreki: Comfortably Gray (The Mind of a Character)

Depression comes in all shapes and sizes. Fictional characters often depict various flavors of these. Shinji Ikari from ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ focuses on the dark mental state of someone who grew up lonely and rejected. Rei Kiriyama from ‘March Comes in Like a Lion’ depicts the struggle of someone who has been beaten down by…