• Troglodyte: Blood and Filth

    Smells like an orc’s loincloth in here! Last words of Arlax Hammermantle, dwarf spelunker Lore: Only the Strongest and Smelliest Constantly at war with the other denizens of the Underdark, troglodytes mark the shallow depths of their domains with the bones and blood (and sometimes dung) of their dead enemies. The most loathsome humanoid creatures…

  • X-Men: Days of Future Past Should Have Been the Finale

    X-Men: Days of Future Past Should Have Been the Finale

    I could just say ‘this movie retcons X3 and Origins out of existence’, and that would be sufficient reason to call it a masterpiece. But that probably wouldn’t be enough for an article, so we’ll dive a little deeper than that. Days of Future Past was put in a bizarre position. It had to tie…

  • Demon Slayer Swordsmith Village Arc: Third Verse, Same as the First Two

    Demon Slayer Swordsmith Village Arc: Third Verse, Same as the First Two

    It feels like Demon Slayer’s unrelenting momentum is finally starting to wane. Maybe it’s just me, but this season didn’t make so much of a splash as the other ones did. Which is understandable. This season is where the cracks in the series really start to show. It’s still gorgeously animated, and the music is…

  • Revisiting Cyberpunk 2077: Is It Finally Worth Playing?

    Revisiting Cyberpunk 2077: Is It Finally Worth Playing?

    I remember the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 like it was yesterday. Oh, the storm that came of that! Not since No Man’s Sky had I seen so much outrage over a game’s launch. Frustrating though it may be, video game launches are always going to be a coinflip these days. Who needs to ship a…

  • Viserys Targaryen: The Peaceful King

    Viserys Targaryen: The Peaceful King

    Man, Game of Thrones is a weird franchise. After four amazing seasons of television, it just disappeared off the face of the earth. Then, bam! A prequel spin-off. Maybe one day they’ll go back and finish the original. Who knows? House of the Dragon is a refreshing return to everything that made Game of Thrones…