The Toad's Burrow

      When I last reviewed The Devil Wears Prada , I gave it a positive review, but dismissed it as unworthy of being some movie that deserved to be remembered and given a sequel 20 years later. Now that I've watched the sequel, I feel largely the same. Honestly? They hit many of the same beats of it's predecessor, it's more glamorous, the budget is clearly higher, yet the plot is messier. It still has the exact same issues as it's predecessor. Nothing has changed, I still feel just about the same about this sequel, which is just that If I cared more about fashion I'd care more about this film, but ultimately it's just fine? Let's talk about it.     When I say this movie hits many of the same beats as the past one, I mean in the sense that it ultimately feels like it's just trying to recreate the same ingredients from the last film. Sort of like a modernization. It's been twenty years, and Andy is still a scrappy, journalist looking for stability. Li...

      Well there it is. I feel old just writing this review since I've basically been watching Rick and Morty  since I was child, but another season has come and passed, and I would say this season has been fairly solid. I've never really had too many complaints about the show, but perhaps I've become so accustomed to it, and watched it really soar from where it was, the heights it reached, and what it's become. Even still, I thought this season definitely had some bright spots. I mean I'm a pretty big Dan Harmon guy so I'm usually quite fairly confident that this show can give me at least a couple memorable episodes per season. Let's talk about it.     By far the biggest change this season would probably be the return of Rick's Alcoholism. After letting the last vestiges of his own memory of his wife go, Rick's pretty much slid headfirst back into alcoholism. Honestly, I'm surprised the show didn't address it more. Like it's very much th...

      I have come back to officially write a review for The Devil Wears Prada , fully intent on watching the sequel later this week with my sister. semi-intrigued to see what it has to offer. It's not that I think the original is a bad film or anything, rather I just found it a fine film, one that's a little more flash than substance, and a film I didn't particularly thought needed a sequel. The Devil Wears Prada  is fairly simple, it's clearly meant to be at least in some part a love letter to fashion, while on the other hand a pretty clear cautionary tale about the dangers about how this industry will eventually chew you up and continue to destroy you like a parasite or leech until you leave it. And it works, but with a watch a second time around, I just don't really understand how it's became so revered. Let's talk about it.     The Devil Wears Prada  revolves around Andy, a fresh journalism grad who just so happens to land a gig at the very prestig...

      Wow, just wow. That's all I have to say to this film. For context, I was under the impression that I'd be watching some bright, cheery little film about the power of family and the human spirit as they embark on a road trip. I literally only put this movie on a list because I saw someone put this movie on a list of "feel-good movies." I mean how can you blame me, it looks like one of those films, from the bright yellow bus, to the hopeful Sufjan Stevens it starts out with, you don't really expect this film to get weird, but it does. And I don't hate it for that, but by the end my mouth was just agape at the twists and turns it took to get there. I mean this movie is called Little Miss Sunshine, you'd think it'd be a little happier too. Let's talk about it.     Don't get me wrong, I don't think the film is bad, but it's just nothing like I expected. First of all, I should have known something was wrong with this film when the ratin...

      Wow. Just wow. Easily, and I do mean easily the best season of The Boondocks  by far, and I don't think it'll be topped (if what I hear about season four is true). What makes it so good? Well simply put, I think it's has the least misses in terms of episodes I didn't care about in the show by a good margin. It started off strong and it just never let up. I was just so thoroughly impressed the entire time, it really does feel like the show in it's most fully realized form. Let's talk about it.     You know what this season of The Boondocks  reminds me of? Dan Harmon. I guess depending on who you ask this might come off as a bit of an insult, but this season of The Boondocks managed to touch the same itch for me. I would never say The Boondocks is one of my favourite shows, but it was Harmon-esque in how McGruder and co. managed to so masterfully weave in parodies of popular TV shows or movies. Like it really does remind me of early season Rick and...

    I'm back with a new season of The Boondocks , and a new site to (not) legally stream it form. I was pleasantly surprised with this season. This season basically took my biggest complaint with the last season, and flipped it on it's head, turning it into one of it's strengths? After watching the first season of Futurama  to this, I must say I do appreciate a show with a decent bit more edge to it. I don't know if I'd go so far to say I enjoyed this more than season one, but I will say it was more balanced, and I did really laugh at one episode, so maybe I did. It feels like the showrunners did a better job balancing all the different personalities this time. Let's talk about it.     I distinctly remember my biggest complaint from season one was that I liked the Huey storylines the best by far, other than maybe Riley Wuz Here,  which was very heartwarming. I just felt like the Grandpa Freeman and Riley centric episodes were just weaker, I wanted to see mo...

      Not all 50's are created equal you know? This may come off as a bit of a weird intro but I left this movie not thinking it was particularly good in any sense, but it was impressing, considering how it was financed, and the fact that it starred and was written by a Youtuber. Like, this movie certainly did not blow me away, but it gave me enough hope that maybe if Markiplier ever released another project, maybe I'd consider going to see it. It's most certainly an interesting and ambitious undertaking creatively there's no way around that. Even if you didn't like the film you have to admire someone's first real foray into the movie industry being a solo film where you're largely by yourself on a single set acting your heart out for two hours. So let's talk about it.     On one hand, the most interesting part of this film was that it's filmed entirely in a single location, that being the "iron lung" so to speak. Markiplier does an admirab...

      Originally, I was planning on using that single iconic painting of "The Judge" as the cover for this review, but after some deliberation I decided against it, even though you could argue he was by far the most interesting part of this book. I mean after all he was the main reason I decided to give this book a try. The white skin, the unsettling grin on his face, it was calling to me. Though, now after reading this novel I can safely say, wow, what a slog. I don't think I can unironically recommend this book to most of my friends, just because it is a real pain in the ass to get through. I even spaced it out, but no matter what I did, in terms of the actual reading experience I can safely say I did not particularly enjoy Blood Meridian . Let's talk about it.     After finally finishing the book, and looking up some threads to see other interpretations of the ending I can safely say that this book is significantly more interesting to read about then to actua...

      Let me tell you the story of a younger me. One that spent his cash like it was truly disposable. He had few expenses, and few other hobbies save for video games, and so he loved to spend his money on Steam key websites, going for the "10 mystery game packages" and many others of a similar ilk. Eventually, at some point, he had more games than he could ever conceivably play. Hundreds of Steam games bought cheaply, on an account that was now worth thousands more than he had ever invested in it. The reason I tell you all of this? If you haven't guessed it by now, Sunset Overdrive  was one of those games that lay dormant in my Steam library for years. Until now. Let's talk about it.     I will say, this game might be short, but it's a damn good use of 30 hours. I can say it with my chest that I would wholeheartedly recommend my game. Yes, there are absolutely caveats to it, but I'd argue they're kinks that could easily be ironed out, rather than ugly sta...