The Toad's Burrow

      Obligatory reminder that this is me talking about both the film and the book in one review. Anyways, I wouldn't say Return of the King  is my favourite book in the series, I think that definitely has to be The Two Towers. Funnily enough, a part of me thinks that the book and it's film counterpart have sort of the opposite issue. Return of the King, the novel is good, except it's basically "the siege of Minas Tirith," like three chapters of Sam and Frodo's journey, then over a hundred pages of just epilogue pretty much. Don't get me wrong, I don't think this was entirely the wrong decision, frankly everything but the actual journey to toss the ring into the fire was interesting at that point, and there's only so much you can do before they actually throw the ring away, hence it only being three chapters. Sadly, I just don't think the scouring of the Shire is a particularly compelling adventure. You don't really have much evidence of th...

       You know we've gone too far as a society when game publishers are so desperate to make a safe and easy buck that they're deciding to reboot this game series. I'm sorry but there's no other way to put it, this game stinks. It's like hilariously mediocre, and the best part is? there's no redeeming qualities. It's all just bland, run of the mill, open-world RPG slop. I'm sorry I know people love this, and developers put their heart and soul into making this game, but there is nothing about this game that stands out, and I can't fathom why they made two more sequels to this game. It has to be nostalgia, there's no other way. I am legitimately baffled that The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion  released 2 years after this game, because it makes it feel like it's 20 years ahead. Let's talk about it.     The combat in this game is so awful. It's so simple, it's so basic, it's so easy, yet somehow it still sucks. Not only is it hilari...

     When you hear about some of the best rom coms, a name that often comes up is Forgetting Sarah Marshall . Except I never really understood that. This isn't the first time I watched this film. I'm a pretty sappy person and a big sucker for them, so when I watched this film for the first time I was just confused. Like it's alright? But to me the film largely felt like a bit of Peter just meandering across some resort. So I decided this time to give this film a second shot, surely it can't be that bad. Plus I would say my attention span has been repaired somewhat compared to when I first watched the film (and I now like Jason Segel significantly more because of HIMYM). Let's talk about it.     My younger self's analysis isn't wrong, this film is really just Peter meandering across a resort for most of it, but this time around I found a much deeper appreciation for the cast of characters that Peter meets in his journey to find himself after a pretty bad brea...

      Few albums elicit such an immense feeling of peace and warmth as this album does for me. Whether it's a nice sunny afternoon, or a Sunday morning where I'm hungover just looking for something to center myself on, this album has it. I cannot overstate how pretty I think this album is. I think if you're going to listen to it you need some sun while you're doing it. I don't care if you're just sitting down, or in the middle of a road trip, but my preference is a nice walk while the sun shines down on your face. It was almost annoying having to do score every track because I'd have to look down at my phone and jot down my thoughts, but I did it. So without further ado, my track-by-track review. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes  Sun It Rises - 80/100 I realize now that with the second track a lot of people associate this album with the winter, but originally I felt like this was a summer album to me. Regardless, I think this is a great intro that perfectly fits it...

       I write this review as a pretty big fan of Joyce Manor. I wouldn't call myself their biggest fan, I know people who have tattoo's because of them, but I've listened to every one of their albums, I've seen them live, and I even like albums from them that many consider mediocre or not worth their time. All of this to say I was pretty skeptical of this album coming into it. I mean their last record, 40 oz. to Fresno was underwhelming on all fronts in my eyes. Not just in the sense that it was their shortest album (which is hilarious considering this band seems allergic to songs over 2 minutes and albums longer than 20 minutes). But it just wasn't as good. I liked a couple of tracks off of it, but we waited all that time and the best track off of it was a 1 minute song that they had basically repurposed. And so, in the leadup to this latest album I had more than my own healthy share of skepticism. I only liked about half of the singles, and the singles I didn...

      Chills man. Some parts of this film give me chills. Like before, this will be a bit of movie and book review, compare and contrasting the two, because Peter Jackson's adaptation of this series has become so iconic, that I could not imagine one without the other. And I have to say, I do think The Two Towers is pretty handily better. Perhaps it's just because I love the large sweeping epic fights, either way, I think the second book of the saga is a tremendous improvement. For a movie over 20 years old now, I think it still holds up incredibly well, and I would recommend anyone, especially those who are a fan of fantasy to give this movie and this book the respect it deserves. It is truly a classic for a reason, and it is very much well worth the three hour runtime the movie has. So let's talk about it.     I was looking through my first review of the film/book and honestly I might have to go back on it. I think Peter Jackson might have done too much mucking...

      You'll probably be able to guess what score I'm going to give this album. I can probably guess it already, but who knows, there's always a chance that an album comes along to buck the trend and really reel me into a genre. I'm not saying it'll be this album, but when my friend Slayer recommended it I gave the most popular track, head.rap , a shot and I didn't hate it, I almost enjoyed it. So without further ado, my track-by-track review. From the Private Collection of Saba and No I.D.- Saba, No ID Every Painting Has a Price (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid and Eryn Allen Kane) - 60/100 A pretty easygoing and nice track. It doesn't really wow me but it kept my attention the entire time so it did it's job. Breakdown - 45/100 I wouldn't go as far to say that this song is not interesting or anything, it sounds well produced and I can appreciate that but the rapping is pretty uninteresting to me. Crash (feat. Raphael Saadiq and Kelly Rowland) - 45/100 You ...

      Normally, I like to write the blurbs for these albums prior to listening to them, but this time I decided not to. Partially because I forgot to, and partially because I don't have much to say. Of course, I have some knowledge of music that came before me, and as someone who enjoys rock music of course I've heard of Jimi Hendrix before. The only issue is, a part of me kind of wishes I never actually listened to this album. Before listening to this album the only song I knew by Hendrix was Angel , which I did find out because Zayn did a bad cover of. Sadly, I have to report that I did not particularly enjoy this album, I just don't get it. Or at least that's what I'd like to think because apparently a lot of people get much enjoyment or value from it. Perhaps I'm simply too young to enjoy it, or my I just can't understand it. So without further ado, my track-by-track review. Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix Foxy Lady - 60/100 I feel like songs were mor...

      I'll admit, this game took a bit to really get going, and it took me longer to complete than I thought. But in terms of just relatively small, really contained games story games I must admit Control is pretty high up there. And the best part is? It's hardly even about the gameplay, it's about what most people usually consider the window dressing. The lore behind Control  is just really cool. The best part about this game is learning about the Federal Bureau of Control, all that they do, and all of the items/things they are constantly doing behind the scenes to keep the world running. Let's talk about it.     Let's get it right out of the way, I think combat might be one of the weaker elements of the game, but that's one of the only complaints I have about this game. I do think the service weapon is a cool concept. The only issue? It's only a single gun, and despite being your "main weapon" of choice, it's pretty much useless. That's n...