The Toad's Burrow

    I did not expect to love this little graphic novel as much as I did, but boy does it have it all. The art style is fine, if not acceptable, that's probably the most I'll have to say about it. It's nothing crazy. But premise-wise, story-wise, execution-wise, thematically. I'll say this was a very, very interesting sort of pseudo-horror, near-future, sci-fi kind of graphic novel that asked a lot of interesting questions. I remember reading the first two chapters and putting it down going huh, that's pretty neat. Then I picked it up before I went to bed and I simply devoured the rest like it was nothing. Let's talk about it.     By far the most interesting part about Upgrade Soul  is the premise. It's fresh, it's great, and it really makes you think a lot about ownership, individuality, and sort of the cost of immortality. Basically, without revealing too much. An elderly couple Hank and Molly, who in their twilight years (and thanks to their considerab...

      I regret starting this season so much. It's not even funny. Take this in. I wrote my review for season three on July 20th, and now I'm writing my review for season four of The Boondocks  on August 15th, nearly a month later. That's how bad this season is. 10 episodes, twenty minutes a piece, and I still couldn't stomach more than like an episode a week. It got so bad that after I finished Dread Delusion  I just decided to stomach the last six or so episodes and finally get it over with. I kid you not when I say this season of The Boondocks  basically killed any desire for me to finish off any sort of TV in any capacity. I have like five other shows just sitting in limbo because I couldn't bring myself to finish this show. Let's talk about it.     By far the biggest reason this season was worse was because showrunner and creator  Aaron McGruder was no longer at the helm and you could really feel it. What do you take when a show predicate...

      Yeah I probably could have and should have written a review for  Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow , but I guess I just had less to say about it. Even still, I think I'll start writing reviews for even the smaller comics that I come across. The premise for this one was simple. I saw a twitter post with someone posting a bunch of independent comics. I can't quite remember what for, I think it was because another poster was complaining about serialization being too big of a hurdle to cross when it came to the big two (DC and Marvel). And so I was like sure, let me give it a try. After all, Now that I've slowly eased myself back into comics (and oddly eased myself out of manga?) I find myself trying to expand my horizons as I try to make myself read more. So, I picked this comic up and read it to myself at night, let's talk about it.     I think my biggest issue with this graphic novel is that it's almost too short? I'm not saying you need to exhaust every si...

    This movie, is so, so bad. It's shameful really. I kid you not when I say this is a very, very sad attempt at a rom-com. It's not complete garbage, there are bits and pieces here and there that make you perk your eyebrow up and go "huh?" But by and large, this movie is just so, so, so, painfully bad. I don't even want to spend that much disparaging it, because while yes there's a lot to go through, you do eventually have to ask yourself, is it worth the time? My sister asked me to watch this film, and honestly I think we both regret it deeply. I mean I already had an inkling it was going to be bad. We had actually seen the trailer for this film in theaters, and I swear they had to spend half of the trailer explaining the bizarre premise of this film. Let's talk about it.     One of the main issues with this film is it's simultaneously too short, and also too long at the same time. Too short in the sense that this film is only 1 hour and 45 minutes,...

    I remember when I first added this game to my Steam wishlist. It was a couple years ago before the game was even released, yet still in early access. I just wanted to keep tabs on it since it was far from being the fully fledged game you see today. After all everyone kept on drawing comparisons to The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, a game from one of my favourite franchises of all time. So how couldn't I resist it. So I waited, and I waited, until eventually a summer sale came on and I decided you know what? Maybe I will buy this game. So I bit the bullet, and I found myself honestly? A little underwhelmed. Let's talk about it.     Look look, I already know how I have a strong tendency to write these reviews, I spend a good 70% of it nitpicking the game, then spend very few words actually praising it, yet it still ends with a good rating. Even still, I truly do mean believe this when I say that the only reason I'm a bit tepid in my praise is has the bones for some...

      I've never done this sort of review before, at least not usually, so I thought it might be interesting to just write about it, even if it's largely a one paragraph footnote talking about what I found interesting. After all, this is basically just supposed to be an archive of everything my singularly-focused mind goes through, since I seemingly hate the idea of multitasking too many hobbies at once (do not ask me how The Boondocks  season 4 review is coming along). And in addition to that Twitter has just been loving to feed me comic book content as of late, which makes sense since the NBA offseason is in full swing, so, The Immortal Hulk , let's talk about it.     First off I will say you probably want at least a little bit of general comic book knowledge before going into this run. I'm not saying you need to be some expert in Hulk knowledge, but in fact knowing what comes before this run will be a pretty good way to build a solid foundation so that y...

      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...