The Toad's Burrow

      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...

      Yes, yes, I know I said I was watching The Boondocks  but in Canada you have to buy it on Apple TV which is a pain so it's kind of annoying to go through it. So I've also been dabbling in other shows and frankly, this hasn't been the worst idea so far. There have been multiple times I have called this show The Simpsons  or Space Simpsons  by accident, despite the fact that my only actual exposure to The Simpsons has been clips online. So make of that what you will, I'm not saying it negatively or positively, I'm just saying I assume this is what The Simpsons  would be like if it was set in space. But otherwise, it was a pretty decent first season, let's talk about it.     You see, it was actually pretty novel watching the first season of Futurama  for "the first time." I say this in air quotes because I'm pretty sure I had actually already watched a whole rerun of this season when I was a very small child looking for anything on C...

      I have officially finished watching the first season of The Boondocks.  It's a show that's always been on my radar, but for one reason or another eluded me, mainly the fact that it cannot be streamed in Canada unless I buy it off of Apple TV. But, I am in a bit of rut when it comes to figuring out what I want to do, I could not finish Tomb Raider 1 unless I felt like ripping my hair out, so I decided to give this show I see online so often a spin. And I should have watched this show earlier. I don't think it's the best show I've ever watched so far, but it's just a really enjoying watch. Let's talk about it.     I'm not saying this show is for "Le Intellectual" or whatever, but when I say this show feels pretty smart, I mean in the sense that I never really have to worry about anything aging poorly. Even if this show wasn't an animated show I would say it's pretty smart about topics it chooses to satirize, even if it's often t...