Floridian Voyeurism + Yesterday Review

We've settled in for the night to watch the CNN Democratic Presidential Debate, so I figure it's as good a time as any to start my second day debrief. Despite being exhausted by jet lag and obscene humidity, I woke up early to accompany Grandma at L.A. Fitness. She got me a temporary membership at …

Far From Home is far above its competition [Heavy Spoilers!]

I have great things to say about Spider-Man: Far From Home; Marvel's first Cinematic Universe film following the bombastic conclusion to their Infinity Stone saga. When the first teaser trailer came out, I was skeptical. It dropped before Endgame and felt like the worst example of draining tension out of character deaths. Then the trailer …

John Wick is back and bringing his best for Chapter 3

Keanu Reeves' 2014 action vehicle John Wick was lightning in a bottle. Where Reeves was previously known in the genre as a trench coat wearing techno-superhero, the late 2010s has changed his action pedigree to that of a retired super assassin skilled in glorious gun-fu. That film exhibited wonderful cartoony violence in a way that …

Detective Pikachu made my heart swell

Move over, Endgame. You might have ended a decade of MCU movies, but Detective Pikachu played to my 20-years of investment in the subjectively best video game series of all time. My development as a person and writer was kick-started by Mom teaching me to read with the text in Pokémon Crystal. I've been waiting for this …

The Super Smash Bros. Cinematic Universe

As many of you have seen, a trailer for Paramount's upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie dropped today. It's terrifying. But more than it is terrifying, the trailer feels frustrating. There's a whole lot of missed potential from what I can see as a casual fan of the series, and I spent a fair amount of time …

We’re through the Endgame

For days, all I've heard about Avengers: Endgame is that it is perfect. There was not a single bad thing said about the 22nd Marvel Cinematic Universe film. That couldn't be true. This movie is three-hours long. It simultaneously culminates two-dozen films, sequelizes a massive blockbuster and ends stories for characters we've known over 10 …

The Rochlins watch GTFO

My Gaming in American Culture class has taken me all over the proverbial map when it comes to consuming all different kinds of media. From tabletop games like Dungeons and Dragons or Barbie to re-reading books like Ender's Game or Ready Player One with new lenses. From watching terrible video game-based movies like Tom Hanks' Mazes …

Gobble gobble, shinobi

Alright, let's do this one last time. I don't have a long post today, just wanted to slip something in while spending the afternoon with my friends. Today's is a relatively small gathering. Me, my buds Juan and Mitchell, plus this surprise guest: Everyone else is either not on Spring Break or has work/family commitments, …

A video series to die for

I can't remember the last time I was so productive. After a long night's sleep, I got up early today and went to the gym. Then I came home, showered and made myself breakfast: I don't even know who I am anymore. After all that, I also went ahead and kicked off my work for …

Jordan Peele brings Us, a captivating horror/thriller/slasher experience

I don't typically go to the movie theatre to see horror movies. The last time I did, I watched the Blumhouse classic Truth or Dare on a date. Horror movies peaked in that moment, and I decided I never needed to see one on the silver screen again. Just kidding, it was a dumpster fire. It …