Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Like many people, I had my doubts about Better Call Saul before it premiered last year. I wondered how this one joke character could carry his own series. I worried about the tone; would it be too much of a goof or would it try too hard to capture the tension...
2016 February
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Mr. Noah Reviews The 88th Annual Academy Awards
Cards on the table: I didn’t watch it. If you think that’s going to be a problem, stop reading now. The 88th Annual Academy Awards got off to a promising start thanks to a predictably wry and on-the-nose opening monologue host Chris Rock (I did actually watch this bit.) As you are no doubt aware,...
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On March 18th, Marvel will once again attempt to bring the much beloved and controversial antihero, Frank Castle to the screen, albeit the small one. Jon Bernthal will be the 4th actor taking on the role, following in the footsteps of Dolph Lundgren, Thomas Jane, and Ray Stevenson. All three are good actors (well...
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It’s that time of year again, boys and girls: Oscar Season. And as movie buffs the world over sharpen their familial tools of warfare (as one must always do before an awards show), we at PopChomp have decided to once again give you our very own set of awards for the best in film:...
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60. Mass Effect (2007) Western RPGs represent their hemisphere quite well. The western desire for freedom and expansion is shown greatly by the role playing games created by American and European game developers. Mass Effect is a perfect example of this come to fruition. While there is a definite story to follow, Mass Effect...
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A red light blinks on in the arid darkness – the pulsing signal of a radio tower, looming over the vast, unknowable desert, and the curious little town below. Fumbling for the dial on your dashboard, tuning past the usual bird shrieks and a woman reciting numbers at random, you find him at last:...
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80. Suikoden II (1998) One of the greatest and most celebrated JRPGs of all time. Sadly, I was never able to play this pirate-quest of a game until recently when Konami released it on the PSN. I was blown away. I can’t believe that a game that came out in 1998 (best.year.ever?) was able...
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I am a person who has always loved video games. I began playing them when I received my NES as a gift on my second birthday. Since then video games and I have shared a love/love relationship. They’re my escape, my doorway into different worlds, and a way to decompress after a long day....
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It doesn’t take long for The Witch to make a lasting impression. We meet the title character very early on. She’s hidden in shadows, obscured by branches, and in the midst of doing something unspeakable. Her actions are further obscured by the awful sounds made by her walking stick and her rapid, shallow breathing. Writer-director Robert...
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Before we begin, I want to explain that I have a bit of a complicated relationship with Deadpool. I like him, in limited doses. He’s like that friend you had in college who just couldn’t seem to leave that mindset. He belches, farts, makes off-color comments, and it’s funny, but if you have to...
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