The Leftovers is not a show that is universally appreciated – nor should it be. In terms of accessibility, it’s a far cry from Game of Thrones, Girls, or even the dwindling star of Boardwalk Empire. On HBO’s high-caliber lineup, The Leftovers is something of an oddity, more comparable to experimental shows that lasted only a...
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Normally Amanda would write a post about music, but sometimes when you’re on the other side of the country with a few hours to kill you find things that spark your creativity. While surfing the Internet for stories about LA hardcore band, Fear I came across a YouTube version of a 2008 documentary called One...
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There are lots of bad movies in the world. Some are entertaining because of how utterly inept they are, some because of the way they wink at the camera, some are just awful, some are disgusting, sickening, disheartening, cynical cash grabs but only one is Leprechaun Origins. It’s the worst, the underbelly of the...
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Television is going through a bit of a horror renaissance at the moment (a ‘horror-sance’ perhaps, can we make that a thing?) with shows like The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, Hannibal, Sleepy Hollow, and Penny Dreadful all having successful runs. We won’t mention Hemlock Grove and lets all just take a moment to...
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*Note: I apologize for the terrible headline. Awful puns are a weakness of mine. I’m working on the problem in a 12-step program. Searching for a good movie on Netflix is a lot like crawling into the sewer and hunting for gold: it’s a disgusting, disheartening, painfully long process that almost always leaves...
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The 66th Annual Emmy Awards aired Monday night, and everyone showed up dressed to the NINES. The ladies were lovely, the gents were dashing, and everyone was having a grand old time (until Jim Parsons won AGAIN… but that’s another topic for another time.) There was a new guest at the party and I,...
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Just when you thought Poke-Mania couldn’t get any stranger. Namco and Nintendo have just announced a new, strange venture called Pokken Tournament. That’s right, it’s a Pokemon fighting game starring your favorite pocket monsters; developed by Namco/Bandai’s Tekken team. While Nintendo had been teasing a “shocking” new Pokemon announcement for August 26, 2014, this...
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Handheld gaming has been an important “side business” for video game developers since the days of the original Game Boy. Nintendo gave birth to real handheld gaming in 1989; Sega, Atari, Neo Geo, and Sony would all eventually follow suit. While systems like the Game Gear and PSP were formidable, Nintendo has always crushed...
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Award shows annoy me. They remind me that I’m not a famous person with tons of money, career stability, or fantastic curves. For these reasons, I almost never watch them (save for perhaps the Oscars every now and then, but even then I do so while playing a good game of Sega’s “Flicky” on...
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