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Jan
26

Beating the Backlog: Binding of Isaac

Time to beat: 16.9 hours. Old-school isometric Legend of Zelda style combat that carves away the puzzling and pitfalls
1 min read
Jan
15

The Battle of Algiers (1966) Review

"Give us your bombers, and you can have our baskets." A film as necessary when I first watched
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Jan
14

The Fugitive (1993) Review

"Our fugitive has been on the run for ninety minutes. Average foot speed over uneven ground, barring injuries, is
1 min read
Jan
13

Raging Bull (1980) Review

"She was saying he was good-looking." "So you make him ugly, what's the difference?"
1 min read
Dec
29

Beating the Backlog: Super Meat Boy

Time to beat: 12.5 hours. Per hour, I have never cursed more, or fist pumped more, while playing a
1 min read
Dec
28

Barry Lyndon (1975) Review

"Barry's first taste of battle was only a skirmish against a small rearguard of Frenchmen who occupied
1 min read
Dec
27

Breath (2020) Review

So some of the claims in this book are absurd. The author admits upfront that there is a paucity of
1 min read
Dec
26

Pachinko (2017) Review

"A woman's lot in life is to suffer." Even a small character is the hero of
1 min read
Dec
04

Uncut Gems (2019) Review

"I think you are the most annoying person I have ever met." The gambler, with apologies to Kenny
1 min read
Dec
03

Beating the Backlog: Papers, Please

Papers, Please pulls off a neat little trick: Sympathy for the bureaucrat. Why is your desk always slightly too small?
2 min read