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The Black Arts or How I Didn’t Sell My Mom’s Books for Drugs I Wasn’t Doing
Back in the day, my mom thought I had sold her book on the Black Arts to pay for a drug habit I didn’t have.
Hot Parser, Pointer, FMV Action! Type, Click, and Play to See What’s Underneath this Clickbait…
Adventure game holy war clickbait discussion of parsers, point-and-click, FMV, and beyond…
The Transformers: The Movie (1986) and the Death (and Return?) of Optimus Prime
The awkwardly titled 1986 film, The Transformers: The Movie, gave a little too much trauma, and 40 years later, Hasbro is apologizing for it.
Rock Springs, WY and the Best Steak Sandwich I’ve Ever Eaten
The best steak sandwich I ever had was in the back of an auto supply shop in Rock Springs, WY.
Olivia Barash was my crush as Baket in The Time Crystal (1981)
When I was a kid, I had a few crushes. One was Lindsay Freeman, who spoke one of my favorite lines in cinematic history, "I'm Jill from up the hill... Wanna fool around?" in Fairy Tales (1978). I was also smitten with Amanda Peterson in Explorers (1984) as well as her...
(Very) Short Thoughts on Breathless (1960 and 1983)
I love film comparisons in so many ways. The American remaking of French New Extremity is very interesting to me. But for some reason today, I was thinking of Breathless from 1983 with Richard Gere and Valérie Kaprisky, and it triggered so many strong vibes for me,...
December 2025 Music Playlist
Here is the Youtube playlist for each day in November 2025. Or just watch the videos below. YouTube PlaylistDon Henley - "The Boys of Summer" 1 December 2025Ramones - "I Don't Want to Grow Up" 2 December 2025The Cars - "Hello Again" 3 December 2025Ministry - "N.W.O."...
November 2025 Music Playlist
Here is the Youtube playlist for each day in November 2025. Or just watch the videos below. YouTube PlaylistStone Sour - "Through Glass" 1 November 2025Lustra - "Scotty Doesn't Know (Eurotrip)" 2 November 2025The Velvet Underground - "Heroin" 3 November 2025Alisha's...
October 2025 Music Playlist
Here is the Youtube playlist for each day in October 2025. Or just watch the videos below. YouTube PlaylistMoist - "Push" 1 October 2025Gerardo - "We Want the Funk" 2 October 2025Brother's Johnson - "Get the Funk Out" 3 October 2025The Offspring - "Gone Away" 4...
My Favorite Poster for H.O.T.S. is from the Turkish Release
My Favorite Poster for H.O.T.S. is from the Turkish ReleaseThe poster at the top of this page is the Turkish poster for H.O.T.S. from 1979.. It was released in Turkey well after it's domestic release and showing at the Cannes Film Festival, and the poster is a curious...