Broken Age

Heh, another video game post. I'm a monster! Broken Age was fun. Some of the later puzzles were frustrating, but otherwise it was pretty much how I pretend adventure games used to be. Its big hook (aside from being a new adventure game) is that it has dual narratives that you can swap between at … Continue reading Broken Age →

AC3: Less than the sum

I like Assassin's Creed games. I bought everything up to (and including) Assassin's Creed 3 (AC3) in a steam sale several years ago, after I played through nearly all of the second game on my roommate's PS3 at Fort Awesome. Recently I beat AC3 (actually the fifth game in the series, heh); here are some … Continue reading AC3: Less than the sum →

Avengers 2: The Avengening

Not as good as the first movie. The Marvel movies tend to be overstuffed, and this was no exception. I kinda wish they'd cut back on some of the action sequences, particularly (mild spoilers) the Hulk's brief rampage in a "African City" (end spoilers). At least they twisted it for the final fight (because, as … Continue reading Avengers 2: The Avengening →

The Gondoliers

So. What did I do after watching John Wick? I nearly forgot -- why I should keep this blog up to date -- but I saw a production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gondoliers at the Gaiety Theatre in April. First things first, the production was by the Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society, which I … Continue reading The Gondoliers →

John Wick

Sorry! I started writing this post in particular ages ago (OK, a month) but never got around to finishing it. Tonight I catch up. So. John Wick. Movie. Keanu Reeves was in it. For some reason it only opened in Ireland and the UK on Friday (April 9th), when it opened pretty much everywhere else … Continue reading John Wick →

Runs In The Family

A few years ago I went to the show "An Evening with Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer" at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver (November 2011, apparently). I'd been a fan of Gaiman's since reading "Good Omens" at an impressionable age. I'd read "American Gods" and "Neverwhere" back in college or high school; when he was … Continue reading Runs In The Family →

Moll

I recently saw another play at the Gaiety Theatre. At some point they'll have a special seat reserved for me, no doubt. This time it was "Moll", a play (by John B. Keane) about the titular housekeeper who, by playing the canon against two curates, slowly takes over a presbytery in rural Co. Kerry. I … Continue reading Moll →

Jupiter Ascending

Right! I just watched this film tonight. It wasn't good, but I enjoyed it. Thoughts: CG action sequences are incredibly boring. As cool as tiny spacecraft dogfighting over Chicago is (and it is pretty cool), it gets old. It's a space opera, not an action movie; nevertheless, I wish there was less action. I loved … Continue reading Jupiter Ascending →

Ex Machina

I went to see Ex Machina a few weeks ago with the meetup group. It's about a dev for some Facebook/Google amalgamation called "Bluebook" who wins a trip to spend a week at the Alaskan hideaway of the corporation's reclusive owner, only to discover he's there to perform some sort of Turing test on an … Continue reading Ex Machina →

Quick Update

Due to an increase in spam, I'm disabling comments on all posts older than two weeks. Accordingly, I'll try to post more frequently so that people can comment on something Um, hey! Happy 2015!