Game Review: Dorfromantik "When I’d heard that Dorfromantik had won the Spiel de Jahres last year, I was pretty surprised."
A review of women characters written by women authors "As with McFadden’s other novels, nothing is as it seems, and if you think you know what’s going to happen, you’re wrong. "
Monthly Movie Reviews "It’s the tail end of winter — that time of the year when Hollywood goes rummaging in the barrel for undemanding hokum to keep movie-goers distracted from the post-holiday blues..."
A Review of Kristin Hannah’s The Women "The Women, while focused on the experience of women in the Vietnam War, reflects how women have bravely stepped into harm’s way but have been dismissed by history."
Urban Poets Society reviews top TV shows and films of the year "This was a beautiful year for TV and film... here are some of our favorites of the year."
Game Review: Thunder Road: Vendetta "And then there are games like Thunder Road that ask the all-important question: I wonder what would happen if I just ran my car into that other car?"
Movie reviews for February "The brilliance of this film — and it is brilliant — is that, fundamentally, it isn't a monster movie."
Book review: Witness to Addiction “Dr. Gerber’s witness to the addiction of her son is a compelling argument on how to fight America's opioid epidemic.”
Five nights, three Marvels (Movie Reviews) “I never played the video games this movie is based on, so I went in blind regarding whether it’s faithful to the franchise.”
Game Review: Long Shot “I can definitely see this one getting pulled out as a warm-up on a lot of game nights.”
THE BOOK REPORT: Review of Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing “Who is Rebecca Yarros and where did everyone hear about this Fourth Wing book?”
(Movie Reviews) Revenge, Mystery, and Adventure! Check out this month’s movie reviews featuring Equalizer 3, Joy Ride, and A Haunting in Venice!
Game Review: Archeos Society “Archeos Society is a wonderful game for folks just getting into the hobby and looking to step up from family classics.”
Review of “Toxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy” by Whitney Goodman “The process of toxic positivity results in the denial, minimization, and invalidation of the authentic emotional experience.”
October Movie Reviews Check out this mixed bag of movie reviews for October featuring No Hard Feelings, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Asteroid City, and The Flash.
Game Review: Capital Lux 2 “There are a handful of games that are way, way better than they have any right to be from just the description; this is one of them.”
Game review: For Northwood! (solo game) “I very rarely play solo games. Even board games with solo modes rarely get me to the table. But For Northwood! is a fantastic exception.”
Movie reviews: The zeitgeist is strong with this one It’s been an exciting time for movies recently, check out these movie reviews for September!
Watch out, patriarchy... here comes Barbie! "The movie was far from the stereotypical preconception I went in with — in its story arch, character development, theme, wit, and dialogue…"
Audiobooks to Check Out “Whether you are an avid audiobook listener or considering giving audiobooks a try, these are a great place to look for your next great listen.”
Nonfiction roundup “To hopefully save you from sinking into despair after reading some of my recommendations for nonfiction, I decided to go half upsetting and half… well, not upsetting. (Cheerful may be a stretch.)”
A love note to: The Futurological Congress “On the surface—hilarity. Underneath—did you actually just articulate what is wrong with everything?”
Three games, one designer “If these games sound fun, check out https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/khanat/yama on Kickstarter!”