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.)”
Love note to a book: 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!”
Boxers and wizards and spiders, oh my! "Must-See movie reviews featuring Creed III, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse."
Love Note to a book: The Day on Fire "Writing becomes a coping mechanism to address the problem of belonging."
Game Review: Arkham Horror: the Card Game "If you’re interested in playing a deckbuilder but don’t want to have to worry about buying random booster packs or individual single prices, AH:tCG is a great option, and playing it is a great way to spend an afternoon."
Beach Reads "Every year when I start thinking about a beach read book list, I have to look up what a beach read is, and every year I re-learn that a beach read is whatever you want it to be."
Air, bear, and vampire fare Check out this month's movie reviews featuring Air, Cocaine Bear, and Renfield, along with three-sentence movie reviews!
Game review: Earth "Want something with a little more engine building than Wingspan but not nearly the time requirement of Terraforming Mars? Earth has you covered."
The book report: Spring releases “It’s spring, when publishers release their best crop of books for the year.”
The Book Report: Someone Else’s Shoes “One pair of shoes has the chance to steer the destiny of two women.”
Three simple, fun, grab-and-go games TAGCON is upon us! Enjoy these 3 games and hundreds more: tagcon.org
Get behind the wheel with a killer romance in Badlands (1973) “This masterful debut film reminds us to value life’s fleeting fragility.”
The Book Report: A multitude of memoirs “I really enjoy memoirs....The general facts of a person’s life are only important in how they relate to the story at hand.”
January 2023 movie reviews “Happy Holidays and remember, Academy Award nominations come out Jan. 24, 2023!”
The Book Report: The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman "Something about the holiday season always seems to have me reviewing depressing books."
