Category Archives: Celebrities

Undoing the Undead

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Nathan

Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness – This is the fourth game in the series, but the number doesn’t officially appear in the title. I think there was kind of a stigma on using numbers for too many sequels at … Continue reading →

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Caught in a Trap, I Can’t Walk Out

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Nathan

Two movies this time, with SPOILERS for both. Stuck – Mena Suvari plays Brandi, a nursing assistant at a retirement home whose supervisor tells her she’s up for a promotion, then strongly hints that it depends on her coming in … Continue reading →

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Lifestyles of the Rich and Clueless

Posted on December 29, 2025 by Nathan

SPOILERS for all four of these movies! The Substance – This movie is a combination of body horror and satire, and it’s incredibly blunt in its message. Demi Moore stars as Elisabeth Sparkle, a movie star and exercise show host … Continue reading →

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Shows of Christmas Past

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Nathan

Beth likes to find holiday specials and episodes for us to watch, often pretty obscure ones. There are also things we try to watch every year, although it’s getting harder to find them. I guess I shouldn’t complain, since we used … Continue reading →

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A Week of Knights

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Nathan

Eric the Unready – Yes, it’s another comedic fantasy adventure game, this time by a company called Legend Entertainment. Released in 1993, it’s largely based around text commands and uses some long descriptions, but it does have graphics showing relevant … Continue reading →

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Here Comes a Chopper to Chop Off Your Head

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Nathan

We’ve watched a strange mix of stuff in the past week or so. It did include two movies in the theater, and since we’d watched Sinners not long before, we’ve probably been to the movies more in the past month … Continue reading →

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Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Nathan

SPOILERS for one TV show and two movies. Curb Your Enthusiasm – We started watching this some years ago, then didn’t for a while for whatever reason, and in that time they made some new seasons. It was also during … Continue reading →

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You’re the Same, But I Got Different Eyes

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Nathan

Please enjoy my awkwardly phrased thoughts on some newish albums, plus some other musings loosely related to music. St. Vincent, All Born Screaming – This album has some intense rhythms and vocal stylings. The acoustic guitar and piano parts mix well … Continue reading →

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Focused on the Future

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Nathan

We’ve now seen all of Season Twelve of Futurama, which I think is part of the ninth production season because of all the weirdness with how the show was originally aired. I noticed that, while there were still some commentaries … Continue reading →

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