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Movies, Games, and Whatever Else Comes to Mind

Backlog BBQ: Until Dawn

Picture this: you are a young adult heading with friends to a secluded mountain, in the dead of winter, to spend what is supposed to be a fun getaway weekend a at a friend’s family cabin. This weekend, however, has some serious I Know What You Did Last Summer vibes.

October 4, 2021
Saturday Morning Cinema: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Legends of the Wild West, those individuals who fueled the mystique of horse-riding gangs robbing banks and trains, or getting in shootouts with posses, make for great storytelling. Those on the wrong side of the law are viewed as masters of the outlaw lifestyle who only meet their end after betrayal or at the hands…

October 2, 2021
Saturday Morning Cinema: The Silence of the Lambs

Watching this movie is like jumping into deep water. You may be a capable swimmer, confident in your abilities, but the watery blackness below hides many terrors. The first plunge into that unknown pushes you beyond your comfort zone.

April 17, 2021
Word Tales: Xiphoid

Most famous for its use as an adjective in medical terminology with the “xiphoid process”, the word appropriate for common usage.

April 12, 2021
Saturday Morning Cinema: In the Heat of the Night

There is cultural significance to a movie like this, because it holds up a mirror and lets us all know there is endless opportunity to be better.

April 10, 2021
Word Tales: Urbane

Merriam-Webster defines urbane as “notably polite or polished in manner”. I’ve also seen the words “suave” and “sophisticated” used as defining benchmarks. That really makes “urbane” a life goal, doesn’t it?

April 5, 2021
Word Tales: Prestidigitation

Here’s a fun word for you: prestidigitation. According to the vocabulary-building resource of Merriam-Webster, prestidigitation means “sleight of hand”, which conjures specific examples in the mind.

March 24, 2021
Movies That Surprised – Kingsman: The Secret Service

There are times when you suspect a movie could be fun, but you start watching without expectation. Yet, at the end, you walk away having thoroughly enjoyed yourself for the previous two hours after going through an experience whose imagery resonates after the screen goes dark.

March 22, 2021
Word Tales: Hogmanay

New Year’s Eve in the United States is a time revered for ending a year with bad decisions (usually too much drinking that leads to other poor choices) and then flipping over a page to start the new year with a clean slate. At the end of 2020, I was exposed to the word “Hogmanay”,…

February 23, 2021
Mario Party is an A-hole (explicit)

Games are supposed to be fun, whether it is in card, board, or video format. They bring people together in providing a pleasant combination of escape and competition. Sometimes, however, a game will come along draped in the deceit of promising a good time while simultaneously preparing to bring forth great agony with the pain…

February 20, 2021