Reviews

Why You Liked … May the Fourth

Listen now | 2025 Edition

May 5 •

8:34

Why You Didn’t Like … Plane

Listen now | Plane: the movie where the idea of "authenticity" is about as convincing as a safety briefing from a clown.

Apr 14 •

3:50

Why You Liked … Service Model

Listen now | The Future is Now, and It’s Not Great

Apr 7 •

9:05

Why You Liked … LitRPG Before It Was Cool

Think LitRPG started with Ready Player One? Think again.

Mar 9 •

Why You Liked ... Kate

Imagine being dropped into a world of danger with only your principles. Kate brings her code of ethics to a gunfight.

Feb 14 •

Why You Didn’t Like … The Old Man (Season 2)

We need less gerbils on ketamine.

Feb 5 •

Why You Liked … Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

Most games provide agency, which players mistake for narrative.

Jan 8 •

Extraordinary Connections in Ordinary Lives

My four-part series, reproduced here, on the power and joy of all of us.

Dec 23, 2024 •

Why You Liked … Salem’s Lot

Oct 22, 2024 •

Why You Liked … Prey

During the 80s and 90s, arcade culture boomed.

Sep 2, 2024 •

Why You Liked ... Alien Romulus

I’ve got this poster hanging on my wall.

Aug 28, 2024 •

Why You Didn't Like ... Rebel Moon

Dan Brown published his The Da Vinci Code in 2003.

Jan 8, 2024 •

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