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A screenshot from one of the Whistler movies, a black and white shot of one man on the left trying to calm down an exasperated man on the right with a very stern look on his face

Rough Shadows: The Whistler Films on Blu-ray

By Orrin Grey • June 12th, 2024

There’s nothing here that’s a forgotten classic or destined to become a new favorite, but it’s nice to have them around, and it’s great, as always, that Indicator is doing the work to preserve some of these B-roll pictures.

A screenshot from one of the Abashiri Prison movies, with three tough gangsters shot from below with bright clouds behind them. One is in sunglasses and formal wear, while the others appear a little more bratty

The Place That Is Nowhere: Abashiri Prison 1-3 from Eureka

By Orrin Grey • May 31st, 2024

The star of the show becomes Abashiri itself, and the frozen landscape that surrounds it, which makes escape seem impossible, even long after the inmates are outside the prison walls.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
A close up look at some of the cards in Scooby Doo Escape from the Haunted Mansion, featuring portraits from Fred, Velma, Shaggy, Scooby, and the other investigator but her name is cut off and I can't remember it at the moment

Coded Capers: Counting Clues in Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion

By Orrin Grey • May 15th, 2024

The moment seems ripe for an escape room-style Scooby-Doo game like this, as the show feels poised in the cultural zeitgeist right now.

A screenshot from The Bat Woman where a fishman is on underwater camera maybe or some other ancient monitoring device he's just swimming around loving life

Wrestling and Sex: Three Mexican Wrestling Films from Director Rene Cardona

By Orrin Grey • April 19th, 2024

While all three of the films that we’re discussing today may not have been released in alternate cuts with sexo in the title, all three are definitely films that are skirting Mexican censors of the late ‘60s and using sex appeal to help sell their stories of masked wrestlers, lycanthropes, mad science, swinging spies, and… lepers?

I Played It, Like, Twice...
a close up shot of the game Super Boss Monster, featuring a library area and a hideout area with minion meeples standing there as well as some dungeon room cards like Kobold Union and Puzzle Door

But Not Too Bold: Building a Better Dungeon in Boss Monster

By Orrin Grey • April 3rd, 2024

The real draw of both Boss Monster and Overboss is the low-res pixel art of side-scrolling dungeon rooms (in the former case) and top-down overworlds (in the latter).

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An incomplete jigsaw puzzle featuring Stitch from Disney's Lilo & Stitch.

This is Your Badness Level: Lilo & Stitch and Mental Health

By Orrin Grey • March 26th, 2024

Sometimes watching a cute little blue alien struggle with the same things we struggle with can make it a little easier, at least for a while.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
Key art for Disney's Lorcana game, with ice queen, Mickey Mausritter, and crow queen standing in a line together

Versus Mode: Lorcana x Sorcerer’s Arena

By Orrin Grey • March 7th, 2024

Unlike Lorcana, Sorcerer’s Arena is not an original game cooked up whole cloth. It is, instead, an adaptation of the mobile game of the same name. I’ve tried out the mobile game a bit, but not enough to really get a feel for it, and there’s something to be said for the joy of pushing little plastic standees around on a board.

A screenshot from the trailer for Conan the Barbarian, where the title warrior is shirtless on a beach swinging with his sword drawn gracefully above his head

What is Best in Life: Conan Movies on 4K

By Orrin Grey • February 14th, 2024

When the pouty virginal princess asks Zula how one goes about getting a man, no one but Grace Jones could sell her response, as she growls, “You grab him! And take him!”

I Played It, Like, Twice
A cropped image of the box art for Warhammer Doomseeker with those words in stylized text over a huge and ornate double-bladed ax

Death is Not the End: How to Win and Die Trying in Doomseeker

By Orrin Grey • February 2nd, 2024

This is a game where it actually does pay to die, if you can do it when you mean to.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
A crop from the cover for Ni no Kuni 2 the board game, with the title text laid over a cartoon image of a long dragon soaring through a partly cloudy sky over a quaint city below

A Question of Influence: Building Your Kingdom in Ni no Kuni II: The Board Game

By Orrin Grey • January 9th, 2024

In some ways, however, the simplicity of Ni no Kuni II: The Board Game is also part of its strength. It’s a game that’s easy to learn and quick to play. In a world full of overly complex titles packed with fiddly little tokens and pieces, it almost feels old-fashioned.

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