On Dragon’s Crown, sexism, Penny Arcade, and the gentle art of video game criticism.
Criticism on Overthinking It
Episode 184: Cats That Look Like Hitler
The Overthinkers tackle creativity, analysis, straw men, and the poet Ranier Maria Rilke.
Knowing is NOT half the battle
Great plan, comrades
The movie begins with a heavily-armed group of Russian soldiers attacking an American military base. That seems like the kind of thing that could touch off a war. Can we at least agree that it’s probably something the Russians wouldn’t … Continued
I’m not done complaining yet
So we have no reason to believe Mutt Williams has any globe-trotting experience whatsoever. He’s a motorcycle repair-guy/greaser. When he sees a scorpion in the cemetery, he reacts with an “I’m a city mouse” look of horror. Anyway, 45 minutes later, … Continued
Some further complaints about Indy IV (most likely the first in a series)
[Though it was originally written before we recorded the Indiana Jones podcast, and though these positions of the author were more or less covered in that discussion, we are presenting here Matthew Belinkie's original musings on Indy 4. They are, … Continued
John Philip Sousa, novelist
First of all, if you ever intended to sit down on a beach somewhere and enjoy John Philip Sousa’s 1902 novel The Fifth String, stop reading now. This is going to be a spoiler-heavy review. (If you do want to … Continued