Keeping it Cozy
Sachin Hingoo learns to love taking turns in video games by calming down with Unpacking, one of the coziest games around.
Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his)
Sachin Hingoo is a Toronto-based writer whose work currently appears on Biff Bam Pop! and The Cultural Gutter. You can find all his writing at https://authory.com/shingoo
“The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada, a Gentleman of Asskickery
“The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada is a gentleman among monsters, and a true Gentleman of Asskickery.
Mike Cheslik’s ‘Hundreds of Beavers’ (2022) is My New Favourite Video Game Playthrough
Despite being rooted in silent film aesthetics and traditions, the structures within Hundreds Of Beavers conceal an underlying foundation of video gameyness in its presentation.
La Mujer Murcielago – Rene Cardona’s ‘Batwoman’ (1968)
Rene Cardona’s Batwoman (1968) has a wrestling boot planted firmly in the worlds of horror and lucha libre.
Sachin Hingoo’s Best of 2023 (or: The Emma Stone/Godzilla Appreciation Station)
When I think about the last year in film, it feels like one that was a study of extremes and surprises. Films seemed to fall into a ‘difficult or at least demanding to watch’ end of the spectrum, like Oppenheimer, or they leaned into a candy-coated, fun end […]
Smile and Wave: Rogue Editors and The Evolution of Cinema
It all started with the Racer Trash collective, a group of decentralized film editors, who had a stated aim to “attack and dethrone cinema.” Working remotely as COVID was just starting to worm its way through us, this self-described ‘freeform collective’ gathered in virtual spaces to plan their […]
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