It’s Free, and It Will Change Your Life
The Necronomicon, brought to you by the Esoteric Order of the Old Ones and Cthulhu Cultists: “If knowing the unknowable is crazy, I don’t wanna be sane.” (thanks, victoria!)
VARIETY PAK
It’s been just over a year since I became a partner in the Mayfair Theatre, Ottawa’s oldest operating cinema. We’ve shown a lot of films in that time (we average about 40 a month), and I’ve written the synopsis for almost every one.
Understanding Closure
Curt Purcell explores the gutters of the mind, Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics and a little bit of Grant Morrison’s Final Crisis.
A Social Theory of Burn Notice
Grant McCracken posits an “enmeshed male” theory of Burn Notice and a few of the other entertaining shows on the USA Network.
Wars, Etc.
“A pretty harrowing movie, realistic in an emotional way that most war movies don’t catch” – Joe Haldeman, on The Hurt Locker.
Great Videogame or Greatest Videogame?
System Shock, a great videogame from 1994, gets a mod to make it easier to play for modern videogamers (with lots of tips in the comments on how to get the game running).
The Cultural Gutter 