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Month: May 2017

  • Famicase 2017

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    The annual “Famicase” exhibition of imaginary Famicom (NES) cartridges is on right now at Meteor in Nakano, and you can browse through all of the works here. Pictured top, the latest contribution from my buddy Cory Schmitz, who has been participating for 3 years running now.

  • Etsuko Ichihara

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    The latest episode of Toco Toco TV takes a look at media artist Etsuko Ichihara — whose work includes the mix of robotics and tradition pictured in this post. And it looks like the next episode is already heading back to the gamespace, covering game creator Kazutoshi Iida.

  • The Money Pit

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    There’s a lot of fun to be had with screwball comedies of the 80s like this one. I think it’s aged fairly well, and I had a pretty good time watching it again. It’s also fun to see young Tom Hanks in action, and to revisit good ol’ Shelley Long and Alexander Godunov. I miss those…

  • Stand by Me

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    Stand by Me is just as good now as it ever was. It’s aged incredibly well, and watching it again last night, I was so there again, following these boys on their little adventure, with that classic soundtrack perfectly accompanying the proceedings. Also, maybe it’s just because I watched it so many times back in…

  • Cobra

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    To my credit, I remember not really liking this movie even back then. Don’t get me wrong, I had a lot of fun watching it now, but oh my this is a terrible movie. In fact, it feels like a parody of an 80s action movie, except that it really is an 80s action movie. Seriously,…

  • American Gods

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    Sure, I don’t really watch TV shows in real time anymore, but with all the buzz surrounding it, I was curious to check out the first episode of American Gods. I’ve never read the Neil Gaiman book its based on, so don’t know much about the story other than the descriptions I’ve read, which is…

  • Amnesia Fortnight 2017

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    When Double Fine Productions did its previous Amnesia Fortnight in 2014, and documented it through a web series, it was one of my favorite “TV” shows of that year. They’re at it again, and although the game jam itself ended a few days ago, all the episodes of the documentary series aren’t out yet (they’ve…

  • Screenland

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    I loved this series about game culture so much, I binged all 9 episodes — which you can watch here (although I recommend downloading the Red Bull TV app on Apple TV and watching them that way, which is what I did) — in one night. Each episode explores a different aspect of today’s gaming…

  • Sunday Morning Cartoon Cavalcade Vol. 7

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    This past Sunday’s cartoon session kicked off yet again with another fantastic Samurai Jack episode — I really don’t know what I’m going to do when the season is over (and there are only 3 episodes left). After watching another episode of the Tangled series, I capped off the first season of Mickey Mouse shorts…

  • Pretty in Pink

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    Oh the joys of re-watching classic John Hughes movies (he didn’t direct this one, but still wrote and produced it). It’s got the classic soundtrack, the great characters, and everything else I remember liking about it. Watching this also got me thinking how it’s a shame that there is no creator these days making cool…