Each month in 2021, I’ll be posting a ranked list of some of my favorite director’s films. Be sure to check back in February for the latest entry. To kick off my Ranked series, we are going to take a look at the career of Maya Rudolph’s husband: Paul Thomas Anderson. A man who, despiteContinue reading “Ranked: Paul Thomas Anderson”
Author Archives: James Costa
Favorite First-Time Watches of 2020
Let’s see: according to my Letterbox account, I saw exactly 35 movies that were released in 2020. Christ, is that depressing or what? While I did miss some of the bigger releases of the year (Tenet, First Cow and Never Rarely Sometimes Always), I struggled to write a top five list, let alone a topContinue reading “Favorite First-Time Watches of 2020”
Games of the Year 2020
Videogames! Who doesn’t like ‘em? Well, besides the hundreds of artists and developers who are forced to crunch for months (maybe even years) for a product that likely only their company’s shareholders will be able to reap the profits of. Pardon the tangent. Despite the disaster that was 2020, there were some truly great gamesContinue reading “Games of the Year 2020”
Doom Eternal Review
*This review only covers the single-player campaign* I’ll get this out of the way now: Doom’s 2016 reboot is one of the greatest first-person shooters of all-time. The gunplay, the fluidity, the music; all coming from a game that I had absolutely no expectations for going in. On its own merits, Doom Eternal is aContinue reading “Doom Eternal Review”
Quarantine Playlist
Jesus Christ, what happened these last two weeks? Being stuck at home during a global pandemic sure does give you some free time, and what better way to utilize that time than to watch movies & play an absolute ton of video games? Check out the following list for what has been occupying me throughoutContinue reading “Quarantine Playlist”
Wide Ocean Big Jacket Review
Let me be clear: being a 13-year-old absolutely, 100% sucked. The hormones, the acne, the growing pains. No one looks fondly back on their middle school days; we hide from them, blushing when they are brought up. Wide Ocean Big Jacket, the most recent project from Turnfollow, does the impossible and shows those retched yearsContinue reading “Wide Ocean Big Jacket Review”
Top 10 Films of 2019
I’ve caught myself saying this every year for the past few years, but this year really felt like a special one for film. Don’t get me wrong, it had its fair share of trash (I’m looking at you, Rambo: Last Blood), but the movies that connected with me this year truly connected. Each film onContinue reading “Top 10 Films of 2019”
Top 10 Video Games of 2019
2019: absolutely, 100 percent a miserable, pathetic excuse for a year. 2019 video games: they were alright! I played a hell of a lot of games this year, but only a slim fraction of them held my interest past the half hour mark. There are just so many games, all being released just days ofContinue reading “Top 10 Video Games of 2019”
2020 Golden Globes: Hopes & Predictions
Ahh, the Golden Globes. The unofficial start to the greatest season of them all: awards season. But it is a bit difficult to get too caught up in the allure of the season this year. First, we have to deal with Ricky Gervais hosting for a fifth (and fingers crossed final) year. And then theContinue reading “2020 Golden Globes: Hopes & Predictions”
Screen Warped 