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Announcements

Extra Intent Episode 3 Available Now

The third episode of Extra Intent is available to read now on Kindle Vella [https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09NMSBGPF].

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Read an eBook Week Sale 2022

Happy Read an eBook Week. All of my books are on sale through Smashwords through this Saturday, 12 March.

Reviews

#Battlebots: Season 6, Episode 9 Review (TV Series, 2022)

There are only two weeks of qualifying fights left before the Round of 32 is officially announced. Which robots are all but guaranteed a chance at the Giant Nut and which robots fall to the wayside with a winless qualifying record?

Reviews

The Outer Limits: S2E09 "I, Robot"

This week, The Outer Limits series continues at The Avocado with “I, Robot.” No, not that one. The Eando Binder one. You know, robot put on trial for murder. Read the full thing at The Avocado [https://the-avocado.org/2022/03/02/the-outer-limits-s2e09-i-robot/].

TV

The No-Win World of Drag Race Formats

Both season 14 of RuPaul’s Drag Race and international All Stars season UK vs The World are seeing a lot of pushback over format and fairness in the online discourse.

Games

Pokémon Day Presents 2022 and Gen IX

Pokémon Day Presents on 27 February announced a ton of new content for fan-favorite games and the official titles and starter Pokemon for the ninth generation coming later this year.

Reviews

#Battlebots: Season 6, Episode 8 Review (TV Series, 2022)

Battlebots is starting to set its narrative for the Round of 32 single elimination tournament.

Film

Academy Awards Ceremony Awarding Eight Prizes Before the Broadcast Begins

The Academy Awards are going to award eight categories out of 17 total before the ceremony begins to edit in later for the sake of a more “entertaining” program.

Reviews

The Outer Limits: S2E08 "Wolf 359"

This week, we explore the thematically expansive experiments of “Wolf 359” as The Outer Limits series continues at The Avocado. Read the full review here [https://the-avocado.org/2022/02/23/the-outer-limits-s2e08-wolf-359/].

Games

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Review (Video Game, 2022)

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is first open world RPG in the mainline Pokémon games.

Film

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) Review (Film, 2022)

The new Netflix Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) is a sequel to the original Tobe Hooper film, taking place about 50 years later in the mostly abandoned town of Harlow, TX. It’s true to the spirit of the original, only violent in ways a film could never get away with in 1974.

Reviews

#Battlebots Season 6 Episode 7 Review (TV Series, 2022)

The unofficial theme of the episode is knockouts. Some of these will go down among the greatest hits in Battlebots’ history.

Reviews

The Outer Limits: S2E08 "The Invisible Enemy"

The Outer Limits series continues at The Avocado with “The Invisible Enemy.” This beautiful episode takes a grand concept exploring perspective and panic in exploration and turns it into a silly bit of onscreen suspense. Read the full review at The Avocado [https://the-avocado.org?p=295934].

Film

Saint Maud Review (Film, 2021)

Saint Maud is a film that defies easy categorization or explanation every step of the way. I want to see it again.

Film

94th Annual Academy Awards Roundup: Part 2: Visuals, Sound, and Music

Today, we continue our deep dive into the 94th Annual Academy Award nominations with Visuals, Sound, and Music categories.

Reviews

#Battlebots Season 6 Episode 6 Review (TV Series, 2022)

This week, we see what happens when drastically different robots choose to go weapon on weapon until something breaks (and then keep leading with their weapons).

Film

94th Annual Oscar Nominations Roundup

On Tuesday, 7 February, the nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards were announced. Here’s some insight into the race and a comparison to my own Best Of lists.

Reviews

The Outer Limits: S2E07 "Cry of Silence"

This week, we enter the well tread but rarely well designed world of killer plant stories with “Cry of Silence.” The killer plants are tumbleweeds. Read all about it at The Avocado [https://the-avocado.org/2022/02/09/the-outer-limits-s2e06-cry-of-silence/].

Film

The 2021 Sketchy's: Day Two

The 2021 Sketchy’s continue with Visual, Sound, and Music categories. Come for the obvious, stay for the totally unexpected.

Film

The 2021 Sketchy's: Day One

The Sketchy’s are back to recognize the best films of 2021 in the Academy Award categories and beyond. 10 wide fields and two honorees in every category because I make the rules around here.

Reviews

#Battlebots Season 6 Episode 5 Review (TV Series, 2022)

This week, we see Battlebots address the low ground game in a segment dedicated to setting up a lot of fights between wedgelet/fork vs no wedgelet/fork.

Games

2022 SXSW Gaming Awards Nominees

The 2022 SXSW Gaming Awards nominations are here, recognizing 40 of the best games released in 2021.

Reviews

The Outer Limits: S2E05 "Demon with a Glass Hand"

This week, we get to look at one of the most critically acclaimed pieces of televised sci-fi in “Demon with a Glass Hand.” This episode won Harlan Ellison a Writers Guild of America Award and has been cited as one of the greatest television episode of all time on numerous lists. Read the full review

Film

Coming Soon: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

Here’s everything you need to know in anticipation of the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) release on Netflix.

Announcements

Extra Intent: Episode 2: "The Cost of Business" Available Now

The second episode of my serialized novel Extra Intent is available to read for free on Kindle Vella.