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A lover of films, games, and food hailing from a land across the Atlantic. You bet I can make butt-kicking ca phe sua da. Clueless at talking dirty, adequate at talking movies. Could *always* use more friends on Twitter and Facebook.

Another Conjuring Character Up to Nun Good in First Trailer

“God ends here.” She knows if you’ve been praying or not, so do pray for your lives’ sake! The demonic nun Valak, previously and memorably busting out of a wall after a game of shadows, will return with her own…

Bad Times at the El Royale Delivers, Expectedly, A Cryptic Trailer

“The El Royale — No Place for a Priest!” Actually, it’s not for anyone, dear Mr. Vacuum Salesman (Jon Hamm). Something is coming for the guests of this declining “bi-state” hotel, so described since it lies between California and Nevada,…

“Upgrade” Movie Review: Tech Actioner Spams Fun, Blood to Offset Déjà-Vu

The implant is no Audemars Piguet, but hey, it still elevates the wearer! What a toothsome phrase, “what if.” Powerful, too, especially in the sci-fi genre, as any mishandling or undertreating will set a future-set film on a surefire path…

Video Game Review: Detroit Become Human

The more time thinking about the uncanny valley, the more reason there is to see it as a defense mechanism of the human mind. First forwarded in 1970 by roboticist Masahiro Mori, the theory observes that we will view an…

Sales Away! A Flash Sale to Exorcise Unlucky Friday Juju

Did that trip to Crystal Lake, or memories of it, wear you out? Let’s go home and have Sony cheer you up with its two sales. The first is the April Flash Sale, going on now until 8 a.m. (PT)…

Sales Away! Gaming Deals to Start April Off Right

Another week, another banquet of discounted games. The highlight of this occasion is the Spring Sale on Xbox Marketplace; there are hundreds of deals for you to choose from, or to first face an existential crisis and then choose. Either…

Detroit Boots Up New Character Trailers

To roll with the program or against it? Sony has rolled out a trio of 30-second trailers for Quantic Dream’s upcoming game, Detroit Become Human, each uncovering some more of the purposes and up-to-you arcs of three androids — Connor…