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Battlerite: My Early Impressions
When I started getting into MOBAs like Heroes of the Storm, which I reviewed recently, I ran into mention of an older game called “Bloodline Champions“. Like in MOBAs, you had characters with a diverse set of abilities–but instead of … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming, Reviews, Video Games
Tagged Action, Battlerite, Competitive Gaming
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Review: Bane’s Eyes
After last week’s fisk on the use of violence, I realized that the same argument I made in that post applies to what I thought of Bane’s Eyes. It’s the fourth book in the I Am Margaret book series by … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Reviews
Tagged Bane's Eyes, Corinna Turner, Dystopia, I Am Margaret, Murder, Tyranny, Worldbuilding
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Widow’s Walk – Reenter the House on the Hill!
In 2003, one of the most iconic board games of all time hit the market. It earned a 2nd edition in 2010, but other than that, the world of Betrayal at House on the Hill has never been revisited. Until … Continue reading
How To Make Catholics Look Stupid: A Lethal Force Fisk
I love fisks; writing them and reading them. Most of the time, I like to fisk people who are being dopey about a particular fandom, or on writing, or something like that. But every now and then, there’s a Catholic … Continue reading
Posted in Fisks, The Church, Uncategorized
Tagged Catechism of the Catholic Church, Church Teaching, Guns, Heresy, Morality, Politics, Scripture, Sin, St. Joan of Arc, Violence, Voting
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It’s the October CLFA Booknado!
Originally posted on Conservative-Libertarian Fiction Alliance:
Right about now, who couldn’t use the age-old reliable escapism that can only be found in a good book? Just in time to address Silly Season malaise, the CLFA is proud to present our October Booknado. Shop through…
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Fally 2016 Review: Lethal Weapon
Whose bright idea was it to bring back Lethal Weapon? As a TV show. I’ve tried the original films lately, but I couldn’t make it. In retrospect, they are amazingly shallow. Yes, granted, it created a lot of the tropes … Continue reading
Fall 2016 TV Review: Bull
This is going to be a quick review, because I’m not entirely certain what to make of this yet. Dr. Jason Bull (played by NCIS‘ Michael Weatherly) is a jury consultant. Supposedly, he’s based off of the life of Doctor … Continue reading
Fall 2016 Review: MacGyver
After years of trying to bring back an official MacGyver reboot, CBS has finally brought back the man whose very name as become a verb. And what’s the verdict? ….Eh. Yes. That’s it. Eh. Just that. Yes, granted, you could do worse … Continue reading
Where does Marvel go from Civil War?
Everything below will spoil the franchise to date. If you’ve seen Civil War, the only spoilers will be speculation I might get correct. Also, spoilers for a comic book here or there. Now that Doctor Strange is nearly upon us, it is time … Continue reading
Posted in Superhero, Writing
Tagged Black Panther, Black Widow, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Infinity Gems, Infinity War: Part 1, Infinity War: Part 2, Iron Fist, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Civil War, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, Spiderman, Superhero, superpower, Thanos, Ultimate Spider-Man
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Marvel’s Iron Fist Trailer
Posted in Analysis, Fiction, News, Superhero
Tagged AKA Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Netflix, The Defenders
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A Review of ABC’s Notorious
Back when first looked at the new shows of the Fall Season, one show was called Notorious. I immediately figured it would not be as interesting as the Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name. I mean, after all, one of … Continue reading
Review: Designated Survivor
A little while ago, there was an article on The Catholic Geeks discussing new fall television. One show was called Designated Survivor, which was an obvious knock off of the Tom Clancy plot point where someone blows up the State of the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged 24, designated survivor, jack bauer, kiefer sutherland, Politics, television
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Review: Exorcist, the series
If you haven’t read The Exorcist, of if you haven’t read the story about the original book, it was originally based off of an actual case of possession in Georgetown. Two of the original priests from the incident showed up in … Continue reading →