The new War of the Worlds movie has been panned by critics and audiences alike. As of writing this, the movie sits at a 4% on Rotten Tomatoes, a 2.5/10 on IMDb, and a 1/5 on Letterboxd. Even a normal bad movie doesn’t get this level of hate. So why is it different now? What […]
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The title is a bit dramatic, since I’m still technically a fan of anime — I just don’t watch nearly as much as I used to. Anime went from being a huge part of my life to barely featuring at all. I thought I’d outline exactly what happened and how I got here, along with
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Pop culture references might get a laugh, but they rob movies of originality. From Ready Player One to Free Guy, modern films rely too much on nostalgia instead of craft.
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Why Ai art is good actually I just washed some clothes, no need to explode just yet. What I did was basically gathered dirty or used cloth, put it into the washing machine, and watch that sucker go. In theory, I didn’t do the actual washing, yet we still say I did in fact do
AI Didn’t Kill Creativity, It Accidentally Supercharged It Read More »
We all know the inevitable blow to your self-confidence when your New Year’s resolution inevitably fails. Still, it doesn’t have to be this way. Here are 5 mistakes most people, including myself, make when it comes to making New Year resolutions stick. These tips can also be helpful in overall goal setting and are thus
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The world is a scary place. We are thrown into the world with no prior experience. As we navigate this new and scary existence we seek guidance from others, yet no one else knows what to do, after all, they too are thrown into existence. This philosophy comes from the German philosopher Martin Heidegger. The
Convenience store woman (Sayaka Murata) existential angst and authenticity Read More »
Feeling down? Lazy? Unproductive? Are you tired of wasting day after day scrolling through your phone or playing video games all day? Do you feel you need to do MORE or at least do something instead of being a piece of furniture in your own home? FEAR NOT! YouTube is filled to the breaking point
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Tekken is not an easy game. No matter how hard you try and practice, at some point some guy will pick Eddy and you will lose to bullshit, it’s the name of the game. There are so many characters all with hundreds of moves. It is impossible to deal with all of it, especially as
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Have you ever felt out of place in the world? Finding once familiar things suddenly felt alien and strange. Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror only to see a stranger? I think there is a problem with the word and with society. Not a “big” problem like hunger or plagues, but a
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This post is slightly ferocious, the point is not to make people mad or be an annoying contrarian. I find myself not really connecting to the MCU the same way others do. I thought it would be fun to highlight my reasons for disliking the MCU. Don’t take it too seriously since it’s only my
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