Game On: Week of February 3

My recent column reviewing Final Fantasy XII-2 and NFL Blitz. Thanks to the Ventura County Star for publishing.

What I’ve Read: In the Garden of Beasts

Erik Larson has not disappointed me as a writer yet, so digesting every word of his newest book was an easy assignment for me. He's written fantastic books like Thunderstruck and Devil in the White City, so if you haven't read those yet you just haven't experienced compelling writing that...

Trailer Love

The last time a trailer for a TV show got me jacked up and excited, I was crushed by the massively disappointing "The Killing." And I'm not going back to it, either. But that was a show on AMC, and before that, I cannot remember the last time a major...

Friday Funnies

I shall certainly celebrate the return of Ferris Bueller this Super Bowl weekend, even if there's about 30 ways I would make that commercial better and more like the movie while continuing to celebrate a car I will never want to own. But it does give me the opportunity to...

Game On: Week of January 27

My recent column reviewing The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 — Defiance. Thanks to the Seattle Times for publishing.

My Movie Challenge

It's been a crazy week at work, so we didn't make much progress on the AFI movie challenge this week. Early in the week when my eyes felt like they would burst into flames and my hands were blazing with early onset arthritis, we did take a break to knock...

Friday Funnies

While we're a week away from the Super Bowl, we're deep in the heart of Premier League soccer, which brings me immense joy. Tottenham is hanging in there for a solid Champions League spot, while down in Spain the heated rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona are staging some epic moments...

Game On: Week of January 20

My recent column reviewing Star Wars: The Old Republic and Trine 2. Thanks to Newsday and North Jersey for publishing.

My Movie Challenge

Last week the wife came home and made a bold declaration. "There's tons of movies ... really good ones ... that I need to see." See, she'll watch hours of Real Housewives and tons of useless crap on Bravo and E! but when I've mentioned watching movies of actual value,...

My Mail Frustration

We've been in our house now for 2-and-a-half years. 32 months. I love it here, but one of the few things that drives me nuts about this place, is that the former occupants of this abode have neglected ... still ... to forward their mail to their current address. The...