PinnedPublished inTastaCelebrating a Year of Excellent Independent Video GamesA highlight on fifteen indie gems from 2023 that deserve your attentionDec 30, 2023Dec 30, 2023
My favourite film of the year — Sometimes I Think About DyingA film as modest in its scale and reception as its subject matter, yet no less breathtaking for it.Dec 20, 2024Dec 20, 2024
Published inTastaMetaphor Re:Fantazio ReviewAn Atlus RPG streamlined to perfection, and an electoral daydream.Nov 24, 2024Nov 24, 2024
Theater mini-review: Dancing at LughnasaSisterhood at the cusp of secularism and the Industrial Revolution.Aug 27, 2024Aug 27, 2024
Alien: Romulus — Not the perfect organism, and all the better for itThe seventh entry in the Alien franchise brings the series back to its roots as a tense, claustrophobic sci-fi nightmare.Aug 13, 2024Aug 13, 2024
‘MaXXXine’ Doesn’t Pull Its Punches — It Never Winds Them UpThe conclusion to Ti West’s horror trilogy focused on fame never truly gets off the ground.Jul 28, 2024Jul 28, 2024
Published inTastaReview — Nine SolsThis “Taopunk” Metroidvania delivers visually and narratively, but shows a lack of identity and refinement in its mechanical design.Jun 25, 2024Jun 25, 2024
Published inTastaReview — HauntiiMoonloop Games just dropped one of the most devilishly wondrous games of the year — and an enchanting view on the afterlife.May 28, 2024May 28, 2024
Theater mini-review: Merrily We Roll AlongThe star-studded revival of the Sondheim classic honors the legend’s legacy with mountains of heart and talent. Apr 10, 2024Apr 10, 2024
Theater mini-review: Saw: The MusicalThe unauthorized musical parody of the SAW franchise is uniquely awful, and probably the worst piece of theater I’ve ever witnessed.Apr 10, 2024Apr 10, 2024
