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Monthly Archives: June 2015
May Waver On The Nature of Cybertwee
I feel like we’re referencing a lot of the ideas your cybertwee manifesto covers. Can you tell me a lil bit about that? Definitely. the term cybertwee was coined by Gabriella Hileman, and in the fall of 2014, she, Violet Forest, and … Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged art, isabelle hellyer, may waver
I Need To Save This Prime Content And This Is The Best Way To Shore Up My Ruins
Posted in Video
Tagged bird, collective soul, woodcock
A Quick Note On Jupiter Ascending’s Politics
There’s a short response to my previous post on the films of the Wachowskis over at Fuck Yeah Jupiter Ascending, and I just want to take a moment to think about it and be a little more explicit at how … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged fuck yeah jupiter ascending, jupiter ascending, nihilism, the wachowskis
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Val Kilmer as Batman
“Val Kilmer was the most beautiful Batman. The perfect face for that mask. Those lips.” – Stephen Goldblatt, “Batman Forever: The Story Behind The Surprise Hit Nobody Really Wanted“
Three Readings of Films by The Wachowskis
I. The Matrix Trilogy The Matrix Trilogy presents us with a supposedly linear vision of time that is revealed to be completely static. In the second film, the council member takes Neo beneath the city to show him the machinery that allows … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Theory
Tagged cloud atlas, film, jupiter ascending, speed racer, the matrix, the wachowskis
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A Critical Look At Homefront
Today I released the video I’ve been working on on-and-off for the past few weeks. It’s a critical look at Homefront, a game I generally think is much more interesting than most people tend to give it credit for. The video … Continue reading
Posted in Video
Tagged homefront, video games
Heroes of the Storm SUPERCUT
Last night I posted a “supercut” video of a long stream of Heroes of the Storm that I hosted the other night. It’s a bunch of my friends from my World of Warcraft days and before, and I’ve included our fun wins and our … Continue reading
Posted in Video, Video Games
Tagged blizzard, heroes of the storm, supercut, video, video games
