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Tag Archives: cormac mccarthy
On Carson Wells
A few days ago I watched No Country For Old Men, the Coen brothers’ film based on the excellent Cormac McCarthy novel. I spent the runtime fixated, like always, on the strange game played between Llewelyn Moss and Anton Chigurh: Moss … Continue reading
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Tagged carson wells, cormac mccarthy, no country for old men, woody harrelson
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On Living the Apocalypse in The Last of Us Multiplayer
I don’t think that I have much else to say about The Last of Us proper. People continue to play it and they keep getting pointed to my longish rambling bit about it (thanks to the people who are doing … Continue reading
Posted in Video Games
Tagged cormac mccarthy, multiplayer, the last of us, the road, video games, violence
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On The Last of Us
This post contains spoilers for The Last of Us. 1. The Last of Us treads the familiar ground of a middle-aged white man making his way through the world. There are no surprises here. 2. I come back to this question all … Continue reading
Posted in Video Games
Tagged bodies, cormac mccarthy, review, the last of us, video games
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On Cow Boy
Cow Boy is an odd thing. There is a seriousness in it that can’t be forgotten–a boy is rounding up his entire outlaw family and turning them in. He is a bounty hunter, and whether that job description came as … Continue reading
