This week, I played a lot of Kingdom Hearts, and finally got around to watching an Amazon show I’ve been meaning to watch since it premiered in 2015. Hint: Rufus Sewell is in it, and so is that guy from The New Guy. It’s a shorter list this week, and as always, represents the highlights … Continue reading
Here we are at the end of Thanksgiving week, and as we hurtle forward toward the end of the year, film studios are offering up their biggest and most exciting movies, and the list of video games and TV shows I need to catch up on reaches its absolute breaking point. We’re truly spoiled for choice … Continue reading
Welcome to the first in what I’m planning as a weekly column – Rich’s Week in Geek. I toyed around with a couple different names before deciding on this one, and for the longest time it was going to be called something along the lines of “Commitment Issues” or “Short Attention Span” – because as … Continue reading
A trio of strong, stylish episodes lead us to Mr. Robot‘s “Stage 2” – and hopefully some answers Season 2 of Mr. Robot has been quite the roller-coaster ride, both for the show’s characters as well as viewers. There have been moments this season that I enjoyed as much as (if not more than) the highest highs … Continue reading
Season Two’s new direction is validated with a trio of excellent episodes and one expertly-crafted twist Watching the first four episodes of Mr. Robot‘s second season, I fluctuated back and forth between equally strong feelings of optimism and despair. I found myself waiting for the show to regain the magic of the first season, but also fearing … Continue reading
Mr. Robot, Season 2 Review: “eps2.2_init_1.asec” There’s a quote near the end of “Init 1” – the fourth episode of Mr. Robot’s second season – that sums up my feelings on the current state of the show: “What you have…it can be divinity, if you let it.” And although Ray is speaking to Elliot at … Continue reading
Mr. Robot, Season 2 Review: “eps2.1_k3rnel-pan1c.ksd” The first season of Mr. Robot was a commercial and critical success, and it’s clear from this second episode that Sam Esmail has been afforded a tremendous amount of creative leeway from USA as a result. We knew going in that he would be directing all twelve episodes (a … Continue reading
Mr. Robot Season 2 Premiere Review “eps2.0_unm4sk-pt1.tc” / “eps2.0_unm4sk-pt2.tc” Allow me to start this review by expressing the opinion that Season 1 of Mr. Robot is a mesmerizing, near-perfect season of television. I’ve seen some exceptional TV over the years, with lots of amazing moments and some great, mind-bending twists, but Mr. Robot‘s freshman year brought more … Continue reading
We’ve been talking about launching this website for a long time. So much planning, discussion and anticipation have gone into its creation, and now we’re finally here at the starting line. There’s a musician I admire greatly named Blake Schwarzenbach who once said: “We’re all just waiting – waiting to begin.” Well, as far as The … Continue reading