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A Year of Warhammer
And a year without media.
Dec 30, 2025 • Joseph T.L. Clark

August 2025

Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater is Not Quite It
But it's close.
Aug 28, 2025 • Joseph T.L. Clark
In the Past, Monsters Were Real
Maybe monsters did exist, in the past. Then Thomas Edison killed them.
Aug 20, 2025 • Joseph T.L. Clark

May 2025

The End of Culture
Reflections on AI
May 12, 2025 • Joseph T.L. Clark
The Purpose of a Series is What it Airs
It is erroneous to assign intention to The Last of Us outside its outcome.
May 12, 2025 • Joseph T.L. Clark

November 2024

Gladiator 2 Review
Another year, another Ridley Scott historical epic to review.
Nov 22, 2024 • Joseph T.L. Clark

June 2024

Disco Elysium Retrospective
Half a decade later, there's still nothing else like it.
Jun 12, 2024 • Joseph T.L. Clark

May 2024

Hades II's Story is Very Disappointing
At least so far.
May 20, 2024 • Joseph T.L. Clark

April 2024

Fallout on Prime is an Actual Video Game Adaptation
There's plenty to dislike. But this is what it should look like when a game becomes a TV show.
Apr 11, 2024 • Joseph T.L. Clark

February 2024

Halo Season 2 is Halo Season 1
Don't be there when it blows.
Feb 9, 2024 • Joseph T.L. Clark

January 2024

The Last of Us: Part II - Remastered Demonstrates That Violence is Fun After All
Who would have thought?
Jan 21, 2024 • Joseph T.L. Clark
Fargo Season 5 is a Joke
Nothing about this season is Fargo.
Jan 5, 2024 • Joseph T.L. Clark
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