Goaded by my family, I am now actively watching an anime: Attack on Titan.
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Silver Screenings—The Black Pantheon: Eve’s Bayou (1997)
I am only two entries into the Black Pantheon, and I am already realizing that among the movies I have seen before, I remember little about them. I remembered practically NOTHING about Eve’s Bayou, one of my wife’s all-time favorite movies, so I was in for a treat. Jurnee Smollett’s Eve Batiste is the best child actingContinue reading “Silver Screenings—The Black Pantheon: Eve’s Bayou (1997)”
Get Lit!—Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha Trilogy)
After five long years, Tomi Adeyemi finally releases the conclusion to her Legacy of Orïsha Trilogy. It was not worth the wait.
Silver Screenings—The Black Pantheon: I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
For a Blaxploitation satire from the 1980’s, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka surprisingly holds up to modern scrutiny.
Backloggery Beatdown—Frostpunk
Adulting: when I intended to publish my Backloggery Beatdown on Frostpunk when Frostpunk 2 launched but…eight months later….
Slipstreaming: Cross and Paradise (Double-Feature)
I have seen both Cross and Paradise in rapid succession, and I have thoughts.
Blerdvision: Black Game Devs 2025 Part 2!
Praise Report: I found so many Black game devs researching the first article that I had to write a second to cover more!
Blerdvision: Black Game Devs 2025
For Black History Month 2025, I wanted to create an as-comprehensive-as-possible evergreen directory for Black Game Dev projects that could be referenced in the future.
Comix Zone—WE3
WE3 is an ultra-cool three-issue mini series that I wish was longer.
I’m Retiring from DotA 2. Or, Backloggery Beatdown 2024 Roundup
A roundup of 2024’s gaming adventures