Year: 2018

Film & TV: Three Amigos

TLS very own three amigos gather to discuss the 80s comedy…Three Amigos, and their own personal El Guapos. [Aggregate Score: 7]

Games & Gaming Culture: Ara Shirinian on the “grammar of games”

Games & Gaming Culture brings back one of our favorite guests, game designer Ara Shirinian, to explore the idea of the “grammar of games” with us. Which of course we end up applying to life at large.

Film & TV: Streaming Services Movies Vs. Major Picture Releases

TLS joins the fray in the debate over the degree of legitimacy for streaming services movies versus the more “traditional” major picture theatre films, kicked off by some recent comments made by Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan on the matter.

 

Philosophy and Narrative: Freud & Frye

With a revamped outlook TLS covers two essays in one go: the first by our frenemy Sigmund Freud on the nature of creative writing; the second by Northrop Frye on how to properly codify the criticism thereof.

Film & TV: Ready Player One

Ever wonder what it would be like if a huge nerd who grew up in the 80s and 90s invented an entirely immersive virtual world? Well, wonder no more, venture with us down the rabbit hole of intense nostalgia as we review the newest Spielberg flick, Ready Player One. [Aggregate Score: 5.33]

Game Developers Choice Awards 2018: Winners

So this year’s GDC Awards have come and gone, and the winners have been posted. I’m a little late to the game this year, as we’ve been busy at TLS with some redesigns and remodeling etc (on this very site) some of which are still in progress. Still, I would be remiss if I didn’t look back and compare/contrast my predictions with which games took home what awards. With that said, let’s go down the list and see once again how my K/D ratio played out.

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Games & Gaming Culture: Top Games of 2017

TLS returns with the show formerly known as Syntax Error, now Games & Gaming Culture, for a fresh new season. What didn’t change was the fact that we always start with our top (and bottom, and all areas in between) games of the year. Check out our picks and thoughts on 2017’s releases.

 

Film & TV: I’m Dreaming of a White Doomsday

This week The Lost Signals decks the halls with whatever we can find in the bunker as we discuss the film that won awards for best Special Effects and Best Picture at NJ Horror Con and Film Festival 2018, “I’m Dreaming of a White Doomsday.” Gas masks not included.

 

AFI Top 100 #015: 2001: A Space Odyssey

TLS muses upon monoliths, monkeys, mind games, and more all while slowly succumbing to their space madness, in a critique of Stanley Kubrick’s epic, 2001: A Space Odyssey. [Aggregate score: 8.7]