Month: June 2019

Games & Gaming Culture: E3 2019

E3 rolls around for 2019 and TLS dives in once more to cherry-pick items of interest to discuss from it.

Film & TV: The Dead Don’t Die

Remember, the second best Bill Murray zombie film is still the first loser.
Aggregate Score: 6.5

Film & TV: Space Battleship Yamato

International sci-fi flies on with an anime-based movie about the plucky crew of Earth’s last spaceship and their final mission against an alien threat.
[Aggregate score: 7.5]

AFI Top 100 #024: E.T.

Returning to their childhood before all the world-weary cynicism set in, TLS experiences the original wonder of this classic Spielberg flick which sits at #24 on the AFI list.
[Aggregate score: 8.5]

Film & TV: Dark Phoenix

TLS discusses the final installment of this X-Men timeline, Dark Phoenix. [Aggregate score: 7.75]

Film & TV: La Jetée

TLS dives backward in time to review masterfully moody French short, La Jetée, the precursor and genesis to 12 Monkeys.
[Aggregate score: 9]

Film & TV: Pokemon Detective Pikachu

On the trail of big-name franchise adaptations, TLS discovers one that’s quite decently done in Pokemon Detective Pikachu. Also known as: Ryan Reynolds’ Dick Pik.
[Aggregate score: 7.5]