Scott Thurlow

Film & TV: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

Taking on the third entry in the tales of master assassin John Wick, TLS decides how on target the latest in series lands.
[Aggregate score: 8]

Philosophy & Narrative: Emotional Endings vs. Plot Conclusions

With an idea spawned from a drunken encounter, TLS embarks on a path to discern differences between a narrative’s emotional arcs compared to its logical storyline climaxes, as framed through a range of pop culture works.

Games & Gaming Culture: Bullet Hells

Surrounded on all sides, TLS attempts to navigate another genre definition, as well as the games that may fall under it, this time specifically concerning bullets hells and their variations.

Film & TV: Ip Man

Our foreign wanderings bring TLS to the lands of Asia for a review of martial arts flick, Ip Man.
[Aggregate score: 8]

AFI Top 100 #085: A Night at the Opera

Operatic hijinks ensue as TLS covers the second (and better) Marx Brothers movie on the AFI list, A Night at the Opera.
[Aggregate score: 7.6]

Games & Gaming Culture: Metroidvania

TLS backtracks and upgrades themselves during a discussion on the idea and appeal of Metroidvania style games.

Film & TV: Delicatessen

In a strange apartment in post-apocalyptic France, TLS finds love and escapes being turned into mincemeat.
[Aggregate score: 9]

Film & TV: Cinema Paradiso

Continuing our foray into foreign territory, TLS sneaks into the projectionist booth to follow the poignant tale of “Toto” Salvatore’s lifelong love affair with film in Italian classic, Cinema Paradiso.
[Aggregate score: 9]

Film & TV: Pet Sematary (2019)

TLS finds themselves upon sour land, deciding that sometimes dead is indeed better in a review of the 2019 version of Pet Sematary, which definitely came back wrong.
[Aggregate score: 3]

Film & TV: The Magician

TLS travels to the old Swedish country to peddle their love potions, debate the depths of deception, and review Ingmar Bergman’s The Magician.
[Aggregate score: 9]