Once Upon a Time 7×12 Review: Strong Women Lead “A Taste of the Heights”

Now that Victoria Belfry is dead and Lucy is awake, it’s time for Once Upon a Time to move the storyline forward. This means we’re one step closer to Henry and Jacinda realizing who they truly are and that they’re meant…

SMASH BROS CONFIRMED | What the D-Pad Gaming News Podcast #21

Welcome back to another installment of What the D-Pad, the weekly gaming podcast on Twitch.tv/TYFOfficial on every Wednesday or Thursday where we play a trending or topical game and discuss current news that I found on Twitter or Google News. Travis already…

Movie Review: Oh Lucy! is a wonderful debut by director Atsuko Hirayanagi

Balancing lifelong yearning with crisp humor can prove to be daunting, but director Atsuko Hirayanagi’s first feature, Oh Lucy!, is up to the task. While it builds its foundations atop a heap of familiar beats (the quirky loner, the revelatory…

Fresh Off the Boat 4×17 Review: “Let Me Go, Bro”

St. Patrick’s Day was full of surprises for Fresh Off the Boat’s Huang family. Evan learned a valuable lesson, Jessica got better material for her book, and Louis had to fire someone. Let’s start with Evan. Turns out, he’s been secretly…

Annihilation Movie Review: A terrifying and beautiful experience

Life, in Alex Garland’s Annihilation, his follow up to Ex Machina, is a ponderous, methodical, and unbalanced matter. Natalie Portman’s Lena, vacant and distant, states that the mystical “shimmer” isn’t destroying, but “creating something new”. The feverish world Garland has…

Fullmetal Alchemist (2017) Movie Review

Fullmetal Alchemist was a wonderful, engaging manga and anime series that proved to be a stellar entry point to the medium for many young people in the early 2000s, myself included. FMA was able to transcend the silly nature of…

From the Record Crate: The Postal Service – “Give Up” (2003)

Some bands are around for decades, creating more albums than you expect and touring for years. Others are a flash in the pan that make an impression felt for years to come. Electronic musician Jimmy Tamborello and Death Cab for…