October 2026 Reviews
Music
new york fall, 1977 (2025) by heavensouls - 3.5/5 - "a difficult "hang""
Genshin Impact Cantus Aeturnus (2024) by Hoyo-Mix - 3/5 - "self-imposed low ceiling"
The Shadow (1995) by Jerry Goldsmith - 4/5 - "need the full album for the fifth star"
How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All (1968) by The Firesign Theatre - 5/5 (on rotation!) - "maybe my favorite comedy albumm of all time"
Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1995) by Various Artists - 4.5/5 - "get over here!"
Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) by Various Artists - 3/5 - "can't completely write this off"
Golden Coin Rush (Goddess of Victory: NIKKE Original Soundtrack) (2024) by LEVEL NINE - 2.5% - "man, I don't know"
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War Original Soundtrack (2006) by Various Artists - 3.5/5 - "maybe I would do the same"
Video Games
Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 (2017) - 3.5/5 - "two licensed songs"
Omikron: The Nomad Soul (1999) - 2/5 - "not itself"
Gravity Bone (2008) - 3.5/5 - "i spy"
Lorelai (2019) - 4.5/5 - "something to love"
The Infectious Madness of Dr. Dekker (2017) - 3/5 - "through the bars"
Clive Barker's Undying (2001) - 3/5 - "going nowhere"
Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (2001) - 3.5/5 - "velvet underground"
Books
Splendid Liberators: Heroism, Betrayal, Resistance, and the Birth of American Empire by Joe Jackson (2025) - 3.5/5 - "we haven't met the moment"
Film
We Might Hurt Each Other (2022) - 3/5 - "Everyone is at least two things"
Buddy (2026) - 3.5/5 - "The first solid, successful film in the subgenre"
Trace (2015) - 1.5/5 - "not like this"
Elevator Game (2023) - 1.5/5 - "not even a good jump"
The Exhibitor (2026) - 1.5/5 - "what's the point"
Onslaught (2026) - 3/5 - "Too bad"
Tomorrow, You Pretty Ghost (2026) - 4.5/5 - "really excellent"
Resident Evil (2026) - 4/5 - "Doesn't get better"
V/H/S Mixtape (2026) - 2/5 - "a bit of a stumble"
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) - 3.5/5 - (rewatch) - "A movie about loving video games"
The Beldham (2024) - 2/5 - "falls apart in the last lap"
Triangle (2009) - 3.5/5 - (rewatch) "three degrees off"
The Blue Rose (2023) - 3.5/5 - (rewatch) "still good"
Noroi: the Curse (2005) - 3.5/5 - (rewatch) "Great stuff"
A Serious Man (2009) - 5/5 - (rewatch) "One of the most important films ever made about God"
The Losers (2010) - 4/5 - (rewatch) "Boy oh boy"
Nobody's Home (2023) - 3/5 - "trying something"