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Marvel Pinball (X360) Review

Pinball was one of the staples of the late, great American arcade. The intricacies of the machines, the flashing lights, and the feedback from hitting the flippers are hard to match. Zen studios has picked up where the defunct arcades left off, offering virtual pinball through its Pinball FX series and more recently in the release of the add-on pack Marvel Pinball.

Marvel Pinball fits right into the framework of the Pinball FX interface, allowing you to switch between the classic tables you may already have as well as introducing four Marvel character themed tables to play. The pack consists of tables featuring the like of Wolverine, Blade, Spiderman, and Ironman. The goal is, of course, to get as high of a score as possible. You can accomplish this by completing a variety of character specific missions within each table.

Lost – Dr. Linus

Remember back in Season 1, when life on Lost was simple? A group of men, women, children and a dog named Vincent crashed on a mysterious island, and they were trying to get off by building a raft and keeping signal fires burning? I’ll admit, and I’m sure I won’t be the first to admit it, I miss the simple days of Lost, when plot development was sometimes passed over in place of character development. It was nice to learn about these characters for the first time, and as the show continued, I feel as if the whole flashback dynamic stopped working, mostly because it was simply reiterating what we already knew about these characters. The introduction of the flash-forward was cool for a while, but it soon became dull.  I still don’t know if it’s because I just grew sick of the whole “jumping back and forth to the past or future” schtick or if I just grew sick of hearing the word “flash-forward” from ABC’s other serial drama. Either way, earlier Lost episodes benefited from being able to take characters we didn’t know much about and using flashbacks to fill in the blank spaces.

The Handmaid’s Tale Season Three (Spoiler-Free) Review

I was, let’s say, less than pleased with The Handmaid’s Tale season two finale. I railed against the decision to have June come so close to escape a grand total of three times over the course of the season only to decide (after many people in precarious situations risked their lives to help her) to […]

Red Joan

In the history of espionage, many may have missed the intriguing story of Melita Norwood who was given the title of ‘granny spy.’ At the age of 84, the British senior citizen was exposed as one of the leading intelligence agents for the Soviet Union during the 1940s in the race for development of nuclear […]

Top 10 Female Super Villains

There has been a surge in the number of female superheroes over the past few years, but when you look at female super villains, the pool is considerably smaller. The reasons for why could be its own article, but there are only a handful of top-tier female super villains. So let’s talk about the best […]

Aquaman

To say the DC Extended Universe has struggled over the past few years is an understatement, but Wonder Woman provided some hope for the other significant house of superheroes. Once audiences were able to get past Henry Cavill’s CGI’d upper lip in the Justice League, it was not hard to see that the standouts were […]

Adrift Review

Early this year The Mercy sailed into theatres with Colin Firth sailing through the tragically true journey of Donald Crowhurst as he chose to race a sailboat around the world in 1968. This tale is a familiar journey of difficulties and challenges at sea and proves to be one of the most depressing stories in […]

The Tale Review (Sundance London 2018 Review)

Jennifer Fox’s harrowing autobiographical film is by no means an easy watch, but it’s an essential one. The film tells the true story of writer-director Jennifer Fox, played by the brilliant Laura Dern, whose mother discovers a story she had written as a child detailing a disturbing relationship between herself and her running coach. A […]

An Ode to The Americans: One of the Best Shows You Likely Didn’t Watch

The first thing you should know about The Americans is that all the best Russian stories are tragedies. The Russians have made an art of the genre. And, while The Americans is many things over the course of its six seasons, you know, instinctively, it is going to be a tragedy. Chekhov’s proverbial gun is […]

Westworld – The Riddle of the Sphinx

Westworld‘s most interesting characters got a week off with “The Riddle of the Sphinx,” which swung the focus back to William’s life story (and continuing adventures on Ford’s boring quest). While I’m normally one to complain about time spent with William (who, despite some baby steps towards characterization in “The Riddle of the Sphinx,” continues […]