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He's an actor I've really turned around on. My initial reaction was "Ugh I hate this guy", because he played a series of intensely...

I think there some solid reasons why the idea that in RPG play a story is being told hangs around as it does. You have a group of people...

That's on Netflix, right? I want to watch it, and it and Sentimental Value are the Best Picture nominees which I haven't seen yet and...

Needs more skeletor.

I'm sure that joke will not go over the head of any conservative commentators.

I think having a movie starring a character named "He-Man" that isn't in on the joke is going to probably get A) roasted by Millennials...

Train Dreams recently and its a must see. Full of ambiance and reflection a movie that will make you feel which is oh so very rare these...

I didnt not like it, but I got some serious tonal whiplash from the sequel being an action comedy. I do love Jon Bernthal though.

Wow, I had the exact same feeling playing Scum and Villany. I chalked it up more to our GM’s style of play. I don’t think he was...

I ended up giving them 12 HP and the "save to stay up when dropped to 0 hp" ability.

Well, on this we fundamentally disagree. Games like Maelstrom Storytelling, HeroWars/Quest, Sorcerer, The Riddle of Steel, Burning...

"Plot" is what the bad guys will or are doing. "Play" is the PCs / player's time rolling dice and passionately experiencing results...

Terrible pacing and contradictory plot elements describes a lot of books I've read and movies I've watched. In Blade Runner, the day is...