2020 has been a year some might call collectively, for lack of a better word, a cluster- fuck. Excuse the French, (and forgive me France for using that expression), but it is an apt description of the year, methinks
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Lute breathed in the sweet aroma of roasting meat that permeated the campsite and felt his stomach grumble painfully. Discomfort was just another enemy to best, and the priest of Kord felt he needed a victory this night.
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The Queens Gambit is a masterclass of storytelling technique and execution.
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Rin looked at the huge, green dragon looming before him and tried to suppressed a tremble.
It wasn’t just the fact that this legendary creature could swallow him whole without effort; nor was it the fact that green dragons were infamous for their cruelty, particularly towards those of elven persuasion.
No, it had more to do with the fact that he was currently in possession of the terrifying creature’s egg.
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ut music… by the Gods, it is truly something special, something we all recognise as one of the last true wellsprings of magic in our world. To hear beautiful melody and have your heartstrings pulled by it. To feel rhythm and have your body possessed by it. To swim in harmony, and have your spirit lifted by it.
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But even as the decision to fight, to be violent, is made, it must be anchored with this most important hope – the hope for peace. Without this anchor in place, the violence will only drift further and further from its original destination, until only the violence remains.
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I’m going to talk about a master class in believable, and utterly epic, battle sequences.
To do so, I’m going to use what I think might be the most underrated film of all time.
Conan the Barbarian.
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You know what’s so good about peppermint tea? It maintains its awesomeness, no matter how long you take to drink it.
Read MoreIt's not that simple when you're trying to escape a dark underworld of crime, psychopaths and deadly leverage. One doesn't simply give two weeks notice, ask for a favourable reference, and update the old CV. The exit is clumsy, bloody, and intense.
Oh, and funny. Stupidly funny.
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