Series of write ups on an old piece of media (albums, books, comics, films, shows, video games) that the writer has recently digested for the first time
When I entered this world in 1995, my father, a public school English teacher, was waging the sixth year of war against his mortal enemy. He never encountered his foe directly, except on bootleg t-shirts and bumper stickers, but he … Continue reading Late to the Party: The Simpsons of the 20th Century (1989-1999)
I could have and should have seen this movie when it came out In theatres. Back then I would often spend my allowance at the movies but at one point I interrupted that habit because I was saving up my … Continue reading Late to the Party – Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
I got permission from SadClown to post this, because they had done an LGBT media of Looking approximately a year and a half ago. I recommend reading that first, I haven’t fully read that review as I write this. This … Continue reading Late to the Party: Looking (2014-2016)
This might be shocking if you read my piece on Naruto Shippudden, but I enjoyed Naruto: Broken Bond. It wasn’t a perfect game, but I had fun with the fighting system and exploring was engaging enough. Sure, it had filler … Continue reading Late to the Party: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of Late to the Party, a column where the users and readers of this site can dedicate some time to a piece of pop culture that’s passed them by until now! Today is … Continue reading Late to the Party: Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
In which the author apologises for not releasing this review to coincide with Robert Pattinson’s latest movie. Continue reading Late to the Party: Batman (1989)
The idea for the discussion is simple, once a week a volunteer (or volunteers) will do a write up on an older piece of media that they are digesting for the very first time. So here’s the link to signup … Continue reading Late to the Party 2022: Part 2
“What you see isn’t always what you get” proclaims the tagline for Gremlins. That’s for damn sure. Nowadays, along with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Poltergeist, Gremlins’ notoriety rests at least partially upon being responsible for the … Continue reading Late to the Party: Gremlins
I have played Metal Gear Solid 5 to completion, but I have only given 2 and 3 a short amount of time each. What I know of the franchise is mainly based off what I hear/read from other sources and … Continue reading Late to the Party: Metal Gear Rising Revengeance
Despite being in its prime target demographic, I never got into Dragon Ball. As a young, action-loving, Toonami-watching kid, for whatever reason I never gave much consideration to the adventures of Goku and friends. I dabbled here and there in … Continue reading Late to the Party: Dragon Ball (Pre-Z)
The Show Mobile Suit Gundam is a 43-episode anime from 1979 about a war between the Earth Federation government and the Principality of Zeon, a separatist nation of space-based human colonies. The story follows a group of civilians who are … Continue reading Late to the Party: Mobile Suit Gundam
There is always a lighthouse, there’s always a man, there’s always a city… Continue reading Late to the Party: The Bioshock Trilogy
I was not primed to like this movie or its protagonist. If there’s any trope that dates itself especially badly right now, it’s the “lovable asshole” archetype, the character we’re supposed to admire for being his authentic self even though … Continue reading Late to the Party: As Good As It Gets (1997)
Steven Spielberg’s much-maligned epic comedy probably helped him figure out what kind of filmmaker he actually is. Continue reading Late to the Party: Spielberg’s 1941
I’ve been a Halo fan for many years. I’ve lost count of how many hours just dicking around in Reach’s multiplayer back in the early 2010s. Sometimes we would decide to play the campaign and within an hour, we are … Continue reading Late to the Party: Halo Combat Evolved
I was not entertained. Continue reading Late to the Party: Gladiator
The idea for the discussion is simple, once a week a volunteer (or volunteers) will do a write up on an older piece of media that they are digesting for the very first time. So here’s the link to signup … Continue reading Late to the Part 2022 Part 1
I’m really glad I didn’t grow up in a town where high-school sports were this big a deal. Who is it worse for — the kids whose entire present and future are wrapped up in football, or the ones who … Continue reading Late to the Party: Friday Night Lights
“Everything has two meanings,” thinks Jesus at one point in this film, confronted with two snakes. And that does complicate things. I picked The Last Temptation of Christ as a last-minute sub-in for this feature because I was still in … Continue reading Late to the Party: The Last Temptation of Christ
Each week in Late to the Party, someone posts about an older piece of media that they’ve just experienced for the first time. This week: Packer_Hat finally watches The Shawshank Redemption (1994). Continue reading Late To The Party: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Perhaps due to the fact that I grew up in an era when most cartoons for children were little more than 30 minute commercials (with commercial breaks) for toys I have long been of the mind that there is little … Continue reading Late to the Party: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Season One)
