Rogue Hippo’s Review Score: 5.5 I’m a big history fan so I expected to like Hostiles, a film about Army Captain Joseph Blocker (Christian Bale) tasked with escorting Native American Chief Yellow Hawk (Wes Studi) across miles of hostile territory so that Yellow Hawk can die in his homeland. Along the way, nothing goes according…
Rogue Hippo’s Guide to MoviePass
I recently took the plunge and shelled out $115.35 for a 1-year subscription to MoviePass. If you’re not familiar with MoviePass, a subscription will get you 1 free movie ticket every day. As a guy who goes to a lot of movies, this seemed like a great deal; however I was skeptical that there might…
News: Aliens Board Game Scheduled for December 2020
I noticed this Tweet today: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/965664337271672833/photo/1
Netflix and Chill – Valentine’s Day Edition
It’s February 14th and, depending on where you are in your relationship, you may be forced to put up with the corporate sham that is Valentine’s Day. Enjoy your overpriced meal at a restaurant whose staff is simply trying to get you in and out the door as quickly as possible; this blog isn’t for…
16,000 Games and Counting
Jonathan Chapman loves gaming, and he has more than 16,000 games to prove it. Learn more about how he got into collecting.
Review: Shadowrun Dragonfall
I’m going to cheat a little bit with this review. As has been widely reported, I recently reviewed Shadowrun Returns and, in short, it’s a great game for fans of RPGs and turn-based combat. Well Shadowrun Dragonfall is so similar that I’m going to piggy-back off of that review so I recommend that you read that…
Review: Shadowrun Returns
My possibly-embarrassing New Year’s resolution was to play more video games and I’m off to a pretty good start in 2018. Recently I played through Shadowrun Returns and I wanted to share my thoughts with the Outside is Overrated audience.
Preview: ‘The Terror’ coming to AMC this March
**3/27 UPDATE** It appears that you can watch The Terror online via AMC’s website for a limited time so check it out while you can: The Terror The Terror has been on my radar for a while now. It was originally a fictional book, inspired by a true story, that is now being turned in to…
DragonBall FighterZ Beta Impressions
Super Saiyan Scott shares his thoughts on DragonBall FighterZ after diving into the Beta. Check out his impressions on the look feel sounds of the anime-based fighter.
Top 5 Stand-Up Comedians
I’ve been slacking lately with Top 5 Friday blogs… a thousand apologies, loyal readers! Today I decided to mix it up and discuss my Top 5 stand-up comedians. Comedy is an under-appreciated art, in my opinion. A musical group can write a 3-minute song and get rich. A stand-up comedian has to write 15, 30…