Category Archives: 2007

An Ode to Kratos – Part 1: Grief of a Greek God

God of War For many children of the early 2000s, owning a copy of God of War was a sign of having cool (or oblivious) parents. An entire generation of kids—jaws dropped in raw awe—committed brutal executions against mythical beasts and undead soldiers. These kids hammered circle buttons to finish the game’s sex mini-game, theirContinue reading “An Ode to Kratos – Part 1: Grief of a Greek God”

Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy

It’s a testament to Willem Dafoe’s terrific performance as Spider-Man‘s Green Goblin that I was too afraid to watch the 2002 film as a child. My dad wasted money on tickets to see it in the theater; I started crying the moment we entered and heard Dafoe’s booming cackle.  Once the movie saw a homeContinue reading “Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy”