Jul 11, 2020The Last of Us: Part II. The best walking simulator ever.The Last of Us Part II spoiler review. (And spoilers for the first game too.) You have been warned. — Like anything that is released in the age of the internet, people’s opinions on a piece of media can mostly be boiled down to one issue. It won’t come as a surprise that one of the issues that some have taken against is the death of Joel. In many ways…Review9 min read
May 17, 2020Thoughts On Freelancing, Mental Health, and Success.There’s a misnomer pushed by highly driven people that to be successful you have to ‘hustle.’ “Run your own business and, if you love it enough, you’ll never work a day in your life.” But I’m here to semi-bust that myth. My experiences will not align with everyones, but hopefully, maybe, it might help someone who is going through the same stuff that I have. I’m sorry if this comes across as self-indulgent.Freelancing8 min read
Apr 7, 2020How to Make Videos for a Virtual Open Day (Under Pressure)I wrote this as part of my job as a Technical Specialist in Esports Broadcasting at Staffordshire University London, to highlight the work I did for the Virtual Open day on the 4th April. Please enjoy. Working from home has become the norm for most of the UK due to COVID-19, and we’ve all had to adjust to not being able to work from, well work. Universities need students and one of the main ways we recruit students is by holding Open Days. But you can’t…University4 min read
Published in Pop Off·Feb 12, 2020DC’s Crisis On Infinite Earths Review By Someone Who Has No Idea What’s HappeningSpoilers, duh. I’m not going to make out like I’m a CW DC “Arrowverse” newbie. I have watched four seasons of Arrow, two seasons of The Flash, and the first season of Legends of Tomorrow. It has, however, been a while, and to be honest, I suspected that these shows…Dc6 min read
Jan 10, 2020What are LG ThinQ-ing?LG was first to announce their 2020 line up of consumer gadgets at CES this year. There was the usual slew of OLED and LCD TVs, washing machines, fridges, and a… wine cellar (weird flex, but ok.) One thing that did catch my eye is the inclusion of the ThinQ…Internet Of Things2 min read
Dec 9, 2019My Grandparents Love Their iPad, but it’s still difficult for them to use.How many times do you leave your phone at home? I’m imagining not often. It’s becoming increasingly important to use digital tools like phones and computers in day to day life. But what if you’d not only grown up not having a smartphone, like I had, but had never owned a computer device until you were well into adulthood. Well, this is the situation that many people find themselves in, especially people over 70. People like my Grandparents.Apple5 min read
Published in Pop Off·Nov 28, 2019The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is far better than it deserves to be.My last blog post was about Movies with Mikey, a film review series that deep dives into a film. So, I decided to do a homage. Enjoy. Spoilers. Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), is the second instalment of the Hunger Games games quadrilogy of films, based on the books by…Hunger Games5 min read
Nov 15, 2019Movies with Mikey is the best Movie essay series on YouTube.The movie video essay has become boring. The YouTube genre popularised by the now abandoned ‘Every Frame a Painting’ channel, has become stale. You know the videos; slow male voice stressing certain words to add some gravitas to what is being said, onscreen graphics that ease in and out onto brightly coloured backgrounds, and chill hop music in the background. But one Movie essayists has broken from this convention and created something so fresh and unique it can’t be replicated.Movies3 min read
Oct 23, 2019Games Don’t Look “As Good” As Animated Films. Why is this?There’s no question that games have come on a long way since the 8bit era of the NES and Megadrive. Character animations, lighting, and texture quality are at a point where they’re rivaling animated films in their quality. But they don’t look quite as good as the latest Pixar or…Videogames4 min read
Oct 16, 2019Kevin Feige now holds the power at Marvel and Disney.Kevin Feige now holds the power at Marvel and Disney. The architect of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and head of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, has been given the keys to the whole Marvel empire. In 2015, Marvel Studios, the movie production arm of Marvel, was moved to be under Walt…Movies3 min read