You Can Get Good at Dark Souls Written by Benjamin Wiebe Dark Souls is a game series that most people have heard of. In 2021, it was titled the “Ultimate Game of All Time ” according to the Golden Joystick Awards. It’s a game that is seemingly of extreme cultural importance. Dark Souls has spawned numerous YouTube channels and videos, from Let’s Plays to character-building guides to lore videos to game design videos and video essays. Its spiritual successor, Elden Ring, sold 12.5 million copies two weeks after its release in 2022. It’s a game that all of my friends have heard of… and it’s a game that many of…
2023’s Best Movies Written by Benjamin Wiebe As we say goodbye to 2023, I want to reflect on one of the good things about this year: the quality of released films. 2023 was an interesting year at the cinemas — western blockbusters failed to capture the audience far more than ever before. Whether it was The Flash (2023), Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), The Marvels (2023), or even Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023), most audiences seemed to leave these franchises behind in favour of Barbie (2023), Oppenheimer (2023), The Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) or Napoleon (2023). Marvel seems to be taking in far less of…
