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Movie Review: Cloverfield
Written by Bartoneus on Saturday, January 19 2008 | 16 Comments
Movie Review: Cloverfield

Possibly the best way to start this review is to say: go see this movie. Cloverfield is produced by J.J. Abrams of Lost and Alias fame, and also the director of the upcoming new …

D&D: Typically Misaligned
Written by Bartoneus on Thursday, January 17 2008 | 6 Comments
D&D: Typically Misaligned

Whenever you discuss alignment in Dungeons & Dragons, the conversation inevitably veers towards focusing on Chaotic Neutral. Alignment is a tool used to generalize a character’s personality, feelings, and outlook on life that is divided …

TV’s Terminator Review
Written by DarthCthulhu on Tuesday, January 15 2008 | 2 Comments
TV’s Terminator Review

I was all set to hate this show. I didn’t think it was going to work in any way, shape, or form.
I was surprised. And, most importantly, I was entertained. There was some surprisingly good …

Holy Crap: Darth Vader and Yoda in Soul Calibur IV
Written by The Game on Wednesday, January 9 2008 | 5 Comments
Holy Crap: Darth Vader and Yoda in Soul Calibur IV

Kotaku reports that Darth Vader will appear as a special character in Soul Calibur IV for PS3, and Yoda will appear in the Xbox 360 version. Soul Calibur is my favorite fighting game franchise, with …

YouTube of the Week: Han Shots First Edition
Written by The Game on Tuesday, January 1 2008 | 4 Comments

Happy New Year’s! Hope your partying last night didn’t go like this. There are just some things you shouldn’t bring to a party…

Review: I Am Legend
Written by Bartoneus on Friday, December 28 2007 | 4 Comments
Review: I Am Legend

Even though I Am Legend came out in theaters two weeks ago on December 14th, many people have not seen it yet possibly because of the mixed reviews it has recieved.  Ever since we saw …

Happy Life Day!
Written by The Game on Tuesday, December 25 2007 | One Comment

Happy Life Day from everyone at Critical Hits! We promise we won’t sing!
(thanks to Andy Looney for the idea and RiffTRAX for helping me find it!)

Nasty, filthy, Hobbitses
Written by The Game on Tuesday, December 18 2007 | 12 Comments
Nasty, filthy, Hobbitses

The story that’s popping up all over almost every blog I’ve read today: New Line has kissed Peter Jackson’s ass enough so that he’ll come back to executive produce The Hobbit and an unnamed sequel …

D&D and the Bardic Afterlife
Written by Bartoneus on Wednesday, December 12 2007 | 8 Comments
D&D and the Bardic Afterlife

I haven’t paid that much attention to 4th Edition so far, either I’ve been too busy or I’m really looking forward to having some surprises when it finally comes out.  Back when Dave posted his …

“A Memory of Light” Author Chosen
Written by The Game on Monday, December 10 2007 | 6 Comments

Brandon Sanderson, author of the Mistborn series, has been chosen to finish the Wheel of Time series from Robert Jordan’s notes. I have not read any of Mistborn, so any comments on it would be …

Such Wondrous Dimensions
Written by Bartoneus on Wednesday, November 7 2007 | 5 Comments
Such Wondrous Dimensions

I really could not resist coming up with a few joke ideas for the RPG Superstar contest, the problem is that I’m also very interested in seriously entering but all I have spent time on …

YouTubes of the Week: No Connection At All Edition
Written by The Game on Tuesday, October 30 2007 | 8 Comments

Two videos I just had to blog about this week, but they’re both short. The first, “Mike Tyson’s Brunch Out” which is hilarious and difficult to describe. And after the jump, the first trailer for …