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david.reviews: The Sweatbox ★★★☆: Cool documentary about the making of The Emperor’s New Groove. Very Sting-focused, since his wife made it. It’s funny though, since I don’t think of hims as basically part of that movie at all. ...

📽️ New movie review! I just watched THE SWEATBOX (for the 1st time).

david.reviews: Treasure Planet ★★★★: Does a great job developing the relationship between Jim and Silver. Not to mention the stellar cast- I don't know how they kept putting these together! Also an extremely Martin Short performanc...

📽️ New movie review! I just watched TREASURE PLANET (for the 3rd time).

david.reviews: Arranger ★★★★: Delightfully tight puzzle game. Takes a simple mechanic, really commits to it, and does a number of fun things with it. Art is beautiful, soundtrack is nice, story is just thought provoking enou...

🕹️🎮 New videogame review! I just finished playing ARRANGER.

Orchestrator Emulator by The 8-Bit Big Band Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

PSA: It's both Bandcamp Friday AND there's a new 8-Bit Big Band album out!!

album.link/i/1813061416

It's available on streaming, but some stuff is fun to own. Plus you can support them financially!

david.reviews: Passable in Pink ★★☆☆: A great John Huges parody from someone who has clearly immersed themselves in it. Unfortunately, the actual story feels like it's silly for silly's sake and isn't compelling in and of itself. Th...

💙📚 New book review! I just finished reading PASSABLE IN PINK.

david.reviews: Old Man's War ★★★★: In grade school, I was marked down on a short writing assignment because I spent the whole time describing how a space desk/computer would work. Scalzi clearly had no such discouragement and spe...

💙📚 New book review! I just finished reading OLD MAN'S WAR.

david.reviews: Finder ★★★☆: The good parts were fun: a heist, a well-realized space station, and plenty of sci-fi elements. There was some good depth to the characters (helping this book punch above its weight in that reg...

💙📚 New book review! I just finished reading FINDER.

david.reviews: Ender's Game ★★★★: Once again, a re-read of one of my favorite books yields some new insights and comparisons to the real world. This time, I found myself thinking about the fairness of war and proportional respon...

💙📚 New book review! I just finished reading ENDER'S GAME.

david.reviews: The Lego Movie ★★★★: Besides being funny with an unreal cast, I'm always impressed by its intricacy. Every little joke, every visual gag, every little reference. The whole thing is a delight.

📽️ New movie review! I just watched THE LEGO MOVIE (for the 4th time).

david.reviews: Fire Emblem Engage ★★★★: Flexible, tactical gameplay at its very best. The engage system a little over complicated and takes some time to get going, but it adds a lot of strategic depth and customization to the game. Th...

🕹️🎮 New videogame review! I just finished playing FIRE EMBLEM ENGAGE.

CIPHER ZERO does a lot with a little What if you were solving sudoku puzzles, but they didn't tell you the rules?

🎮🕹️ I'm back from vacation! While I was gone, my review for CIPHER ZERO (@cipherzerogame.com) went live. Check it out if you haven't! It's a clever little puzzle game.

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david.reviews: A Simple Favor ★★☆☆: Cast, especially Ann Kendrick, kills it. But the tone is all over the place, so each of its vibes (thriller and goofy comedy) water each other down so only mush remains. The costume department m...

📽️ New movie review! I just watched A SIMPLE FAVOR (for the 2nd time).

david.reviews: Mary Poppins ★★★★: Charming overall, but runs pretty long. Great cast and more songs than you remember. Still a good message, but could be edited down without losing much.

📽️ New movie review! I just watched MARY POPPINS (for the 1st time).

Automation Steam Automation Fest 2025

And, if you're excited about more factory-related games, Steam has kicked off their Automation with some cool sales and new games!

store.steampowered.com/category/aut...

"Kaizen: A Factory Story" is a excellent Zach-like from the devs who know the genre best Familiar Zachtronics-style gameplay feels great in 1980s Japan.

🎮🕹️ There's a new (almost) #Zachtronics game out! It's "Kaizen: A Factory Story", the latest from @coincidence.games.

It's the puzzle gameplay you know and love tied up in a great 1980s Japan setting. I had a blast with it!

Check out my full review:

david.reviews/articles/kai...

david.reviews: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas ★★★★: Hadn't seen this since I was a kid. It holds up pretty well! The animation and fight choreo is great (save some spotty CGI) and the story is light but fun. Great cast and a fun soundtrack. Great...

📽️ New movie review! I just watched SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS (for the 1st time).

david.reviews: Later Alligator ★★☆☆: Cute dialogue and a funny premise, but punishingly boring minigames soured the experience. Charming and nicely animated overall, but doesn't really work as a game without gameplay.

🕹️🎮 New videogame review! I just finished playing LATER ALLIGATOR.

david.reviews: Hundreds of Beavers ★★★☆: Utterly original execution. Hijinks that really pick up steam after the first third of the movie. Runs a little long, but goes to some truly unexpected places. I think some of what makes Looney ...

📽️ New movie review! I just watched HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS (for the 1st time).

david.reviews: EverAfter ★★★★: Cheesy but fun.

📽️ New movie review! I just watched EVERAFTER (for the 3rd time).

david.reviews: The Lost City ★★★☆: Stronger first half than back half. Some clever writing and a tropey story make for a cute, if predictable outing.

📽️ New movie review! I just watched THE LOST CITY (for the 2nd time).

david.reviews: Bullet Train ★★★★: Awesome, over the top action, a big ensemble, and some fun characters moments make for a great time.

📽️ New movie review! I just watched BULLET TRAIN.

My little Blue Prince review is up on the site! I have a lot of thoughts and I'm not sure I'll actually write them all down, but the game is amazing. Definitely give it a whirl.

Every time I start to slow down on #BluePrince, it pulls me back in...

This has happened like 3 times now. It's fun but it is LONG.

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Poly Bridge 3 Makes Catastrophic Failure Fun Build bridges, explode a few, and safely ferry vehicles to their destinations.

🕹️🎮 My latest game review article is up! This time it's POLY BRIDGE 3. It's a physics-based puzzle game with a lot charm and plenty of hilarious explosions. Take a look!

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david.reviews: Giants Rising ★★★☆: A nicely done documentary about the importance of the Coast Redwood. Does a good job justifying why the trees are important to their ecosystem and the people (both native and otherwise) of Calif...

📽️ New movie review! I just watched GIANTS RISING.

david.reviews: Wet Hot American Summer ★★★★: Absurd and irreverant while having a great heart at its core. Lots of moving pieces, but the narrative comes toegther well. Light and fun, just like summer should be.

📽️ New movie review! I just watched WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER.

The Incident at Galley House on Steam In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.

Great news! The team behind the Steam version of @roottrees.com have announced their second game: a remaster of the freeware deduction game TYPE HELP!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3641000/The_Incident_at_Galley_House/

david.reviews: The God of the Woods ★★★★: Despite its name, there's nothing supernatural at play. Instead, you get a story archetype I love. A multi-generational, deeply interconnected mystery set at a summer camp in the 1970s. The cast...

💙📚 New book review! I just finished reading THE GOD OF THE WOODS.

Kaizen: A Factory Story on Steam Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcord...

The demo for Kaizen: A Factory Story is now live on Steam!

store.steampowered.com/app/2275490

This is the first demo that I have made for one of our games since... 2011? I've been operating under the assumption that Bulletstorm killed the PC game demo, but apparently that's not true anymore.