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Clipping’s music still scares me

October 22, 2024 Owen O'Brien clipping, Daveed Diggs, Hamilton, hip-hop, horror, Industrial, music, rap

Clipping is an experimental rap group, formed in LA in 2010, that specializes in industrial music. It is comprised of

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Dune: Part Two is a Chipped Masterpiece

March 25, 2024 Owen O'Brien Action, Austin Butler, Blockbuster, Christopher Walken, Dune: Part Two, Florence Pugh, Review, Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya

After seeing the film, I was initially satisfied with a Letterboxd review, posted almost immediately after leaving the theater. It

Panic! at the Disco, One Year Later

February 4, 2024 Owen O'Brien 2000's Emo, Alternative, Brendon Urie, Fall Out Boy, Fueled By Ramen, High Hopes, Panic! at the Disco, Paramore, Ryan Ross

I’m not a very nostalgic person when it comes to art and entertainment. I can’t bring myself to keep engaging

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Ranking Every DC Extended Universe Movie.

December 9, 2023 Owen O'Brien Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Batman, Blue Beetle, DCEU, Harley Quinn, Joker, Justice League, mcu, Snyder Cut, Snyderverse, Superheroes, Superman, Wonder Woman

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will be released in theaters in just a few short weeks, and if my calculations

Essays Games Reviews

What is the Point of Stories in Video Games?

December 9, 2023 Owen O'Brien Celeste, gaming, God of War, Hollow Knight, mcu, Narrative, Ragnarok, Red Dead Redemption, Stories, The Last of Us, Undertale

I like gaming, but I’m not the most experienced gamer. This isn’t an insecurity, it’s an expensive and time-consuming hobby,

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Danny Brown is Another Victim of the Culture.

December 2, 2023 Owen O'Brien Addiction, Atrocity Exhibition, Danny Brown, Future, JPEGMAFIA, Quaranta, Save Me, Scaring the Hoes

In 2019, foundational trap artist Future released the album Save Me. It was a shocking departure from his usual

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Attack on Titan’s Perfect(ly Fine) Finale.

November 8, 2023November 16, 2023 Owen O'Brien anime, Attack on Titan, Avatar, Dragon Ball, Eren Yeager, Naruto, Shingeki No Kyojin

For many years, anime was a disrespected niche in the U.S. It was something people were aware of and watched

Eulogy for Winning Time

November 2, 2023November 9, 2023 Owen O'Brien Adrien Brody, Basketball, Celtics, HBO, Jason Segel, John C. Reilly, Lakers, NBA, Pat Riley, Winning Time

We are gathered here today to pay respects to the deceased. On September 17, 2023, the final episode of the

I’m a Little Bit Disappointed in Doja Cat

October 18, 2023November 3, 2023 Owen O'Brien Doja Cat, Female Rappers, hip-hop, Planet Her, rap, Scarlet

The decades since Lauryn Hill’s retirement haven’t exactly been great for female rappers. Now, the subgenre is in a bit

Oppenheimer: It’s not about you.

October 3, 2023November 9, 2023 Owen O'Brien film, government, imax, japan, nuclear bomb, oppenheimer, politics

Since its release, several people have asked me what I thought of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. And I have said the

I Wasn’t Impressed by Tears of the Kingdom.

September 1, 2023November 9, 2023 Owen O'Brien Breath of the Wild, gaming, Ganondorf, Link, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda, Zelda

This game is impossible to finish. The long-awaited sequel to 2017’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Whale: Drama in Theory, Comedy in Practice

May 2, 2023May 3, 2023 Owen O'Brien Brendan Fraser, Darren Aronofsky, emotional, film review, media representation, movie review, Oscars, Sadie Sink, Samuel D. Hunter, The Whale

The Whale is a film by Darren Aronofsky and an adaptation of a play of the same name, both written