Haunting black metal, combining technicality and ethereality to create a pulchritudinous album. Beautifully and perfectly heavy. The songs are quite long, but to imply that they drag is far from the truth.
This country-rock folk album oozes melancholy and pessimism, and then it brims with raw Old West swagger, all while remaining grounded and experimental. A roller coaster ride for neo-gothic fans.
This is one of those albums you just HAVE to dance to, but not because it is mere electronica. Instead, tarutrit chose the cathartic yet searing route, integrating industrial inspirations to make a grimdark soundscape.
There are no words to describe how and to the extent that this game changed my brain chemistry. It's an open world RPG that doesn't hold your hand and allows you to explore at your own pace in a fantasy world that defies European aesthetics. The world comes first in this game, which I really love. The story is by far the best in the series, and the rise of the protagonist is profoundly inspirational. However powerful you think you can get in this game, it's more. WAY more. Especially if you roll a mage character. Speaking of, this game's magic system is THE BEST. The modding scene is also incredible; you can find anything from large landmass mods to simple quality of life fixes very easily.
Outstanding JRPG whose turn-based mechanics are incredibly polished, and the story matches its exceptionality. The materia system in particular makes for a lot of flexibility and adaptability in one's build. I made Barret my healer when I was playing this game for the first time, and it was great. This is one of the very few fantasy RPGs with a focus on technology and sci-fi elements while still remaining, well, fantasy.
Ruined first person shooters and platformers for me. The art style is very old-school PS1 style, which works extremely well in its favour. The mechanics are sharp, the guns are responsive, and the platforming is not intrusive but still an essential part of the gameplay. The story is shaping up to be wonderful, and it is so far, but it's not done yet so it remains to be seen if the ending lands well. Overall, a remarkable FPS for people who love FPSes.
Extremely funny crime movie that sort of happened to encapsulate how I personally see transportation. The animation is absolutely incredible, the jokes are (almost) all knee slappers, and the mechanics of how the world works is fascinating, especially the interplay between Toontown and the 'real world.'
To be frank, this movie is bad. But it's one of those movies that's a specific kind of bad that it becomes a masterpiece. The premise alone is ridiculous, but everything in the movie itself is so dumb and over the top in the best way that it's difficult not to laugh at basically everything that happens.
This is another "so bad it's good" title. It's a thriller with a simple premise: The number 23 has shown itself constantly throughout history, and now it is haunting Jim Carrey. The movie is quite fantastical at some parts, and when it tries to be gritty, it falls on its face really hard because of the very face of the movie, and it's really entertaining.
A beautiful dark fairytale whose emotions strike the chord of those darkly inclined. It is a love story between two men with violent tendencies, and they bring those tendencies out in each other. The editing style and acting make the events feel like they're part of a dream, and the events themselves are extraordinary yet not always unpredictable.
Another dark fairytale, this time about two girls who are involved with the cycle of abuse in some way. This show is about womanhood and rejecting heteronormativity. It has a unique magical girl-esque aesthetic, and it reimagines and subverts typical fairytale elements and mythologies.
A surreal and unsettling show about the cycle of sexual abuse and, as one character says, "what men do." The tragedy of Laura Palmer is practically unparalleled; she is the rawest and most realistic expression of an abuse victim that I have seen in any media, ever.
