Devin Barry

Outside the Wire Review | Outside the Wire Doesn’t Hold Together

Maybe it’s strange robot behavior. Like the scene where Mackie walks 20 feet with his arms crossed. That’s weird, right? Do people walk with their arms crossed? Do robots?

Bro! This Beowulf Translation is a Good Translation

The history of the Old English epic poem known as Beowulf – the manuscript is untitled – is mysterious and complicated. It’s around a thousand years old, no one knows who wrote it, and there’s an outside chance it’s actually about a talking bear.

The Midnight Sky Review | Need Planet, Will Travel

The Midnight Sky opens on a familiar scene here in America, an old man shuffling around in his slippers, playing chess with himself, eating porridge, and drinking whiskey. Augustine Lofthouse is on lockdown.

Wingspan: It’s Not as Bad as It Looks

I thought I could sherpa the inebriated safely through their first game even as one of them tried to maneuver a French bulldog onto her lap while holding a glass of wine.

Are We Dead Yet? Overland’s Dangerous Drive

Cat got out of the van, grim determination painted her polygon face. She’d been with us for over 500 miles – by now she knew “go take a look,” meant, “go hit that thing with a pipe.”

Prospect Review | Prospect is the Best Episode of The Mandalorian

Every second Pedro Pascal is on screen in Prospect, The Mandalorian gets worse. He is magnetic. Humble. Wily. To short his electricity behind an expressionless metal mask is an affront.

My Octopus Teacher Review | My Octopus Teacher is Gripping

My Octopus Teacher is zoomed all the way in. It’s the study of one tiny patch of kelp forest. It’s like an interview with one of the Blue Planet camera people. What was it like spending all that time with these animals? What did it feel like the first time a dolphin swam up and booped your nose? Mind-blowing? I bet.

For Laker Fans, This Championship is Totally, Probably Legit

Now you’re in a LeBron vs Kobe debate and you hear yourself saying that Kobe is obviously better than LeBron because Kobe has 5 REAL championships, and then your buddy from Dorchester, who you didn’t realize was standing behind you, leans in and goes “AH HAAAAAAAAH!”

Who Do You Think You Are, Call of Duty?

I finally downloaded it a few weeks ago as a way to keep in touch with some distant friends, and was alarmed to learn that it weighs in at a positively insulting 144.2 GB. That’s just the multiplayer. It doesn’t include the the single player campaign, or the Special Ops pack, whatever that is.

I Want to See a Nikola Jokić/Mason Plumlee Lineup

Last night the Denver Nuggets blew their chance to become the first team in NBA history to win a playoff series after being down 0-3 by beating the Los Angeles Lakers in game three of the western conference finals.