This a delightful review. Gotta love ol’ Sicarius on his redemption arc.

First play of Fate of the Fellowship today. Very dramatic and challenging. We fudged the One Ring into Mount Doom after Eowyn had paved the way for Sam and Frodo by taking out a trio of Nazgûl… (obs. not canon 🤣) #boardgames #lordoftherings

Saddened to hear about the passing of the talented Catherine O’Hara. A wonderful actress, I shall remember her most fondly as Moira Rose in Schitt’s Creek. Rest in peace.

The Masters of the Universe trailer makes it look like the new Flash Gordon which I am most definitely here for. Cannot. Wait. 🗡️

Book post is the best post. #books

This was a lovely surprise today. Fall of Damnos, Black Library audio of the month. 🎉

Rewatching Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D again (5th time?) and I can draw some conclusions: A) this show was a banger B) it is due a reboot/continuation on Disney+ C) season 4 with Ghost Rider and the Framework was peak

Cracking trip to Waterstones today. Picked up a book on folklore, a new board game and got these cheeky 40K pin badges for free!

Finished Dispatch. 🤌🏻 Superb, emotional. Now I need to go and replay Dispatch. #PS5 #consolegaming

Only played a handful of new games over the festive period but I really enjoyed both Tea Witches and Emberleaf. Very different games, both with nice mechanics, aesthetics and table presence. Recommended. #boardgames

This afternoon’s Christmas game was a banger. Loved this trick taking gem. Played the first five chapters.

Cosmo is such a good dog (as are all doggos…)

It’s snowing in Icewind Dale so this counts as a Christmas film imo.

Warm wishes and festive greetings to all. I know it’s not an easy time for everyone so be kind to yourself and each other. Let’s have each other’s backs and support each other. Kindness above all.

What a busy week it’s been but a fulfilling one. Had some great meetings today but just a few more days before I sign off for the holidays. Looking forward to a well-earned rest.

I think it will blow my mind if she ends up playing Andrea Beaumont (aka the Phantasm). 🤞🏻

I’m currently on my first Italo Calvino novel, ‘If On a Winter’s Night a Traveller’, and it’s both melting and delighting my brain. Meta textual. Voyeuristic. Challenging. Profound. Bonkers. #books #reading

Man alive, I am so full of cold I sound like Charles Vane…

Predator Badlands was a blast. Loved the world building, great action and dark humour. Ella Fanning is incredible. Different vibe to other films in the franchise but that’s a compliment in this case. #movies

I’m into the next ep of Dispatch (after the prologue) and I am loving it. Great story, meaningful choices. So immersive, I am really enjoying levelling up my team of Z-lister ex-villains. #gaming #PS5 #dispatch

Loved ep1 of Dispatch. Reminds me of Invincible sort of mixed with a really high end version of Dragon’s Lair (that’s re: the quicktime events). Animation and story both top notch. #Dispatch #PS5 #gaming

Alrighty then… about to start Dispatch. Heard good things. #PS5 #consoles #gaming

We’re back onto Marvel Champions in a big way. Our current game has Bishop and Magik squaring off against Unas in the Age of Apocalypse expansion. #boardgames #marvel

Watched Tron: Ares. Enjoyed Tron: Ares. Great soundtrack (tho not as good as Daft Punk), the Grid looked awesome and Greta Lee was ace. I could watch her in anything, she’s tremendous. I seem to remember people hating on Tron: Legacy too (which is also overly maligned imo).

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Fourth watch of Superman tonight. Such a good movie. So full of much-needed hope, optimism and human decency. Definitely my go-to feel good film. Also, there’s a dog in a cape. #superman #dccomics #supermanmovie

We returned to Avarax today to lay waste to some filthy xenos scum (aka tyranids). Had great fun with a full eight-person squad.

Post a female character you love.

I never tire of watching this master piece…

‘It is I, Cato Sicarius. I have returned…’ 😀 My all-time favourite Ultramarine is back. Courage and honour.

So, the four day extended weekend to celebrate my bday has almost come to an end but it’s been awesome. Dinner and a show, Farcry VR and some lovely gifts from my amazing wife Stef. Feeling very grateful, very lucky.

Watched in completely the wrong order but ‘Wrath of Becky’ was a very entertaining, gory and oddly satisfying movie for a rainy afternoon. Apparently there it’s a trilogy.

Stef bought me Split Fiction for my birthday. Love it. Not saying it’s eclectic but I was just in a cyberpunk dystopia then did a side story where I played as an actual sausage. I kid you not.

A good friend of mine once said: ‘writing whilst also having a full time job is like having homework everyday’ and this has never not been true. #iamwriting

Just caught up with the latest episode of Alien Earth… 😳 and also… 😜 iykyk

We’ve had no broadband for the last week or so and have fallen back on our physical media collection for entertainment in the evening. Rewatched Tron Legacy. What a banger that is. Yes, there’s some dodgy CGI but the design, soundtrack and Jeff Bridges channelling the Dude is awesome.

I adored Flow. It didn’t break my heart, it healed it.

Maximum ‘pet engagement’ (also glad of no dialogue…).

Alfred seems intrigued…

Flow has just started and it’s already beautiful. Now I just have to hope I don’t get my heart broken…

Mutant Genesis for Marvel Champions is great. We took Wolverine and Phoenix. We were kicking ass until this happened…

Very 😡. Stef was misled by a Virgin Media sales rep and mis-sold a ‘slimline’ TV box. Can’t record on it (which doesn’t work for us), though we were told it would. Apparently this is a known problem of Virgin misleading customers. We have cancelled and won’t be using them again.

This brings me incredible joy…

Oh no, not Zod. 😟 Terrence Stamp was such a legend and gave one of the best ever super villain portrayals in cinema. Go well sir, rest in peace.

Horror fans are dining well this year with awesome films like Sinners and Weapons but spare some time for Heart Eyes. Irreverent, gory fun that shares some DNA with the Scream franchise. Well worth 90 minutes of your attention. #horror

Stef’s away with her sisters at the mo, so I decided to treat myself to a second viewing of Fantastic Four - First Steps at the cinema. Enjoyed it even more second time around. Solo cinema watching for the win! 😗

Time for a rewatch ahead of season two, suckers…

Well, my mouth is still sore from a wisdom tooth extraction so I’m having some god damn ice cream. So there. (Raspberry ripple, if you’d like to know…)

Loving this review. Thank you! You keep reading em, I’ll keep writing em. Into the fires of war!

We saw Weapons. Disturbing. Great horror movie though. Highly recommend. Will never see kids running with airplane arms the same again…