Author Archives: JC

Logos Rising Review

Posted on August 31, 2025 by JC

Logos Rising: A History of Ultimate Reality by E. Michael Jones, Fidelity Press April 2nd, 2020 E. Michael Jones is a contemporary writer I’ve mentioned a couple of times on this blog including one post dedicated to an article he … Continue reading →

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Does the Poodle Mince His Words?

Posted on August 20, 2025 by JC

The Insider by Christopher Pyne, Hachette Australia, March 31st, 2021 I have previously reviewed two other works by Australian politicians with one by Cory Bernardi and the other by Tony Abbott. It is not a coincidence that these two as … Continue reading →

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The Decline of South Park

Posted on August 7, 2025 by JC

Almost nine years ago in the early days of this blog, I wrote about the decline of The Simpsons which was my favourite television show growing up. I pointed out then that the show had declined in quality significantly around … Continue reading →

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Happy Gilmore 2: Another Pointless Sequel

Posted on July 27, 2025 by JC

As I’ve briefly written previously, Adam Sandler came to prominence in the early 1990s mostly through his success as part of the cast of Saturday Night Live. Like many, he was able to leverage this to transition to film which … Continue reading →

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The Galactic Plot Thickens

Posted on July 10, 2025 by JC

Starquest: Catburglar of the Constellations by John C. Wright, Tuscany Bay Books, May 13th, 2025 In my last review, I mentioned that this book was then upcoming but though I bought it soon after release, I didn’t finish it until … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2

Posted on July 4, 2025 by JC

As I write, it has been almost a month since the Nintendo Switch 2 released worldwide. This was long expected and rumoured but not officially announced until early this year which was likely prompted by increasing media leaks online. Though … Continue reading →

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From Thriving to Dying

Posted on June 25, 2025 by JC

In keeping with the tradition of this blog, I am commenting on something quite some time after it was current news. The article that follows was published on the Guardian website on January 11th, almost six months ago. It gives … Continue reading →

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Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Season Pass Review

Posted on June 15, 2025 by JC

In November 2022 I posted my review of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope the sequel to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, one of the best early releases on the Nintendo Switch in 2017. In my review I was quite … Continue reading →

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The King of Kong Review

Posted on June 8, 2025 by JC

  In April I wrote a post on the outcome of a lawsuit brought by Billy Mitchell against Karl Jobst, a resident of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. In this I gave some background to Billy Mitchell including the 2007 documentary … Continue reading →

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The Chronicles of Riddick Review

Posted on May 31, 2025 by JC

ale The Chronicles of Riddick was released in 2004 and was a sequel of sorts to the 2000 film Pitch Black. I say “of sorts” because while both shared the same director David Twohy and lead character played by Vin … Continue reading →

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