Arcading and Animating, For Fans of Games and Cartoons

Elio and The State of Disney and Pixar I remember seeing Elio in theaters. I’ve always been a fan of animated media of all sorts, since I was a kid and well into my adulthood, and I still am today. I remember my mom approaching me about it. I’d never heard of the film in my life, and neither had she, but she was checking our local theater’s website for anything that looked interesting playing soon because we hadn’t been in a while. Lo and behold, there was Elio , and she sent me the trailer. I was immediately intrigued, and we’d decided after some deliberation that we wanted to see it. At the time, I had no idea about the turbulent nature of the film’s development nor the controversy surrounding its queer erasure. If I had, I wouldn’t have been nearly so enthusiastic about it, especially with how personal those particular issues are to me. However, because of my unawareness of the context surrounding the film, I went into the theater with fresh eyes, having heard quite literally nothin...

I’ve Been Playing Pokémon GO For Almost  Ten Years– Is It Still Fun? It’s hard to believe that Pokémon GO , an AR gaming experience which brings the joy of Pokémon into  the real world, has been around for almost ten years now. No, really, it is! Thinking about how much time  has passed since then honestly makes my head spin. Most people probably know about Pokémon GO  from its initial boom back in 2016, when it first came out. It was a real craze for a good few months,  but over time, it died down in popularity, and now, it’s not something that’s often mentioned in  mainstream culture. But is that because it’s fallen off, or simply an effect of the natural lifespan of all  pop-culture trends? Well, I’m someone who’s been playing the game nearly since its inception. I caught my partner pokémon,  a Charmander, back on September 17th of 2016, and I’ve been enjoying the game ever since.  Admittedly, I haven’t been playing particularly consistent...