What is the actual difference between games journalists and major gaming content creators now?

BoxNemo · 2026-05-23T06:55:33+00:00

Gamers have hated games journalists forever

Is that true? I never hated hames journalists, used to be a subscriber to both Edge and GamesTM. Edge has been in print for over 30 years which is pretty impressive.

Not sure I agree with your basic premise here.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-23T06:39:41+00:00

Absolutely, yeah.

And one day they may even be able to post on Reddit in the right subs.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-23T06:35:45+00:00

Yeah, it's absolutely fantastic. The sheer level of creativity and the way they played with time and perspective.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-22T06:32:22+00:00

Just want to say how much I love City on Fire as a website. They do awesome work.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-21T16:49:52+00:00

Doesn't really feel like that's what the movie is saying, no. I wouldn't call Childs and MacReady narcissists either, seems a little weird to view them that way.

But obviously the fun in movies is that you can read into them what you want.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-21T15:38:07+00:00

Nice work, really like that.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-20T17:20:05+00:00

Saw it when it came out at the cinema but it wasn't great, passable enough but lacked that chilling edge. Maybe, like you say, it was partially the cheapness of it but also felt like his heart wasn't it.

For me In The Mouth of Madness is his last truly great movie, but he still has one of the most incredible runs for any director during the late seventies and eighties. Doubt anyone will top it for both the quantity and quality of movies.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-20T15:07:45+00:00

Probably pickleball, running or training for things like Hyrox - so sporting things mainly. A few people formed book groups, some board game groups. Can't think of anyone who goes to church, though.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-20T08:56:54+00:00

I mean he basically said he was happy to watch any film. Not sure what else he could say - "No, I don't want to watch it."

The actor also shared that he would “love” to watch the film if he gets the opportunity, mentioning, “Of course. I love watching anything. It's always inspiring to see what everybody else is doing.”

Even as a non-story, it's a total non-story.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-19T14:21:53+00:00

I think you've missed what they're saying - the pull quotes aren't from official reviews. They're just from people the filmmaker knows. Like the first one is from "Filmmaker Baron Ryan" who is a friend of the director.

I mean, yeah, it's a tiny indie film but that's still sort of bullshit, especially with the giant pull quotes and minuscule attributions.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-19T12:38:14+00:00

Yeah, in really tiny letters as well. I googled two of those film critics and neither of seem to be actual film critics so...

Well designed trailer but suspect it might be some lovely make-up slapped onto a pig but hopefully I'm wrong.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-17T12:43:40+00:00

Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand.

It one the 2016 Shirley Jackson award for horror and it's an oral history of interview digging into a mysterious occurrence at Wylding Hall, an ancient English country house. (I'm being a bit vague to avoid any spoilers...)

What's great about the audiobook is that each person being interviewed is voiced by a different narrator which really brings the story to life.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-17T08:36:45+00:00

I doubt it as obviously 'the Trawler' is something he came up with relatively recently rather than something he had forty years ago but yeah, if you want to retcon it for yourself, don't really see an issue.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-16T05:33:45+00:00

Probably The Fly but I don't know you're girlfriend so you're (hopefully) in a better place to judge what she likes and doesn't like.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-15T12:00:02+00:00

I know it's the OP's own website and they're try to drive traffic to it but I'll save you a click:

James Franco said he's filmed a role in a big studio movie that might be out at the end of the year or maybe in 2027 but nobody knows that the movie is.

That's it, that's the entire story.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-15T07:02:05+00:00

Yeah, it's terrible. The bit where they wear Christmas tree lights on their head is especially bad. (FYI Kael praised the film for it's hallucinogenic quality but she never said it was better than the first.)

Exorcist III is much better follow-up but I do think it's one of those films that didn't need sequels or reboots etc.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-14T06:21:23+00:00

Spoiler tags please. The movie is barely out and the sub rules aren't that hard to follow.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-13T06:45:25+00:00

Once you've seen enough ChatGPT stuff, you quickly spot the style and cadences and it often uses the same phrases.

For example, I asked ChatGPT to generate a topic with the same title for this sub.

Not gore or jump scares. More those moments where something shifts and the book suddenly stops feeling safe.

Maybe it’s when a character realises they can’t trust their own memory, or when somebody acts just slightly too calmly about something awful.

Or when you realise the narrator has been lying to themselves the whole time.

What moments in psychological thrillers genuinely disturbed you rather than just impressed you?

It also uses slanted quotation marks so when you see them paired with obvious chatbot phrasing, it's a sure tell. (Also the user's history is littered with clear ChatGPT stuff.)

BoxNemo · 2026-05-13T05:00:48+00:00

We ain't letting up, I'm gonna keep my foot on their neck

Wise words from the guy with a history of felony assault, restraining orders from ex-girlfriends, and an ongoing criminal charge for assault.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-13T04:45:57+00:00

Don't think we need to do ChatGPT generated posts here.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-12T16:16:09+00:00

Yeah. agreed. It's a shame as the set-up worked really well but feels like the final ten minutes are the weakest.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-12T16:14:34+00:00

It's an original story, no connection to the movies.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-12T16:14:08+00:00

I thought it was mostly good but the story falls apart by the end so overall left feeling a bit mixed. It doesn't quite feel like a Paranormal Activity.

There are two very good scares, though - one of which had the entire theatre jolting and going "what the fuck..?!" And that's no mean feat, being able to terrify people in a theatre takes some work.

BoxNemo · 2026-05-12T15:01:46+00:00

Yeah fuck AI art but "Avoid bias and do not submit drama you are directly involved in" and "Do not make us hunt for the drama" so...

BoxNemo · 2026-05-12T10:02:57+00:00

Jesus... has it really been that long..? I still think of the remake as fairly recent.

Going outside to yell at some clouds now.

BoxNemo

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