I’m running a brief Lady Blackbird campaign for S. and some old Boston pals, and it’s going swimmingly. They’re all happy to help drive plot and I’m happy to throw in complications and the game sings pretty well under those conditions. I was curious to see how forgiving the mechanics were; it’s easy to make dice pool mechanics pretty brutal (hi, Blades in the Dark). In this case the huge dice pools and the ease of refreshing them means the characters feel pretty heroic. The players also seem to enjoy the part where you put together dice pools, so that’s all good. ...

Movies reviewed this week: Free Guy, To Die For, and Don’t Look Up.

Movies reviewed this week: Trouble in Mind.

Movies reviewed this week: Once Upon a Time in China II and Once Upon a Time in China III.

Movies reviewed this week: Red Notice and Once Upon a Time in China.

Movies reviewed this week: Eternals.

Movies reviewed this week: Sabrina and The Out-of-Towners.

Movies reviewed this week: [REC].

We’re a pro wrestling blog now! I enjoyed my first DEFY show enough to make it a regular thing. Last night they ran Seattle again, with Jeff Cobb on the show, which was more than enough to get me down there. It didn’t have any surprises like Moxley showing up but it was perfectly good indie wrestling and I’m looking forward to the next one.

Movies reviewed this week: The Man Who Would Be King.