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Nathaniel Rohr

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REVIEW: Pain & Gain

It happened. Michael Bay made a movie I enjoyed for at least 95% of its running time. The absurd (and at least partially true) tale of three bodybuilders who successfully shakedown a Miami businessman for practically all he is worth and then proceed to get a taste for crime and living the highlife suits Bay’s stylistic excess PERFECTLY. This film goes in some dark, disgusting and flat-out tasteless directions, but Bay is absolutely the perfect man for the job. And before you start making explosion jokes, know that there is only one in the entire film and I absolutely believed that it should have happened more or less exactly as it played out.

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Global Game Jam 2013

Every now and then there is an event or moment in life you know was impactful and will be a part of the story of who you are for some time to come. This past weekend was my very first Game Jam, and I’m pretty confident in saying this will be something of a personal touchstone of some significance for years to come. For those not familiar, Game Jams are gatherings where game enthusiasts with some interest in making honest to goodness video games collaborate to make working prototypes within a set amount of time.