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Eric Weiss
Games Editor
Eric has been writing about video games ever since arriving in Toronto in 2010. A lifelong gamer and professional nerd, he is also a contributor to Indie Game Reviewer and wrote the script for the video game Apocalypse Later during TOJam in 2012. Email - [email protected]Articles by Eric Weiss:
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October 16, 2015
Crimson Peak ReviewCrimson Peak offers up more proof that Guillermo del Toro is one of the most exciting filmmakers in the business.
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October 14, 2015
A Long Rant About the Sociopolitical Allegory of SupernaturalThe first five seasons of Supernatural offer a powerful yet unintentional critique of structural inequality and the fallacy of the American Dream.
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October 1, 2015
Seance ReviewThe new Toronto stage show is a wonderful ghost story told with grace, poise, and considerable skill.
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September 29, 2015
Just Cause 3 Preview: Learn to FlyHow (and why) do you teach players to enjoy a game with limitless destructive possibilities?
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August 20, 2015
Rock, Paper, Cynic and the Musical Mad Science of Borken TelephoneRock, Paper, Cynic creator Peter Chiykowski discusses his upcoming album and his efforts to coordinate the world’s nerdiest game of Broken Telephone.
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July 24, 2015
Pixels Shouldn’t Offend Gamers, It Should Offend EveryonePixels has more respect for classic video game characters than it does for women, and that’s a much better reason to hate the film.
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June 26, 2015
My One Demand: The Movie You Can See Before They’ve Finished Making ItThe unique new film from Blast Theory will be streamed to the theatre in real-time from the streets of Toronto.
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June 10, 2015
The Delusional Arrogance of Uwe BollThe antagonistic director has done nothing to earn the respect of audiences no matter how much he thinks he deserves it.
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May 20, 2015
In Defense of Cards Against HumanityThoughts on the gameplay and design merits of the popular yet offensive card game.
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April 30, 2015
Hot Docs 2015: Thank You For Playing InterviewWe sat down with Thank You For Playing directors Malika Zouhali-Worrall and David Osit to discuss the film, the game That Dragon, Cancer , and the potency of games as art.
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April 27, 2015
Hot Docs 2015: Thank You For Playing ReviewThank You For Playing is a raw, emotional look at one game developer’s attempts to cope with his young son’s terminal cancer.
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March 25, 2015
Thought Bubble: The Waning Celebrity of ConventionsAs conventions proliferate, commerce rather than celebrity is increasingly becoming a key selling point for the audience.
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February 23, 2015
Cannibal! The Musical ReviewThough not as deliriously funny as you’d expect, the charming Cannibal! The Musical doesn’t need to shock to entertain.
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April 3, 2014
Thought Bubble:
On not watching
Game of ThronesHBO’s landmark series is one of the best things on television. Even for those who don’t watch television.
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September 16, 2013
Fan Expo 2013: A Geek at the Sports ShowWhen Fan Expo announced that it was adding sports to the lineup for 2013, it dredged up old stereotypes about jocks battling nerds for schoolyard supremacy. Eric Weiss decided to find out whether the mere presence of baseball cards would attract drunken bleacher bums like All You Can Eat Wings Night at Hooters.
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