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Cinema Purgatorio
Cultural criticism and reviews. Enduring the torments of the IP era in hope of deliverance.

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Dec
01
Policenauts: The Future is Unwritten

Policenauts: The Future is Unwritten

"Consider how determined space is to keep us out."
15 min read
Sep
04
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake: Revisionist History

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake: Revisionist History

"Once you've awakened the warrior within... it never sleeps again."
12 min read
Aug
22
Anton Ego from Ratatouille, at his typewriter with a glass of wine, like a boss.

The Critical Condition

Towards a sustainable cultural ecosystem
13 min read
Jul
24
Snatcher: Tech Voir

Snatcher: Tech Voir

This newsletter is dedicated to all those cyberpunks who fight against injustice and corruption every day of their lives.
13 min read
Jul
21
Podcast News

Podcast News

An exciting development in the movie-loving world.
1 min read
Jun
28
The famous, dimly lit bar, with sundry aliens being served.

Rebels and Hackers and Queers, Oh My!

You'll never find a more bitchin' dive of scum and villainy.
10 min read
Jun
01
A film reel collage of Hideo Kojima, Kurt Russell as Snake Pliskin, and Venom Snake/Big Boss. Title: Direct to Hideo. Subtitle: Film and Folly in the Games of Hideo Kojima.

Metal Gear: Solid Start

OPERATION EXTRUDE N313. PENETRATE THE PLAYER'S OUTER HEAVEN AND CEREATE THE ULTIMATE PLAYTHING METAL GEAR!
11 min read
May
27
Tom Cruise, wearing a thick diving helmet, with red lights reflecting off the glass.

The Misinformation Age

You should choose not to accept it.
8 min read
May
19
A blocky, green-skinned, child grimaces atop a similarly blocky chicken within a boxing ring, rendered in extreme detail.

Game Overload

"Welcome to Steve's World"
13 min read
Apr
28
Lit by candles in an otherwise pitch-dark space, five people sit at a sleek dining table lit by candlelight.

Sex and Death in the Second City

"Things are getting weird."
9 min read