Andrew Carroll

Kingston

Editor at Queen's Gazette

Writer at Freelance

Editor of the Gazette at Queen's University

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Articles

In the Heart of the Woods | The Blair Witch Project at 25

Jul 29, 2024 | headstuff.org | Andrew Carroll

Moby Dick ends – spoilers for a 150-year-old novel – with its obsessive Captain Ahab pulled into the drowning deep by the object of his vengeful pursuit. The crew of The Blair Witch Project are a much smaller crew than that of the Pequod, but their goal and obsessive leader are much the same. Moby Dick was not the Great American Novel of its time and was only recognised as such much later on.
Silent Hill at 25

Jul 22, 2024 | headstuff.org | Andrew Carroll

I was five years old when Silent Hill came out in 1999, far too young to play Konami’s survival horror masterpiece let alone understand it. It would be fifteen years before I dared try Resident Evil, Silent Hill’s older, goofier and more successful rival. Ever since I have yearned to play it but never knowing the means until now. With my recent use of emulators I have been reliving my childhood with games like Burnout 3: Takedown and The Simpsons: Hit and Run.
Incredible Cruelty and Bittersweet Hope | Man on Fire at 20

Apr 22, 2024 | headstuff.org | Andrew Carroll

“You breathe, you move, you make one sound and I’ll snatch the life right out of you.” So says John Creasy (Denzel Washington) an ex-soldier and CIA operator turned burnt-out bodyguard for Lupita ‘Pita’ Ramos (Dakota Fanning). What drives a man to this point? That’s not really a question Man On Fire, Tony Scott’s scuzzy, kinetic 2004 action film, is interested in answering.
DIFF 2024 Review | Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Feels Fresh, Funny and Surprisingly Sweet

Mar 11, 2024 | headstuff.org | Andrew Carroll

It’s a word salad of a title, but Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person does exactly what it says on the tin. A coming-of-age dark comedy more than a serious vampire horror, Ariane Louis-Seize’s film is a sweet and charming exploration of what it means to be a member of the bloodthirsty living dead all while maintaining an all too human conscience. What this film lacks in scares and arterial jets it makes up for in character and comedy.
A Gaming Industry Crash is Coming

Jan 10, 2024 | headstuff.org | Andrew Carroll

Within the next 5 to 10 years the gaming industry will crash. The economics of it all just don’t add up to anything else. Mass layoffs, a crunch ecosystem, employee burnout, rising inflation, shareholder panic and runaway technological advancement will bring about a new dark age for the games industry and its consumers. This will overshadow the 1983 industry crash and the bursting of the Dot Com bubble at the turn of the millennium.
HeadStuff Picks | The Best Games of 2023

Jan 2, 2024 | headstuff.org | Andrew Carroll

Was 2023 the best year for video games? That’s a question that can’t really be answered here but in terms of the sheer variety and quantity of great games released this year 2023 is certainly up there with the best of them. Even if you only play fishing simulators then you were covered by Dave the Diver and Dredge. Cyberpunk 2077 came back from ignoble beginning with its fascinating Phantom Liberty DLC.
Hold Fast | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World at 20

Nov 25, 2023 | headstuff.org | Andrew Carroll

Silence. The doldrums. A ship, the HMS Surprise, drifts on a breath of wind. Two men, teenage boys really, stand on the foredeck with spyglasses in hand. Before them, an enormous fog bank is rolling in and within it, one of these young midshipmen spots a shadow. The order to beat to quarters bellows out and the silence shatters under a rolling drumbeat calling the sailors to battle stations. From the stern cabin emerges a man. Tall, blonde, confident he can only be the Captain of the Surprise.
You've Got a Fiend in Me: Playing the Dark Urge in Baldur's Gate 3

Nov 17, 2023 | headstuff.org | Andrew Carroll

I have tried so hard to be evil. I led a force of goblins, trolls and giant spiders against a sacred druid’s grove harboring refugees. The result? Total Massacre. Later on I used my mind powers to force a trio of those same goblins to commit suicide. I stole a baby from a Githyanki creche. I’m a bad guy in Baldur’s Gate 3 but I went in with the intention of being worse, no the worst.
Alan Wake 2 is Remedy's Latest Masterpiece - HeadStuff

Nov 5, 2023 | headstuff.org | Andrew Carroll

The long-awaited sequel, Alan Wake 2, has set the gaming world abuzz with its bold and innovative take on storytelling and gameplay. Remedy Entertainment, the Finnish studio behind this marvel, has seamlessly woven a narrative tapestry that blurs the lines between reality and fiction, all while redefining the boundaries of what a video game can achieve.
Lillman v. O'Reilly Automotive Stores, Inc.

Oct 4, 2023 | dockets.justia.com | Andrew Carroll |Manuel Hiraldo

Plaintiff: John Lillman Defendant: O'Reilly Automotive Stores, Inc. Case Number: 3:2023cv01648 Filed: October 4, 2023 Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Presiding Judge: Malachy E Mannion Nature of Suit: Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Cause of Action: 47 U.S.C. ยง 227 Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff RSS Track this Docket This docket was last retrieved on October 4, 2023.