http://shezcrafti.com A gamer, geek, and girl who doesn't get out much. Fri, 18 May 2012 23:43:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://shezcrafti.com/21-jump-street-is-surprisingly-not-terrible-almost-makes-me-pee/ http://shezcrafti.com/21-jump-street-is-surprisingly-not-terrible-almost-makes-me-pee/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 00:51:11 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=5382
The original  21 Jump Street was one of those ‘80s shows that seemed really cool at the time but looking back on it nowadays you’re embarrassed you ever liked it. It’s worth watching for the glimpse at Johnny Depp’s early, pre-superstardom career and perhaps as a fun stroll down Regrettable ‘80s Fashion Lane, but not much else. [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/21-jump-street-is-surprisingly-not-terrible-almost-makes-me-pee/feed/ 1 http://shezcrafti.com/american-reunion-a-hilarious-fitting-end-to-the-american-pie-franchise/ http://shezcrafti.com/american-reunion-a-hilarious-fitting-end-to-the-american-pie-franchise/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:04:18 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=4513
Note: for maximum preservation of lulz, this is a spoiler-free review! Being a graduate of the Class of ’99 and having grown up along with the American Pie gang, it was inevitable that I’d see American Reunion , the fourth and final film in the Pie franchise that takes place 13 years after the original. There’s a [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/american-reunion-a-hilarious-fitting-end-to-the-american-pie-franchise/feed/ 3 http://shezcrafti.com/starry-starry-night-is-a-beautiful-imaginative-coming-of-age-film/ http://shezcrafti.com/starry-starry-night-is-a-beautiful-imaginative-coming-of-age-film/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:20:57 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=3866
You’ve probably never heard of the Taiwanese film Starry Starry Night , a coming of age drama directed by Tom Lin that was released in late 2011. I had certainly never heard of it until a few weeks ago when it popped up in my DVD recommendations over at YESASIA , and everything I read [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/starry-starry-night-is-a-beautiful-imaginative-coming-of-age-film/feed/ 0 http://shezcrafti.com/an-honest-review-of-love-never-dies-from-a-non-phan/ http://shezcrafti.com/an-honest-review-of-love-never-dies-from-a-non-phan/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:59:48 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=3660
There are generally two types of  Phantom  fans: The crazy, obsessive variety who hold everything to impossible standards and will pick apart every performance and adaptation of  Phantom  like vultures (these are the same people  who write tawdry phan-fiction and believe  Joel Schumacher’s  2004 film version  is a pile of rubbish), and those like me who simply enjoy  [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/an-honest-review-of-love-never-dies-from-a-non-phan/feed/ 1 http://shezcrafti.com/chronicle-is-surprisingly-good-for-an-angsty-found-footage-teen-film-review/ http://shezcrafti.com/chronicle-is-surprisingly-good-for-an-angsty-found-footage-teen-film-review/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:29:54 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=3181
Chronicle is a sci-fi thriller about three teenage boys who come into contact with a strange, radioactive substance found in a well near their Seattle home, and weeks later discover that they’ve developed telekinesis-like abilities. The story centers on angsty highschooler Andrew Detmer, who begins documenting his troubled life with video.  He constantly gets picked on, [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/chronicle-is-surprisingly-good-for-an-angsty-found-footage-teen-film-review/feed/ 2 http://shezcrafti.com/10-reasons-to-buy-a-playstation-vita-right-now-and-10-reasons-not-to/ http://shezcrafti.com/10-reasons-to-buy-a-playstation-vita-right-now-and-10-reasons-not-to/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:40:09 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=3009
With the North American launch of PlayStation Vita just days away, 1up has put together this in-depth evaluation , which serves as a scorecard of sorts to help you decide if Sony’s newest handheld will be a worthy investment of your hard-earned gaming dollars.  Like many gamers, I too am weighing the decision of whether or not [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/10-reasons-to-buy-a-playstation-vita-right-now-and-10-reasons-not-to/feed/ 1 http://shezcrafti.com/mouse-without-borders-vs-sharemouse-for-windows-keyboard-and-mouse-sharing/ http://shezcrafti.com/mouse-without-borders-vs-sharemouse-for-windows-keyboard-and-mouse-sharing/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:50:53 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=2559
I recently reconfigured my desk into a multi-workstation setup, using both my laptop and desktop side-by-side, plus an extra monitor. Having three screens* to contend with, switching between two sets of keyboards and mice just doesn’t cut it.  In my efforts to find an easier solution, I recently had the opportunity to try both ShareMouse [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/mouse-without-borders-vs-sharemouse-for-windows-keyboard-and-mouse-sharing/feed/ 1 http://shezcrafti.com/the-beaver-will-make-you-sort-of-kind-of-like-mel-gibson-again-maybe/ http://shezcrafti.com/the-beaver-will-make-you-sort-of-kind-of-like-mel-gibson-again-maybe/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:39:34 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=2244
“Hello. I’m The Beaver. And I’m here to save your career.” Whether you’ve forgiven Mel Gibson for his self-righteous behavior, anti-Semitic tirades, racist rants, and alleged wife-beating ways or not (in which case I completely understand), I think it’s a tragedy that one of the best movies of 2011 will probably never get the recognition [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/the-beaver-will-make-you-sort-of-kind-of-like-mel-gibson-again-maybe/feed/ 1 http://shezcrafti.com/why-reality-is-broken-is-a-must-read-for-every-gamer/ http://shezcrafti.com/why-reality-is-broken-is-a-must-read-for-every-gamer/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:46:50 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=1275
And now for something completely different… If you consider yourself a gamer in any capacity, you have probably not gone through life without someone telling you, at some point, that video games are waste of time, or you have no life, and other insulting misconceptions that non-gamers often spew at us. In her new book, [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/why-reality-is-broken-is-a-must-read-for-every-gamer/feed/ 5 http://shezcrafti.com/review-reasons-to-love-deathly-hallows-part-1/ http://shezcrafti.com/review-reasons-to-love-deathly-hallows-part-1/#comments Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:55:14 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=976
When I first learned that Warner Bros. was going to split  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows into two movies, there was much kicking and screaming on my part.  I was not alone.  There were plenty of fans and non-fans alike who felt it was a poor decision, and one that further painted Warner Bros. [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/review-reasons-to-love-deathly-hallows-part-1/feed/ 1 http://shezcrafti.com/review-gray-matter-was-worth-the-wait/ http://shezcrafti.com/review-gray-matter-was-worth-the-wait/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:11:12 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=830
For gamers who have been anticipating the release of this game for over seven years (practically an eternity in game development), Gray Matter will inevitably polarize us into two groups: Those who will criticize it for not being perfect despite “all that extra time” the developers have had to work on it Those, like myself, [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/review-gray-matter-was-worth-the-wait/feed/ 7 http://shezcrafti.com/heavy-rain-is-well-heavy-a-spoiler-free-review/ http://shezcrafti.com/heavy-rain-is-well-heavy-a-spoiler-free-review/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:12:03 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=533
Every so often, a game comes along that changes the way I feel about video games.  Heavy Rain is one of them.  It’s been a long time since I’ve played a game that has absorbed me as completely as this one did.  I suppose I should preface this review by admitting that Heavy Rain is [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/heavy-rain-is-well-heavy-a-spoiler-free-review/feed/ 0 http://shezcrafti.com/i-didnt-realize-new-moon-was-a-comedy/ http://shezcrafti.com/i-didnt-realize-new-moon-was-a-comedy/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:25:26 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=452
All this week I purposely stayed away from the spoilers, the leaked clips, the early reviews, the 3 a.m. tweets, and the raving fangirl Twihards in socialmedialand. I wanted to see New Moon without my already low opinion of Stephenie Meyer and her ilk tainting my experience. So tonight I cast aside the "Twilulz" and gave New Moon a chance.]]> http://shezcrafti.com/i-didnt-realize-new-moon-was-a-comedy/feed/ 2 http://shezcrafti.com/harry-potter-and-the-half-way-decent-movie/ http://shezcrafti.com/harry-potter-and-the-half-way-decent-movie/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:02:28 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=410
So it’s like 3:30 a.m., and I just got home from the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince .  I could go to bed, but I had to get a few things off my mind first while my memories are still fresh.  Legilimens! First, the good.  This movie was a LOT of [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/harry-potter-and-the-half-way-decent-movie/feed/ 0 http://shezcrafti.com/the-new-moon-trailer-omg-squee/ http://shezcrafti.com/the-new-moon-trailer-omg-squee/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:40:44 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=334
*Disclaimer: I do not ever say things like ” squee ” or other words usually belonging to the vernacular of 12 year old  fangirls, but felt the disclaimer was necessary to save me from having to explain myself to idiots who can’t tell when I’m being sarcastic. Here’s what all the fuss is about: If [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/the-new-moon-trailer-omg-squee/feed/ 0 http://shezcrafti.com/nothing-ventured/ http://shezcrafti.com/nothing-ventured/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:44:14 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=193
Surprise is a rare feeling for me to get from most games nowadays, but The Lost Crown is a rare breed of game—the kind that draws you in slowly, peeling away each rich layer of story, slow and methodical. You are Nigel Danvers, treasure hunter and paranormal investigator, sent to seek your fortune—the ancient Anglo-Saxon crown—like many before you. Atmospheric and steeped in mystery, the quaint English seaside town of Saxton and the surrounding countryside awaits your adventure...]]> http://shezcrafti.com/nothing-ventured/feed/ 1 http://shezcrafti.com/coraline-a-modern-day-wizard-of-oz/ http://shezcrafti.com/coraline-a-modern-day-wizard-of-oz/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:42:40 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=155
Coraline is one of those movies I knew I would love before I even knew anything about it. Between being written by fantasy god Neil Gaiman , directed by Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) , and featuring dark and dreamy stop-motion visuals, it just had my name written all over it. Nevermind that I [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/coraline-a-modern-day-wizard-of-oz/feed/ 2