Year: 2020

MOTS-O-Ween 2020: Omen 3: The Final Conflict (1981)

TLS sides with Satan, or at least the Antichrist, in the third iteration of the Omen series. [Aggregate score: 5.25]

MOTS-O-Ween 2020: Lawnmower Man (1992)

TLS enters early 90s cyberspace alongside a pre-Bond Pierce Brosnan to review this Flowers for Algernon meets Frankenstein horror/thriller.
[Aggregate score: 5.25]

MOTS-O-Ween 2020: The Gate (1987)

TLS accidentally summons and subsequently battles demons in the story of Stephen Dorff and his bootleg Goonies. [Aggregate score: 4.3]

MOTS-O-Ween 2020: Leprechaun (1993)

TLS kicks off our 6th annual Halloween celebration for 2020 with this unfortunately unlucky flick. [Aggregate score: 3]

Games & Gaming Culture: Dynamic Difficulty

TLS defines and discusses the concept/implementation of dynamic difficulty programming in games and other possible uses in areas beyond.

Film & TV: Enola Holmes

TLS investigates this delightful YA-leaning take on the famous detective, and her brothers. [Aggregate score: 8]

Narrative Timbre: Interview with Film Composer, Tyler Kitchens

Chris conducts a remote interview with Tyler Kitchens, composer for the film, “By Night’s End.”

To hear more from Tyler Kitchens go to his website, look for him on Spotify and follow him on Instagram.

Literature: The Lawnmower Man by Stephen King

As a teaser for this year’s upcoming MOTS-O-Ween celebration, TLS does its late summer horror chorin’ with this King short story.
[Aggregate score: 3]

Film & TV: Under the Shadow

TLS follows the story of a mother and her daughter under duress from both physical and spiritual threats in 1980s Tehran. [Aggregate score: 8]

Film & TV: The Invisible Man (2020)

Watch TLS disappear into a rather divisive discussion about Blumhouse Production’s post-modern take on The Invisible Man.
[Aggregate score: 6.25]