And You Thought It Was Safe(?)

Tumblr blog for a website of reviews and sociopolitical analysis of the same name. For more, visit aytiws.com

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God of War: Chains of Olympus Review. In which we review the 2008 hack-n-slash platformer video game, God of War: Chains of Olympus

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God of War (2005) Review | A God of War Retrospective: 1

Our review of God of War, the 2005 hack-n-slash puzzle platformer from Santa Monica Studios. Spoiler alert: it's pretty good.

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AYTIWS Reviews Predator |  Our review of the 1987 John McTiernan directed, Arnold Schwarzenegger starring, perpetually under-appreciated action/sci-fi/slasher horror film, Predator, the best film about Reagan Era US foreign policy (and the masculine fragility that underpinned it) ever made, still, to this day.

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Elden Ring Part 29: More Watchdogs and the Ailing Village

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AYTIWS Reviews The Batman |  In which we review The Batman (2022), originally meant for (2021).  Directed by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright and a whole lot of other people who deserve a better class of Batman movie. Oops. Spoilers.

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Elden Ring Part 25: Godrick the Grafted |  Finally! Also, missing that riposte after I scolded Nepheli for it is proof karma's real.

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Elden Ring Part 23: Stormveil Castle First Impressions | The Demons’ Souls is strong with this one.

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Elden Ring Part 22: Universal Constants, Including Patches

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Elden Ring Part 17: How to Make Friends & Fight Tibia Mariners |  “...and that's how I met Iron Fist Alexander and Death Hunter D, two entirely chill dudes who I'm sure aren't fated to die in obscurity...”

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AYTIWS Reviews Candyman 2021 |  Our review of the fourth Candyman film, unhelpfully called “Candyman,” originally slated for release in June, 2020. But we all know what happened there...Directed and co-written by  Nia DaCosta and starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Colman Domingo.

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Elden Ring Part 15: Siofra River to Ft. Haight |  Having been denied better living underground by the murderous ghost & poisonous rats that dwell there, we go back up top, where the view is.

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Elden Ring Part 13: A Casual Mosey Through the Mistwood |  Having met our supporting cast we continue on through the Lands Between, a land of poison flowers, giant bears and all too mobile skeletons.

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Elden Ring Part 12: Roundtable Reading | Time to meet the rest of the supporting cast.

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Elden Ring Part 11: Fighting Margit the Fell Hard Instead of Smart

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Elden Ring Part 10 - I Can't Believe It's Not Stonefang |  The sense that this is the game they've been trying to make since 2009 grows stronger by the day.

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Elden Ring Part 9: Fighting Agheel At Just the Right Time |  "Well, personally, I kinda wanna slay the dragon."

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Elden Ring Part 8: Fighting the Ulcerated Tree Spirit “Too Soon” | More like “Cringefolk Hero's Grave,” amIright?