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ConclaveYear: 2024Rating: PGLength: 120 minutes / 2.00 hours While I’m not Catholic myself, the process of selecting a new pope is fascinating. There’s so much secrecy behind the event that it’s difficult to know what goes on behind closed doors since all the public really sees is either black or white smoke outside the Vatican. I initially thought little this film until it was nominated for Best Picture, but once I saw it, Conclave (2024) became one of my favorites for the year, partly because it perfectly captures similar political turmoil elsewhere in the world. Perhaps my love of Conclave comes from the pageantry of the whole thing. It’s all serious and ceremony, but the little cracks in the façade start to appear as scandals and twists are revealed to the audience. Considering all the drama around the Catholic Church (Spotlight (2015) or Doubt (2008) anyone?), I was glad to see this movie address many of the issues that currently challenge this...

FigmentYear: 2017Rating: E10+Time Played: ~5 hours With a name like Figment, I knew I was stepping into a world filled with imaginative elements. Exploring the mind in an action-based puzzle platformer was definitely the safe choice genre-wise and allowed for plenty of creative worlds to visit. I went into this game thinking it was just going to be a pun-filled series of levels that drew heavily from Inside Out (2015). However, the twist near the end elevated this game to something deeper and darker than I expected. This was despite some of its other, more annoying flaws. Visually, Figment looks great. Despite how everything moves, it doesn't quite have that "Flash game" feel because all the art is so well done. Of course, it also makes navigating around the world a little challenging at times because it's not clear if there are places where the character can go or not. Game-play wise, Figment isn't too difficult. The combat is simple, but just...

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MOVIE: Conclave (2024)

VIDEO GAME: Figment (2017)