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The Holdovers (2023) review

December 15, 2025 | Reading time: ~1 minute

The Holdovers is a heartwarming movie that does the "found family" trope really well. Paul Giamatti shines as an intelligent, aloof career teacher, and Dominic Sessa plays the role of the depresed intelligent teenager well. Da'Vine Randolph is excellent.

The God King's Legacy review

December 10, 2025 | Reading time: ~1 minute

The God King's Legacy is a collection of two novellas set in the same low-fantasy world. These stories are flintlock fantasy, where gunpowder and muskets feature heavily. It's a subgenre of fantasy I enjoy, with all the trappings of traditional fantasy but with a bit of modern flair.

Berserk vol 9 review

December 6, 2025 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Maybe the best volume yet. In this one we see the fall of Griffith and the Band of the Hawk, as well as the reunion of Guys with Casca and the remnants of the Band.

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold review

December 6, 2025 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Mythos is a straightforward retelling of most of the most popular Greek myths. It's a brief, easy read with a good bit of humor.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) review

November 27, 2025 | Reading time: ~1 minute

I was browsing for good Thanksgiving movies, of which there are few, and came across Planes, Trains and Automobiles - a classic I've never seen.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973) review

November 27, 2025 | Reading time: ~1 minute

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is one of those classic animated specials that always got played in my house during the holidays. Thanksgiving isn't as iconic as the Halloween or Christmas specials, but it's still cute.

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My name's Mike, and this is the Lore Depository - my spot online where I can write out my thoughts on games, books, tech, movies, and anything else I find interesting.

My biggest project is my Game Library Project. I have a ton of games collected throughout the years, and have barely played any of them. Check out the linked post to learn more about the project, and click here to be taken to the category page where you can see all my posts for the project.

Another project I'm working on is my Pokemon Living Dex Challenge, where I try to obtain one of each available Pokemon and transfer them into Pokemon Home.

Yet another project I'm working on is my Old School RuneScape "Completionist" Quest, where I'm attempting to max out all skills and see everything the game has to offer as a completely new player.

Other content comes mainly in 3 forms:
• Reviews, where I post longer-form review writeups
• Thoughts, short & quick first impressions posts
• Guides, detailed how-tos and walkthroughs

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