Carson Kelly Blogs

After spending approximately 50 to 60 hours with Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, I am finally ready to share my thoughts and formally conclude my coverage of the game. I have not quite reached the final credits yet, but I am deep into the closing stretch and have experienced more than enough of the adventure to form a confident opinion. Overall, I genuinely enjoyed my time with Black Flag Resynced. Returning to this pirate adventure has been an exciting and often rewarding experience, filled with exploration, action, naval battles, and plenty of memorable moments. The world gives you an enormous amount to see and do, and when everything comes together, sailing across the open sea and continuing the journey can be incredibly satisfying. However, this is also a very long and demanding game. Its enormous scale can sometimes work against it, particularly during longer sessions when the number of missions, travel, exploration, and additional activities begins to feel exhausting. This ...

Insomniac Games has released a brand-new update for Marvel's Spider-Man 2, giving players two additional suits inspired by upcoming Marvel projects. Best of all, both suits are available at no additional cost for all players on PlayStation 5 and PC. The first addition is a suit inspired by Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the upcoming Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures film. The design brings a fresh cinematic look to Peter Parker and gives fans an early glimpse of a costume inspired by the next chapter in Spider-Man's big-screen journey. Joining it is a second suit inspired by Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, bringing a bold, stylized aesthetic based on the newly announced fighting game. The unique design stands out from the game's existing lineup and offers players another exciting customization option while exploring New York City. As always, it's great to see Insomniac Games continuing to support Marvel's Spider-Man 2 with free post-launch content. While the update is rela...

House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 6 was another enjoyable chapter in what continues to be a very strong season. The opening minutes were especially crazy and immediately gave the episode a great deal of intensity. Without getting into spoilers, the story also features a major character loss that will likely leave many viewers talking once they finish the episode. I had a feeling something significant might happen, but I still want to respect the experience of anyone who has not watched Episode 6 yet. This review will therefore remain mostly spoiler-free.

The story of Michael Jackson is one almost everyone knows. His rise from a gifted young performer in the Jackson Five to becoming the King of Pop remains one of the most recognizable journeys in entertainment history. Unfortunately, MICHAEL did not tell that familiar story with the quality or refinement I expected. This is not a film I completely disliked. Some moments capture the spectacle, music, and extraordinary ambition associated with Michael Jackson’s career. The material itself remains fascinating, and there is enough here for longtime fans and general moviegoers to find something worthwhile. However, the overall execution left me wanting more. Certain details appeared to be altered, simplified, or reshaped for the film, and some of those creative decisions prevented the story from feeling as complete or authentic as it should have. Every biographical film makes changes when adapting a real person’s life, but those changes still need to form a compelling and carefully construc...

The Scary Movie franchise has returned, but unfortunately, this latest installment did absolutely nothing for me. Comedy is always subjective, but I found very little to laugh at in this movie. Most of the humor felt strained, repetitive, and overly reliant on being loud or recognizable rather than genuinely clever. Instead of delivering a sharp new parody for the current era of horror, the film frequently felt like it was simply throwing jokes at the screen and hoping something would eventually land. There may be some enjoyment here for longtime fans who are simply happy to see the franchise return. Familiarity and nostalgia can certainly carry a movie for a while. However, they were not enough to overcome how uninspired and exhausting I found the overall experience. A comedy does not necessarily need an emotional story or complicated filmmaking to succeed. It does, however, need to be funny. For me, Scary Movie failed at that most important task. I went into the film willing to emb...

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s legendary epic is an extraordinary theatrical achievement and one of my favorite films of the year. There are movies you enjoy, movies you admire, and movies that continue occupying your thoughts long after the final scene has ended. Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey belongs firmly in that final category. I attended an early-morning screening, and hours after leaving the theater, I was still thinking about what I had experienced. This was not merely another new movie to watch, review, and eventually move past. This was one of those increasingly rare cinematic experiences that felt enormous, meaningful, and genuinely unforgettable.