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Quick Fix: My Life in 2021 in Photos
Hey, I know that my writing output has slowed considerably in 2021, down from three posts in…
Let Them Fight – The Human Characters in the Monsterverse
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Review: 2000 AD Humble Bundle (Part 2)
Welcome back to the 2000AD Humble Bundle round-up! I’ve finally gotten a chance to sink my teeth…
The Witcher 3 is Kind of Trash
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Retrospective: Jurassic World – Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Welcome back to the Jurassic Park retrospective! In today’s post we’re going to talk about the most…
Retrospective: War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Welcome back to the Planet of the Apes retrospective! In today’s post we’re going to be looking…
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Love/Hate: Let’s Go, Eevee!
It has been a while since I did a Pokemon Love/Hate and you may notice that there…
Love/Hate: Dead Space Extended Universe
From the very beginning Dead Space was conceived as a multi-media franchise. To that end it managed…
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Retrospective: Atlas Shrugged Part III – Who Is John Galt? (2014)
Welcome back to the Atlas Shrugged retrospective! Today we’ll be looking at the third and (mercifully) final…
Animals in Bands
I was listening to a podcast the other day and someone mentioned off-hand that there was a…
Christian Mingle – The Almighty Cockblocker
Recently my girlfriend was looking for a movie that we could watch on Netflix and, surprisingly, asked…
Waiting for Superman
I have been thinking about Superman a lot in the past few months. He’s such a ubiquitous…
Video Game Review: Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 – Venus (2016)
This happens to be my 200th post on I Choose to Stand, and I’ve put together something…
So… What’s the Point?
There’s a recurring argument which seems to occur within my family every couple months. Most recently it…
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Hi, I’m Barloq. I’ve been blogging since late 2012 and love to write about film, politics, religion and pop culture. I’m also a big fan of Pokemon, horror and action movies, comic books, DND, Warhammer 40k, and am an aspiring novelist.