Steven Nguyen Scaife
@midfalutin.bsky.social
Freelance critic for games, TV, & movies. Library worker. Bylines at Slant Magazine, Polygon, IGN, Boston Globe, Edge, Unwinnable, Fanbyte, Buzzfeed News, etc. He/him.
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stvnscaife at gmail
https://muckrack.com/steven-scaife
stvnscaife at gmail
i see Shea Whigham in period attire, i click the thumbnail
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
i see Shea Whigham in period attire, i click the thumbnail
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GUESS WHO'S MOVING AGAIN
every time I think moving is gonna be fine and every time there are new ways it is not fine
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
GUESS WHO'S MOVING AGAIN
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it is CRAZY to me that this only has 200 reviews what do you MEAN everyone in the world hasn't played Mediterranea Inferno
Two years after its release, Mediterranea Inferno reaches 200 reviews on Steam! 98% positive.
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
it is CRAZY to me that this only has 200 reviews what do you MEAN everyone in the world hasn't played Mediterranea Inferno
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i have emerged from conducting-interviews retirement with a piece on the development of Mediterranea Inferno
Mediterranea Inferno spins a searing and surreal yarn in post-COVID Italy
Developer Lorenzo Redaelli chats with us about the creation of his award-winning, hedonistic horror story.
store.epicgames.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
i have emerged from conducting-interviews retirement with a piece on the development of Mediterranea Inferno
boy am I not good at Lumines
November 18, 2025 at 5:29 AM
boy am I not good at Lumines
PITCH: Here's Why You're RIGHT to Like the Thing You ALREADY Like
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
PITCH: Here's Why You're RIGHT to Like the Thing You ALREADY Like
Taxi Driver
The Irishman
The King of Comedy
After Hours
The Wolf of Wall Street
The Irishman
The King of Comedy
After Hours
The Wolf of Wall Street
It’s the GOAT’s birthday
My top 5 Scorseses as of today
1. Taxi Driver
2. Goodfellas
3. Casino
4. The King of Comedy
5. The Irishman
My top 5 Scorseses as of today
1. Taxi Driver
2. Goodfellas
3. Casino
4. The King of Comedy
5. The Irishman
a man wearing glasses and a black suit is talking
Alt: Scorsese pointing at himself with a twinkle in his eye
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Taxi Driver
The Irishman
The King of Comedy
After Hours
The Wolf of Wall Street
The Irishman
The King of Comedy
After Hours
The Wolf of Wall Street
worried I wasn't watching enough bad movies, watched that movie The Weeknd made, had immediate regrets
November 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
worried I wasn't watching enough bad movies, watched that movie The Weeknd made, had immediate regrets
oh are they Predator Badlands-ing Metroid
November 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
oh are they Predator Badlands-ing Metroid
I'm largely enjoying Long Story Short but do we have a term yet for when characters all sound like their own therapists
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I'm largely enjoying Long Story Short but do we have a term yet for when characters all sound like their own therapists
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I made a joke in my main Discord server about DOOM E1M1 being in a major key and @abigbagofkeys.sickonedude.com actually made it. Jesus fucking Christ listen to this hahahaha
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I made a joke in my main Discord server about DOOM E1M1 being in a major key and @abigbagofkeys.sickonedude.com actually made it. Jesus fucking Christ listen to this hahahaha
the terrible, terrible irony that I write better in the morning but am not even remotely a morning person
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
the terrible, terrible irony that I write better in the morning but am not even remotely a morning person
do you think Shigeru Miyamoto has watched Good Time
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
do you think Shigeru Miyamoto has watched Good Time
if you watched Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein, maybe also check out Larry Fessenden's GREAT modernization, Depraved. it's on Shudder and Kanopy
Review: ‘Depraved’ Views Modern Society Through the Lens of ‘Frankenstein’ - Slant Magazine
With 'Depraved,' Larry Fessenden diagnoses the rot of our era through the shifting personalities and power dynamics of solipsistic men.
www.slantmagazine.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
if you watched Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein, maybe also check out Larry Fessenden's GREAT modernization, Depraved. it's on Shudder and Kanopy
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Bond drives a car real fast through Budapest. He hits a bad guy and then gets out and takes a thumb drive from the guy's jacket pocket and says "didn't your mother ever tell you to look both ways before crossing the street?" and then he shoots the guy twice and drives off BANAAAAT DANAAAAAA
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Bond drives a car real fast through Budapest. He hits a bad guy and then gets out and takes a thumb drive from the guy's jacket pocket and says "didn't your mother ever tell you to look both ways before crossing the street?" and then he shoots the guy twice and drives off BANAAAAT DANAAAAAA
you gotta respect Vince Gilligan's commitment to finally getting Rhea Seehorn an Emmy
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
you gotta respect Vince Gilligan's commitment to finally getting Rhea Seehorn an Emmy
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You really catapulted into my fav of the year so far
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You really catapulted into my fav of the year so far
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i know i shouldn't lead with Minesweeper being in this since it's only a small part of the game, but No Players Online does a lot of really cool stuff with Minesweeper!
(there's also a haunted FPS map and a grainy atmosphere of digital decay!)
(there's also a haunted FPS map and a grainy atmosphere of digital decay!)
NO PLAYERS ONLINE brings its mechanics to bear on mood with impressive seamlessness. Read @midfalutin.bsky.social's review.
'No Players Online' Review: A Ghostly Expansion
Never leaving the confines of its chunky CRT monitor, 'No Players Online' brings its mechanics to bear on mood with impressive seamlessness.
www.slantmagazine.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
i know i shouldn't lead with Minesweeper being in this since it's only a small part of the game, but No Players Online does a lot of really cool stuff with Minesweeper!
(there's also a haunted FPS map and a grainy atmosphere of digital decay!)
(there's also a haunted FPS map and a grainy atmosphere of digital decay!)
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any time I think about Frankenstein, I remember when I watched Frankenstein Unbound on TV as a kid and assumed it was a faithful adaptation
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
any time I think about Frankenstein, I remember when I watched Frankenstein Unbound on TV as a kid and assumed it was a faithful adaptation
it welcome me to derry until i float too
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
it welcome me to derry until i float too
hate to say it but even if Predator: Badlands had been rated R, it is deeply and spiritually a PG-13 movie
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
hate to say it but even if Predator: Badlands had been rated R, it is deeply and spiritually a PG-13 movie
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the funny thing about the internet is that sometimes work just disappears.
i wrote about these adaptations as well for Fanbyte some years ago, but the article got purged when the site changed direction and is now basically unfindable. authory.com/StevenScaife...
i wrote about these adaptations as well for Fanbyte some years ago, but the article got purged when the site changed direction and is now basically unfindable. authory.com/StevenScaife...
November 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
the funny thing about the internet is that sometimes work just disappears.
i wrote about these adaptations as well for Fanbyte some years ago, but the article got purged when the site changed direction and is now basically unfindable. authory.com/StevenScaife...
i wrote about these adaptations as well for Fanbyte some years ago, but the article got purged when the site changed direction and is now basically unfindable. authory.com/StevenScaife...