Simon Best
@simonbest.bsky.social
Writer
Co-host of @awesomefriday.bsky.social podcast
Games/films/tech articles at AwesomeFriday.ca, Eurogamer, Unwinnable
"The Teeth Of Vehrion" (sci-fi horror novella) on Kindle, Kobo
www.temporarypen.com
Co-host of @awesomefriday.bsky.social podcast
Games/films/tech articles at AwesomeFriday.ca, Eurogamer, Unwinnable
"The Teeth Of Vehrion" (sci-fi horror novella) on Kindle, Kobo
www.temporarypen.com
Bond's ridiculous permanent half-cracked smile reminds me of when I had Bell's palsy
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Bond's ridiculous permanent half-cracked smile reminds me of when I had Bell's palsy
I feel like something's wrong when it's taken me three years to even hear of "Smash TV but also dungeon crawler with some Rez designed by Jeff Minter" youtu.be/QrNsN82D670?...
Rainbow Laser Disco Dungeon - Nintendo Switch Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by Thalamus Digital
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I feel like something's wrong when it's taken me three years to even hear of "Smash TV but also dungeon crawler with some Rez designed by Jeff Minter" youtu.be/QrNsN82D670?...
Carly Rae Jepsen would have absolutely killed Opalite and you know it
October 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Carly Rae Jepsen would have absolutely killed Opalite and you know it
What if I told you you don't have to use a level 9 crooked smile for your cocky adventure video game protagonist
September 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
What if I told you you don't have to use a level 9 crooked smile for your cocky adventure video game protagonist
The Australian golf course level in @babystepsgame.bsky.social is amazing
August 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Australian golf course level in @babystepsgame.bsky.social is amazing
I reviewed new folk horror Birthrite for Awesome Friday (and really liked it) awesomefriday.ca/2025/08/film...
Film Review: Birthrite - Awesome Friday!
Folk horror with some interesting narrative twists elevated by twin lead performances.
awesomefriday.ca
August 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I reviewed new folk horror Birthrite for Awesome Friday (and really liked it) awesomefriday.ca/2025/08/film...
This is important, don't take it halfseriously
This site by @avibagla.com is keeping track of every English word written on Bluesky—and every English word that has yet to appear. Like, until now, hovercrafts.
The Bluesky Dictionary
Can Bluesky say every word in the English language? Well this is your chance to find out.
www.avibagla.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
This is important, don't take it halfseriously
This week: what is Primer (2004) had a new trailer in 2025: youtu.be/5SiWExGUNH0?...
Primer Trailer Redux
YouTube video by TrailerUppercut
youtu.be
July 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This week: what is Primer (2004) had a new trailer in 2025: youtu.be/5SiWExGUNH0?...
This week on TrailerUppercut, I took the official Jurassic World Rebirth trailers and recut them to make the film I wish it *had* been. Enjoy! youtu.be/LX7Hr0ks-Gk?...
Jurassic World Rebirth Trailer Recut
YouTube video by TrailerUppercut
youtu.be
July 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This week on TrailerUppercut, I took the official Jurassic World Rebirth trailers and recut them to make the film I wish it *had* been. Enjoy! youtu.be/LX7Hr0ks-Gk?...
My review of the rather awful Jurassic World Rebirth on Awesome Friday - awesomefriday.ca/2025/07/revi...
Review: Jurassic World Rebirth - Awesome Friday!
It shouldn't be this hard to make these movies good. Let's cut to the chase: this is not a good film. The most frustrating thing is that in the seventh Jurassic film's few flashes of originality and h...
awesomefriday.ca
July 10, 2025 at 6:21 AM
My review of the rather awful Jurassic World Rebirth on Awesome Friday - awesomefriday.ca/2025/07/revi...
Take a look at the CFTCA June digest and catch up on all the great things coming out of this group! www.cascadiacritics.com/2025/07/cftc...
CFTCA Digest: June 2025 - Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association
Welcome to CFTCA's monthly digest for June 2025, a roundup of recent reviews, features, interviews, and more by CTFCA critics. Film Reviews Contra Zoom Pod Ep. #307: Mission Impossible Ranked | Listen...
www.cascadiacritics.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Take a look at the CFTCA June digest and catch up on all the great things coming out of this group! www.cascadiacritics.com/2025/07/cftc...
I reviewed KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) on Awesome Friday awesomefriday.ca/2025/07/film...
Film Review: KPop Demon Hunters - Awesome Friday!
Tuning Red. Many will point out the influence of Into the Spidey-Verse on KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix’s new film about a group of girls carrying a generational weapon of demon-slaying vocal chords. Th...
awesomefriday.ca
July 5, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I reviewed KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) on Awesome Friday awesomefriday.ca/2025/07/film...
I am in love with the flow in Suit For Hire awesomefriday.ca/2025/06/game...
Game Review: Suit For Hire - Awesome Friday!
Flow in game movement really is the secret sauce. From linking tricks in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3, to chaining specials in SSW Tricky, to slo-mo diving over boxes in Stranglehold, getting movement jus...
awesomefriday.ca
June 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I am in love with the flow in Suit For Hire awesomefriday.ca/2025/06/game...
Proofreading is quite important, comicbook.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Proofreading is quite important, comicbook.com
Print it, frame it, scream it from the rooftops
There are too many people out there that think creativity is something that some people have, and its 'extra' to life instead of something integral to humanity that all of us share and have. Its not a side thing to monetize, its something we have to grow and nurture in ourselves always!
June 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Print it, frame it, scream it from the rooftops
Harrison Ford character studies:
Han Solo: Never tell me the odds
Indiana Jones: Research the odds then ignore them
Rick Deckard: Not sure the odds are even real TBH
Jack Ryan: Please don't make me deal with these odds
Richard Kimble: Those aren't even my odds
President Marshall: GET OFF MY PLANE
Han Solo: Never tell me the odds
Indiana Jones: Research the odds then ignore them
Rick Deckard: Not sure the odds are even real TBH
Jack Ryan: Please don't make me deal with these odds
Richard Kimble: Those aren't even my odds
President Marshall: GET OFF MY PLANE
June 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Harrison Ford character studies:
Han Solo: Never tell me the odds
Indiana Jones: Research the odds then ignore them
Rick Deckard: Not sure the odds are even real TBH
Jack Ryan: Please don't make me deal with these odds
Richard Kimble: Those aren't even my odds
President Marshall: GET OFF MY PLANE
Han Solo: Never tell me the odds
Indiana Jones: Research the odds then ignore them
Rick Deckard: Not sure the odds are even real TBH
Jack Ryan: Please don't make me deal with these odds
Richard Kimble: Those aren't even my odds
President Marshall: GET OFF MY PLANE
Oh my God??! Loved loved LOVED Still Wakes The Deep and the setup for this DLC is one of my favourite scenarios. Cannot wait.
Oil rig horror Still Wakes the Deep is trading the 70s for the 80s in new Siren's Rest story DLC www.eurogamer.net/oil-rig-horr...
June 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Oh my God??! Loved loved LOVED Still Wakes The Deep and the setup for this DLC is one of my favourite scenarios. Cannot wait.
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Blippo+ is genuinely incredible. I love it. I can't wait to see what happens next over the next five weeks. And remember - if you're not blipping, you're missing out.
June 7, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Blippo+ is genuinely incredible. I love it. I can't wait to see what happens next over the next five weeks. And remember - if you're not blipping, you're missing out.
The very end of The Last Guardian made me sob until I hurt
May 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The very end of The Last Guardian made me sob until I hurt
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What's the most EMOTIONAL moment you've ever experienced in a video game?
May 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
What's the most EMOTIONAL moment you've ever experienced in a video game?
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video games make eleventy billion dollars a year but we can only have one website about them, and it’s owned by The Bastard Group
May 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
video games make eleventy billion dollars a year but we can only have one website about them, and it’s owned by The Bastard Group
*Polygon*??! Absolute vandalism. I really hope all the incredibly talented writers find somewhere that actually values them.
May 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
*Polygon*??! Absolute vandalism. I really hope all the incredibly talented writers find somewhere that actually values them.
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What the fuck
Polygon Sold To Valnet And Hit With Mass Layoffs kotaku.com/polygon-sold...
May 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
What the fuck
One of my proudest Vancouver moments was starting a chorus of BOOOS with some giggling old ladies when Pierre tried to PR his way through the Chinatown parade. Eat shit, Pierre.
April 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
One of my proudest Vancouver moments was starting a chorus of BOOOS with some giggling old ladies when Pierre tried to PR his way through the Chinatown parade. Eat shit, Pierre.