Mamoru Oshii v. The Brotherhood

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via Kotaku:

The filmmaker and genius behind the 1995 sci-fi anime classic has been documenting his eight year journey through Fallout 4’s post-nuclear (h/t Automaton), and it doesn’t involve following the main story which sees the player-made protagonist on a search for their child after they were abducted. Instead, Oshii plays by a self-inforced code of conduct, restricting who he interacts with while also seeing him collect a ton of power armor.

For Oshii, Dogmeat is his only companion. He allies with no one. He ignores the main story. And the Brotherhood of Steel are in for a really bad time when he comes across them. In his many articles on Automaton documenting his experiences with the game, he said:

Whenever I spot [the Brotherhood’s] reconnaissance units in the ruins, I stalk them from behind and take them out with my trusty .50 caliber rifle. I kill them all and leave no evidence. I’ve decided to strip them naked and leave them lying there in their underwear. They’re invaders, so mercy is unnecessary.

my 25 favorite films of the quarter century

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In no particular order and off the top of my head:

  • 25TH HOUR (Lee, 2002)

  • SINNERS (Coogler, 2025)

  • PARASITE (Bong, 2019)

  • CHILDREN OF MEN (Cuarón, 2006)

  • GODZILLA MINUS ONE (Yamazaki, 2023)

  • GOOD TIME (Safdies, 2017)

  • EX MACHINA (Garland, 2015)

  • ROAD TO PERDITION (Mendes, 2002)

  • SPIDER-MAN 2 (Raimi, 2004)

  • WEAPONS (Cregger, 2025)

  • COLLATERAL (Mann, 2004)

  • THE PRESTIGE (Nolan, 2006)

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE (Eggers, 2019)

  • THE MENU (Mylod, 2022)

  • THE INCREDIBLES (Bird, 2004)

  • TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN (Lynch, 2017)

  • PRISONERS (Vilaneuve, 2013)

  • ZODIAC (Fincher, 2007)

  • NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Coens, 2007)

  • THE PHANTOM THREAD (PTA, 2017)

  • SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (Wright, 2010)

  • KILL BILL (1+2) (Tarantino, 2003)

  • CASINO ROYALE (Campbell, 2006)

  • FANTASTIC MR FOX (Anderson, 2009)

  • GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK (Clooney, 2005)