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Meat Puppet is a horror comedy short about the dangers of not growing up. It primarily features a college-graduate-aged man who blows off important people, namely his girlfriend, and events in his life in order to play with toys and action figures.

Seeing as we have twelve minutes and a good portion of that needs to be reserved for comedic bits and VFX horror, we don't get a lot of specific characterization. We see a lot of reliance on stereotypes and tropes. We do get an arc, but frankly, if the short's humor doesn't work for you, I don't think the arc will, either.

The VFX work is pretty impressive, and I really enjoyed the puppet. The pieces, like the cinematography and editing, come together quite nicely with the puppetry and the VFX to paint an enjoyable picture.

The humor might not land for a lot of people, though. I enjoy it well enough, and I think it does a pretty good job of doing what it sets out to do, but this brand of schlocky, B-movie horror isn't everyone's cup of tea. I'm also not sure the film nails the humor all the way through, either. There are a couple moments where the bit either needs to take a step bigger and crazier or to tone down some. It's hard to say what direction would be best, though, and I will say, that's a lot of personal preference.

I was pleasantly surprised at the arc and some of the more traditionally dramatic moments, specifically Cuba's (the girlfriend) light-bulb moment. I also loved how the film doesn't take itself to seriously at that juncture, as well.

Oh, and stick around after the credits. They don't take long, and the parting shot is a good bit of fun.

Do you like Dimension 20? Desiquest? Look no further. Seriously, you don't need to read more. Just go to the place where IMDB sends you to the content and go. It's free and on-demand.

If you're not inherently a fan of the for-time-edited TTRPGs out there as a format, read on. This is a great high fantasy story that starts as a murder mystery, which pulls the characters together into a group. Shortly into the show, the mystery is more-or-less solved and the character seem to go on their way...until circumstances draw them back together in a much bigger, broader, and more fantastical story. There's action, adventure, political intrigue, family drama, secret societies, and some great humor. And it's *long*. Twenty-two 48-minute episodes. But there are six primary characters, each of whom have their own story, as well as the main group's plot, which weaves in and out of the individual stories quite well.

Yeah, it's told in the form of improvised, collaborative storytelling utilizing random chance - also known as tabletop roleplaying (or more colloquially, D&D). That adds to the story, since not only do you have the characters and the story being told, but you have the actors and the interactions between them which are great, too.

If you haven't given a show like this (live-action TTRPG) a shot, this is a great place to start.