Reviews

This review of Dream Scenario was originally posted in conjunction with the film’s premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. It has been updated for the movie’s theatrical release....

There’s a conversation that crops up around Scott Pilgrim — the dude, the comic, and the movie named after him — far too often to go unaddressed: Scott Pilgrim is...

Games Workshop is expanding its catalog once more, and this time from a position of strength. With its marquee Warhammer 40,000 tabletop miniatures game selling like hotcakes and the reboot...

At first blush, I considered Persona 5 Tactica an unnecessary encore for the Phantom Thieves. They already got a sequel in Persona 5 Strikers, and a definitive edition that doubled...

While it might be a stretch to call Nintendo a friend to game preservationists, there’s no denying that the company is in a class of its own when it comes...

The list of truly great horror-comedy movies is surprisingly short. Making something funny that’s also convincingly tense and satisfyingly gory takes a delicate touch, which is probably why Wes Craven’s...

Doctor Who had it right: It’s better if you don’t explain time travel. “Blink,” the fan-favorite 2007 episode, famously described time as “wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey… stuff,” an extremely British way to...

Ever since Disney Lorcana launched on Aug. 18, curious friends and family have wasted no breath asking me their most pressing questions: What’s it like? How does it compare to...

It’s been more than 10 years since Sony made a handheld gaming console. Back in May, when news broke that a new handheld was on the way, PlayStation Vita junkies...

In early 2022, Valve released my favorite video game console. But even I had some gripes. With the Steam Deck, I could — for the first time — play the...