Reviews

The Bayonetta and Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One may divide some fans, but I’m glad it exists at all. Vanquish is a third-person shooter...

The central conceit of Netflix’s science-fiction series Altered Carbon gives its writers a unique opportunity for casting adventures. Set in a future where humanity has used alien technology to store...

If you glance away from Netflix’s A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon for a second, you won’t have any trouble picking up the plot, but you’ll miss at least one...

Over the last decade, most science-fiction fans have experienced at least some level of teen-dystopian-series fatigue. After Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy took over the world, movies and shows about...

Halfway through Sonic the Hedgehog, the notorious blue speedster chants “Guac! Guac! Guac! Guac!” at a country road bar full of American lager product placement. A few minutes later, he...

The best kind of gossip is the kind you have no personal stake in. It’s fun when the details are juicy, but it’s even better if you don’t stand to...

The production-company powerhouse Blumhouse makes all manner of horror films following all sorts of genre traditions, from found footage (Paranormal Activity; Unfriended) to revivals of classic characters (David Gordon Green’s...

Days of War began life in Steam’s Early Access program, promising to carry on the tradition of competitive World War II shooters that began with Valve’s Day of Defeat in...

Birds of Prey (Or the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) continues a legacy. When Wonder Woman hit screens in 2016, it was considered a risky play. Captain Marvel, Marvel’s...

Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s horror movie/psychological thriller The Lodge attempts a magic trick. It’s easiest to understand in terms of how Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige explains stage magic in...