Reviews

Over the past few years, action fans have been treated to a run of solid French programming on Netflix. Athena was one of the best movies of 2022, Julien Leclercq’s...

If you have even a passing familiarity with Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, you probably remember its Fulton recovery system. To supply the game’s base-building element with personnel...

Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot opens with chapter upon chapter describing its cast of characters and the Maine town they inhabit. Before it becomes clear that a vampire has come to...

I fell off Pokémon after 2016’s Pokémon Sun. It was fun! But somewhere along the line, even the most die-hard monster collector experiences ’mon fatigue, unable to remember what happens...

It’s 1944. The Nazis are being forced out of Finland, and they’re using scorched-earth tactics, burning down everything and everyone on their way out of the country. They’ve destroyed villages...

Immediately after starting Age of Wonders 4, I decided to make a custom race of molekin for the tutorial realm — a swarming, mana-channeling people ruled by High Matriarch Enam’ru...

In Metroidvanias, it’s often about the destination, not the journey. You might find a new upgrade or a new area you haven’t explored before, and that’s exciting, but the path...

This review of Evil Dead Rise was initially published after the movie’s SXSW debut. It has been updated and republished for the film’s public theatrical release. In terms of sheer...

What is a remake, if not a sort of twin? It’s a duplicate, the same but different, often with a preoccupying awareness of which came first. Doubles have always fascinated...

In space and in anime, almost anything can happen. You will meet a girl named March 7th who wields a comically tall bow that fires glittering, bunny-shaped snowballs. Secret organizations...