GRUNGE IS officially in. Ripped jeans, bleached hair, piercings and violence against a backdrop of sludge coated wastelands that reek of decay. This is the world of Death Trash, a game that dares to open Pandora’s box and explore humanity through a forbidden, anti-authoritarian lens, and it’s awfully intriguing. Developer Stephan Hövelbrinks is no stranger to game design, but as he explains, Death Trash is his …

If there’s anything to really take away from the Ratchet and Clank movie, it’s that the writers and director Kevin Munroe failed to understand what makes the Ratchet and Clank games so special. This is baffling as one of the writers is T.J. Fixman, who wrote for the games, starting with the Ratchet and Clank …

As a general rule, I tend not to give fan theories that much consideration, and a lot of people are less charitable than me. The rise of fan theories has met with some pushback, with some people even decrying them as the death of film discourse. Which yes, is a tad hyperbolic. But here’s the …

The Mirror’s Edge Catalyst closed beta is finished and after three days of short-but-sweet hands-on gameplay, I find myself yearning for parkour in all other games. I can’t even play Fallout now without the urge to leap off debris, land on shambled rooftops, run off of dirt walls, and drop kick the face off of a …

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 1, Episode 13: “Leviathan” Written by Sarah Nicole Jones & Ray Utarnachitt Directed by Gregory Smith Airs Thursdays at 7pm ET on The CW A spate of strong episodes ends with this week’s “Leviathan”, a shambling hour that signals every event and line of dialogue before it happens. Perhaps it’s …

  DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 1, Episode 12: “The Last Refuge” Written by Chris Fedak & Matthew Maala Directed by Rachel Talalay Airs Thursdays at 7pm ET on The CW A rich, rewarding episode, “Last Refuge” is the best Legends of Tomorrow episode to date, and very nearly single-handedly provides a justification for its …

Faith #4 Written by Jody Houser Art by Francis Portela and Marguerite Sauvage Colors by Andrew Dalhouse with Pete Pantazis Letters by Dave Sharpe Published by Valiant Comics This is the final issue of the Faith miniseries, but have no fear! Our valiant and nerdy superheroine just got promoted to an ongoing series that’s coming …

‘Sing Street’ is like snuggling a fuzzy blanket full of ‘80s nostalgia and boyhood fantasies about rock-n-roll domination.

Hitchcock-ian is a common term these days. It’s meant to suggest a specific tone, one of dark psychology and shocking images. It’s used with reference to Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of classics like Psycho, Vertigo, and North by Northwest. A Kind of Murder was described as Hitchcock-ian by the Tribeca Film Festival, and the description …

Once again, the backup story outshines the main story in The Dark Knight III #4 as Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson provide some iconic imagery, especially in the scenes featuring the Atom and Superman’s execution, but Frank Miller and Brian Azzarello’s storyline jumps around and portray the characters not named Bruce Wayne, Carrie Kelly, or Ellen Yindel in an arbitrary way. Plus there is that always problematic Islamophobia, which is starting to set in as the Kryptonians call Batman an “infidel”. Last time I checked, this wasn’t Holy Terror.

I didn’t post the last trailer for j-horror mashup Sadako vs Kayako, but those who watched it have probably noticed that this thing is starting to look pretty thoroughly silly. And I mean silly even for a film about two dead Japanese girls with wet hair making gurgling noises at eachother. The film, however, would appear …

Arrow says farewell to a series regular in thoroughly underwhelming fashion.

This is classic Fuller filmmaking … and as Dominik Graf notes, there is no mistaking the director’s “brand of ecstatic underground cinema.”

Hellcat #5 is an explosive ending to the series’ first arc as Patsy and her friends get a nice win against Casiolena, but she has a lot to learn as she balances her life as a superhero with her actual job at Tara Tam’s tattoo parlor, the court case with Hedy, and hanging out with friends. But she has a great supporting cast that writer Kate Leth has fleshed out throughout the first five issues, bright and bouncy art from Brittney Williams, and intense colors from Megan Wilson so she has a great shot at overcoming this obstacle as well. Plus the final two pages have my third favorite Marvel character on it and will definitely make you sad that the next issue is a month off.

4 Kids Walk into a Bank #1 is a painfully funny return to the awkwardness of middle school wrapped around a crime mystery story that is just beginning to heat up. It’s like if you dropped the cast of Freaks and Geeks sans stoners into the middle of Reservoir Dogs.

Kicks is confident and bold. It’s a film of such wild ambition that it’s almost a surprise that it was ever made. It’s a tremendous accomplishment, bolstered by strong visuals, sharp writing, and deft performances from its young leads. Kicks is the kind of film that Tribeca exists to bolster, and the film takes complete advantage of the …

  Tribeca Film Festival 2016 presented the Daring Women Summit, a full day of presentations and panels from women who are transforming the work place and the world at large. Here are highlights from this landmark day Creating Compelling Television That Resonates It’s no easy feat creating a television show that truly resonates with viewers. This …

Kieron Gillen’s run on Journey into Mystery #622-645 is really the closest Marvel has come to telling a long form urban fantasy story about stories like Vertigo’s Sandman , and it survived multiple art shifts and even an extended crossover with the Fear Itself event. The premise of the series is ingenious as in the aftermath of the Siege event (which involved the much maligned and overused by Brian Michael Bendis character, the Sentry, finally getting thrown into the sun by Thor.), Loki has been resurrected as a child and hopes to avoid his villainous destiny.

There are plenty of reasons why someone may not take to Detour, the feature film debut from writer/director Christopher Smith. It’s storytelling methods may confuse many audience members, and the story it tells is rather thin when you try to examine it. Still, Detour’s an adventurous idea, and it’s one well worth your time. As …

Directors: Leonor Caraballo & Matteo Norzi This hypnotic, visually stunning film was carefully designed to be highly experiential.  Co-director, Leonor Caraballo,  was diagnosed with cancer. In her search for treatment, she discovered a small medicine village in the Peruvian rainforest. “Her interest in the Amazon started when she was introduced to shamanism and plant medicine …

Welcome Back #7 Written by Christopher Sebela Art by Claire Roe Colors by Jeremy Lawson Letters by Jim Campbell Published by Boom! Studios Man, however awkward it was for you to meet your significant other’s parents, surely it won’t beat out Mali meeting Tessa’s. The issue opens where the previous one left off with the …

Ratchet & Clank Developed by: Insomniac Games Published by: Sony Interactive Entertainment Available on: PlayStation 4 Release date: April 12th 2016 (NA), April 20th 2016 (EU), April 22nd 2016 (UK) Way back in 2002, Insomniac Games released Ratchet & Clank to critical fanfare. Several sequels and spin-offs later, the critical reception barely dropped an inch, …

‘Dark Souls III Developed by: FromSoftware, Inc. Published by: Bandai Namco Entertainment Available on: PC via Steam (reviewed), PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Xbox One Release Date: April 12th, 2016 The Dark Souls franchise essentially began with the seminal Demon’s Souls on PlayStation 3 in 2009, and quickly became a larger-scale cultural phenomenon than anyone would have expected out of FromSoftware, …