My love and excuses for Darkest Dungeon start sounding like an abusive relationship after a while. It’s a brutal game that punishes me terribly whenever I slip up, or sometimes for seemingly no reason at all, but I probably did something wrong to deserve it at some point. It’s by no means perfect, but its …
Marvel’s merry band of mutants have been noticeably less merry since the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now launched in October. Extraordinary X-Men was criticized for being reductive in its storytelling, pitting the mutants against the threat of extinction yet again, and if that idea put you off of the book then issue 7 definitely won’t bring you back.
In Red Sonja #2, Marguerite Bennett continues to layer political themes in the background while telling the story of Red Sonja trying to adapt to a more complicated Hyrkania after a long absence.
The platformer is one of the oldest and most loved genre’s in the gaming world. The 33 years between Space Panic and Super Mario 3D World has seen countless memorable and entertaining titles. There may be divides between RPG’s, FPS’s, and any other acronyms but everyone can enjoy a good platformer. If you’re anything like …
A screenshot originating from the reddit subforum /r/creepygaming fired a frenzy among gamers that the kind of disturbing easter egg only thought true of an online urban legend had finally been discovered in a nostalgic, child-friendly racer for the N64. Although the mostly vibrant, brightly-colored California Speed contained a number of humorous billboards and the …
DeConnick and De Landro blow the doors off the second arc with stark ironies, nauseating apathies, and contrasting raw emotions. Stakes get higher and allegiances get muddied as the lesson once again rears its ugly head: all bodies serve the Father–male and female, guard and prisoner, black and white. And bodies are disposable.
Robert Egger’s feature film debut The Witch, is a terrifying exploration of a puritanical family’s descent into hysteria. Eggers is stingy with the film’s supernatural elements, preferring to force the audience to decide what is real versus what is a manifestation of the character’s anxieties. The result is a film finely tuned for horror aficionados with a preference for old-fashioned psychological terror.
“The thing about improvisation is that it’s not about what you say. It’s listening to what other people say. It’s about what you hear” Paul Merton It’s something of an unwritten rule for any stage performer that you must, at the drop of a hat, be able to think on your feet and react off …
Team Flash makes their way back to Earth-1 in another entertaining (if more straightforward) episode of The Flash.
Archie #6 continues the new reboot’s streak of creating a modern and fun vibe for the series while still keeping to the core of the original series both in Waid’s writing and Fish’s art.
In 1996, relatively alright Baltimore Orioles Outfielder Brady Anderson had a career year, posting off-the-chart offensive numbers from out of nowhere. Previously hitting around .240 on a good day, and a home run high of 21 in 1992, he put up a .297/.396/1.034 line, 50 home runs, 110 RBIs, 37 doubles, 117 runs and …
Even with good solo character moments and a beautifully gritty color palette, Barb Wire seems to rely too much on presumed reader nostalgia to carry it as a story. Instead of re-presenting or re-crafting her world, it functions on half formed ideas and doesn’t try to explain any of them. Maybe if you’re a fan of hers from the 90s, the book will make a ton of sense, but for the rest of us, it’s not worth the trip to Steel Harbor.
With Deadpool’s frankly insane levels of success with fans and at the box office, director Tim Miller is already becoming a household name. But while Deadpool may be the first feature film Miller’s been at the helm of, this isn’t his first superhero-related project, something new-found fans are only just discovering. Cast your mind back to 2007, and you may remember …
Ever since Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo revealed that an amnesiac Bruce Wayne was still alive in Gotham City, the “Superheavy” arc of Batman has been building to this issue
For a director whose work is known to be incredibly macho and conform to genre tropes, Mann stands out amongst a lot of cinephiles as the one of the best studio filmmakers working today. His films, shot in digital or non-digital, evoke a moody imagery that glorifies his character’s emotional being yet is radiated by coolness. Last night, the BAMcinematek …
There is a wave of nostalgia and sentimentality sweeping through the gaming world as of late, evidenced by the release of titles such as Unravel, That Dragon, Cancer and Oxenfree. Games like these are giving players a chance to peak through a different kind of lens, a lens which focuses on emotional healing and resuscitates the memories …
[W]hen “Babylon” isn’t trying to philosophize too much, it charms in several ways, the most prominent being how it uses [its] supporting roles…
A cataclysmic episode spotlights a rare element for The Walking Dead: hope.
In anticipation of the Coen Bros’ Hail Caesar, I’ve been catching up on my Coen Canon (Coenon?) lately, finally watching some of their classic films that I somehow managed to miss. Raising Arizona, their 1987 comedy starring Nicolas Cage, is next up on my list, and what a lovely coincidence that this gorgeous new art print for the …
As The Southerner moves along, there are times when something poignantly endearing develops, concerning the virtue of the characters, their resolution, and the film’s own veneration for the subject matter.
And that’s pretty much the point: the music hides the Maki’s non-compliance from the watchful eye of neighbor and Fathers in Bitch Planet #6.
Vinyl, Season One, Episode One: “Pilot” Written by Terence Winter and George Mastras Directed by Martin Scorsese Airs Sundays at 9pm on HBO It seemed inevitable that Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger would work together at some point. After all, The Rolling Stones have created the essential music of Scorsese’s life, and his films would …
Spoiler warning: This post includes minor spoilers for “Deadpool.” Then again, with the movie’s box office you probably saw it anyway. After wrapping Deadpool’s first solo outing on the silver screen, the creative team had a little fun with the obligatory post-credits sequence. In Buellerian fashion, Ryan Reynolds admonished the crowd for staying around after the conclusion. Next, he promised that …