Review: Smart Mystery Paradise Killer Embraces Vaporwave Style
I love a good mystery, but solving mysteries within a video game is rarely done in a satisfactory way—if you have the ability to solve it on your own at […]
Review: Visual Gymnastics, Laid-Back Cool and a Signature Grand Scale in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet
In many ways, writer/director Christopher Nolan’s latest blend of action, science fiction and all things massively scaled, Tenet, is a greatest hits package for the filmmaker, in all the good […]
Review: Rhythm Fighter Is a Bright and Bouncy Rhythm Brawler
Rhythm games are super fun, and while every game genre can’t possibly benefit from the rhythm game treatment, others are surprising fits. Crypt of the Necrodancer proved that such a […]
Review: Technical Issues Prevent Ary and the Secret of Seasons from Being a Kid-Friendly Gem
From the opening moments Ary and the Secret of Seasons presents itself as a game that you can’t help but like. It has beautiful cartoon-style animation, an adorable main character […]
Review: Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things Twists Timelines, Stretches Believability and Demands Repeat Viewings
As he seems to excel at doing in one screenplay after another (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adaptation., Confessions of a Dangerous Mind), as well as […]
Review: Iron Harvest–Come for the Mechs, Stay for Compelling Alternate History
Ever since the 100 year anniversary of World War I, I’ve been a little obsessed with it. I’ve probably read about a dozen books on the subject, spurred on by […]
Review: Documentary Duo Shift to Episodic Format for Riveting, Drama-Packed Love Fraud
The documentary-making duo Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady have consistently delivered some of the most intriguing and thought-provoking films on American life, politics and culture. From 2006’s Jesus Camp, about children […]
Review: Djinni and Thaco: Trial by Spire Tasks You with Wielding Cosmic Power
Virtual reality is the gateway to what will probably the future of entertainment. We probably won’t get Ready Player One’s Oasis anytime soon, but virtual reality and augmented reality experiences […]
Review: Recounting a Story of Faith and Skepticism, Fatima Looks Beautiful, Lacks Substance
In 1917, as the world was at war and facing a once-in-a-century pandemic, a story emerged out of a rural town in Portugal that would have the faithful calling for […]
Review: A Raucous, Silly Adventure, Get Duked! Surprises with Genuine Laughs and Confident Filmmaking
At some point since its premiere at 2019’s SXSW Film Festival, Get Duked! got re-titled. Originally called Boyz in the Wood, one imagines there were some copyright issues with that nod to John […]
Review: Vinyl Nation Revels in the Joys of Tangible, Browsable Record Collections
As someone who has fairly recently rediscovered my own vinyl collection and stopped being nervous about adding to it (thanks to annual events like Record Store Day, which finally happens […]
Review: Buried in Snow, Centigrade Avalanches into a Battle Against the Elements and Personal Tensions
Director/co-writer Brandon Walsh (marking his feature film debut) and story originator/co-writer Daley Nixon have composed an intriguing idea that is a variation of other tense thrillers we’ve seen before—only Centigrade has […]