TANUKI: Pon’s Summer felt like one of those games that was announced ages ago, but in actuality, the debut trailer only dropped in February 2025. I’m just so tuned in to various media events that I kept seeing it over and over again, so much so that it felt like years. Well, after a media blitz, including a playable demo, TANUKI:
Read MoreWarhammer Survivors is yet another video game set within the Warhammer universe. There are so many games to choose from across all genres now that the franchise almost rivals Nintendo’s turnout with Mario. From platformers to RPGs to shooters, Warhammer has it all. What sets Warhammer Survivors apart is that it has both the futuristic and fantasy realms held within it
Read MoreClub Kid could easily fall into the trap of being labeled a Big Daddy ripoff. The film involves an immature young man with no clear direction in life who abruptly inherits a kid. He then finds maturity through caring for someone else. The third act even shares some similar scenarios as the Adam Sandler movie. However, despite its familiar story beats,
Read MoreDavid Leitch has a pacing problem. That much is clear if you watch all of his solo directorial efforts, no matter how great they look or how well-mounted his conception of action choreography is. His latest, How to Rob a Bank, might be his dullest film, even if it contains his most hyperstimulating images yet. How to Rob a Bank is,
Read MoreMarvel Studios has dominated the conversation in the last few weeks. With the promotional rollout of Avengers: Doomsday well underway and the successful release of the new Disney+ series, VisionQuest, Marvel seems to be giving it their all as their Multiverse Saga comes to an end. But with every end comes a new beginning. And Marvel Studios is already looking ahead
Read MoreThere’s a scene in Noah Segan’s The Only Living Pickpocket in New York that perfectly captures the layers of John Turturro’s slick, calculating street thief, Harry Lehman. It might be the best demonstration of the veteran actor’s skills as someone who has never gotten the flowers he’s always deserved. The heartbreaking story in The Only Living Pickpocket in New York Turturro’s Lehman dances to
Read MoreSome films are better in concept than the ultimate execution—where you can see potential squandered in real time while watching. Behemoth! fulfills much of what you’d want from delving into the psyche of a character who’s a passenger within the effervescent swaying of his life through the beauty of its diegetic film scoring. But eventually, Behemoth! becomes lost within its ambitiously
Read MoreWriter-director James Gray (Ad Astra, The Lost City of Z) lends his distinct visual style to the dreary and somber atmosphere of his new film Paper Tiger. Aged, muted colors and dim, scattered lighting fill the screen, channeling the visual aesthetic of classic ’70s crime thrillers. The cinematography here rejects the crisp, polished imagery of modern filmmaking in favor of a
Read MoreAfter a two-year absence, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has returned for its expansive third season. Much of the cast returns for season 3, including Charlie Vickers, who delivers his full might to the role of the Dark Lord Sauron once again. Our favorite Elvish actors, Morfydd Clark and Robert Aramayo, return to their roles as Galadriel
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