It has been almost a year and a half since DC Comics released the breathtaking finale of James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Buenos’ The beautiful house by the lake. The 12-issue limited series, which won an Eisner Award, follows a group of 11 people who are invited by their mutual friend Walter to an ...
Not every filmmaker manages to get their debut film included in the Criterion Collection. But not every filmmaker has the necessary clout with their debut film Girl fight does. Decades after its release, Karyn Kusama’s debut film Girl fightis still relevant – it is no surprise that it launched her career as a director of ...
When game director Hidetaka Miyazaki tried to explain his then new game Demon Souls for the masses, he chose another game as a reference point: the classic Dungeons & Dragons-inspired role-playing game sorcery. FromSoftware wanted to “bring back the fun and charm of a classic role-playing game using the latest technology available,” Miyazaki told Famitsu ...
A good board game has many levels. Narrative layers surround and define the plot of a board game, while mechanical layers determine the action from moment to moment. More complex games have a rich strategic layer where players try to outsmart each other over multiple rounds or games. There’s always a social level, which can ...
The new animated film from Netflix Thelma the unicorn is full of soulful rock music, but one number stands out like a neon sore thumb: “Here Comes the Cud.” And that’s intentional. Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie crafted “Here Comes the Cud” to be as obnoxiously catchy and synthetic as possible. Creating a viral ...
This review by AGGRO DR1FT was originally released following its screening at the 2023 New York Film Festival. It was updated and re-released for the film’s limited theatrical release. It’s rare to see a film that challenges fundamental ideas about how films are made or what they should look like. It’s even rarer to see ...
Speaking has become isolating work over the years – these days, for an actor like JP Karliak, a day “on set” is done in a home studio, and notes come in over Zoom calls. But the goals are the same: finding the perfect sound that fits a character and relentlessly pursuing the perfect take. Karliak ...
There’s a lot of TV to sift through in any given week, and this week is no exception – something I’m sure I’ve said about many jam-packed TV weeks, but what can you do! The TV gives and gives and takes away and gives some more. If you want recommendations that go beyond just new ...
Spoiler warnings have become a polite way to signal to the Internet that you are about to discuss an aspect of a film that viewers might prefer not to know before seeing the film. There is endless debate about this on the internet What is a spoiler and what needs to be warned?. But the ...
The Skywalker saga is complete Clone Wars The animated series has come to an end (so to speak) and one of the best Star Wars stories ever told takes place between seasons. But Star Wars: The Phantom Menace is coming back to cinemas on the occasion of its 25th anniversary and is attracting attention significant ...
