Cancer is often described in layman’s terms as the body’s cells performing their function, just without the biological checks and balances that prevent them from interfering with or overtaking each other. I’ve found it a useful metaphor lately for franchise cinema and what can happen when it goes wrong: a film’s franchise elements metastasize and ...
As with any other MMORPG, Final Fantasy 14 has raids. These boss fights for eight players are divided by difficulty level, with normal raids These are the versions you can unlock for loot and story, and wild raids are the ones that drop the best gear and mounts in the slot. Below we explain how ...
My first steps in Elden Ringis new Shadow of the Earth Tree Expansion feels like coming home. After traveling there, I touch a withered arm, step onto a grassy plain, and see a crumbling giant tree in the distance. The land is littered with intangible tombstones and spirit world versions of enemies I’ve faced before: ...
Digital Combat Simulator Worldalso known as DCS Worldis the reigning champion of combat flight simulation software. From the P-51 Mustang to the popular A-10 Warthog, the platform is packed with top-notch interpretations of famous aircraft – many of which simply can’t be flown digitally anywhere else. And while the developer’s attention to detail has gotten ...
It is quiet in here – almost to Calm. Consider this the calm before the storm; as June begins, we’re neck-deep in a treasure trove of new shows, and that pace continues more or less all summer. Nevertheless, there are a lot of exciting things to delve into. Cut offstarring Laurence Fishburne, describes the events ...
Happy June, Polygon readers. The weather is getting warmer, the sun is shining brighter, and you’re probably spending more time outside. Good for you! But there are still plenty of reasons to sit on the couch, fire up the air conditioning, make some popcorn, and watch some great movies. Each month we round up the ...
How can you top something that is already ridiculous, joyful and emphatically exaggerated? That is the great existential question that faced George Miller in making Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagathe exciting prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road. The first film is over-the-top maximalist, with screaming, shaven-headed, white-painted War Boys gleefully spraying chrome on their teeth ...
George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga complements and enhances the impact of his 2015 blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road in many ways, but there is only one thing that bothers me: how little the new film has to say about Immortan Joe, the iconic arch-villain from the original film. Sure, Joe’s lack of interaction ...
I watch a fair amount of horror films. While I’m not as passionate about it as some of my peers, I consider myself relatively well-versed in the genre and am used to the depths of depravity it occasionally plumbs. I’m also known for liking gory movies, even if they’re not horror movies. I’m well-documented on ...
This review of Godzilla Minus One was originally posted in conjunction with the film’s theatrical release. It has been updated and reposted since the film is now available on digital platforms. Godzilla Minus One is the retro movie longtime Godzilla fans have been waiting for. We’re living through an age of abundance for Godzilla media: ...
