Samus Aran’s adventures continue this fall with the release of the long-rumored Metroid Dread, the 5th in the mainline 2-D games returning after a 19-year absence and onto the Nintendo Switch. Given the sudden resurging interest in the franchise and…
PIFF 2021 Review: ‘Cryptozoo’ Is An Ambitious Homage To 1960s Pop Art
Cryptozoo was screened on June 18th as a part of Provincetown International Film Festival 2021. Adult comics artist Dash Shaw and his wife Jane Samborski acting as producer have created an animated feature that defies conventions of the medium in…
‘Rurouni Kenshin: The Final’ Review: The Iconic Samurai Hits Netflix Worldwide
[Editor’s Note: Analysis of this franchise should also note that the original Rurouni Kenshin manga this series is based on was created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Details of criminal charges against him can be found in detail here. Neither Watsuki’s himself,…
Metroid Dread: Everything you need to know
In what might be the biggest surprise of E3 2021, Samus Aran will be returning for her 35th anniversary to star in Metroid Dread on the Nintendo Switch on October 8th. The game will be a follow-up to 2002’s Metroid…
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ review: The monsterverse crossover arrives with massive spectacle for any screen
Listen, this is a movie about a giant fire-breathing lizard fighting an equally giant monkey. If you’re not on board with that, don’t bother. There’s no dancing around how ridiculous the premise is, but Godzilla vs. Kong sets the bar…
What is really going on in the ‘Godzilla VS Kong’ trailer?
Good afternoon, I hope you’re ready for some bonkers Godzilla trailer deconstruction. Some definite spoiler speculation ahead that may or may not be at least half correct. Ok, spoiler folks gone? Cool cool. On the afternoon of Sunday, January 24,…
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask’s N64 Retrospective
How Eiji Aonuma & Yoshiaki Koizumi Changed Zelda’s Future Prelude In replaying Majora’s Mask for its 20th anniversary, I wanted to make this retrospective into something more than just “Hey, Zelda fans, remember this game that we talk about all…
