Reviews

For a story about someone who can cheat time, the timing of The Rogue Prince of Persia could not be more unfortunate. Amid the release of Prince of Persia: The...

A good board game has a lot of layers to it. Narrative layers surround and define a board game’s storyline, while mechanical layers govern the moment-to-moment action. More complex games...

Who are the X-Men for? The malleability of the mutant metaphor has long been a strength of the Marvel property. As a product of the ’60s, it was popularly understood...

This review of AGGRO DR1FT was originally published after its screening at the 2023 New York Film Festival. It has been updated and republished for the film’s limited theatrical run....

Several puzzles in Lorelei and the Laser Eyes made me wonder: What sort of sickos does it take to create this kind of game? The answer is the developers at...

Like a war over gas in a post-apocalyptic landscape, the franchise-fatigue debate rages on, with multiple factions claiming that sequels, prequels, and superhero films are killing the cinematic landscape, while...

Dearest Reader, Another season (of Netflix’s Bridgerton) is upon us, and once again, it is filled to the brim with romance and scandal. As your ever-watchful Lady Polydown, it is...

One of the biggest draws of the science fiction genre is that it gives us access to big spaceships. There’s other stuff, too, about imagining alternate futures and pasts or...

I spent a lot of time contemplating the title of Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s new film Evil Does Not Exist. It still echoes in my brain, as I watch and rewatch the...

Ten years ago, writer Drew McWeeny posed a question in the headline of his latest column: “Has life in the age of casual magic made moviegoers numb to the amazing?”...