We love indie animation in this house. As tools for both 2D and 3D animation continue to become more widespread and accessible, the creativity in the output of hobbyists sitting… Read the rest of the article: Bizarre indie animation about ducks is absolutely delightful
I love chickens. Everyone does, I think, and some even love them a little too much. They're cute as hell and delicious in sandwiches! It is, perhaps, this mass appeal… Read the rest of the article: A film entirely from the perspective of a chicken
Can I say something kind of controversial? I didn't actually like Zach Cregger's Weapons that much. Strong visual presentation can only get you so far when your characters are two-dimensional… Read the rest of the article: First look at Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie
Captchas, right? Sure, they're ostensibly for security, but it's annoying having to decipher a series of squiggles just to post a comment or read an article. They could always be… Read the rest of the article: Scammers humiliated themselves for Kitboga's fake call center
There's a real argument for 2014's Alien: Isolation being the best licensed video game ever made. True to its name, you're (nearly) alone on a space station with just a… Read the rest of the article: The game that defined space horror is getting a sequel
It feels weird to think of Jackass, the TV show and movie franchise that can be best summed up as "Johnny Knoxville and his friends injure themselves grievously for fun… Read the rest of the article: After 25 years, Knoxville says it's time to hang up the taser
Nicolas Cage may have been passed over for Superman long, long ago, but at least he's finally getting to play an equally iconic superhero. His voice role as an alternate… Read the rest of the article: Nicolas Cage's Spider-Noir arrives May 27, in glorious black and white
Imagine, if you will, a picture-perfect movie heist. Every contingency prepared for, every member of the crew working as part of a well-oiled machine. Doesn't the soft clicking of the… Read the rest of the article: The great ASMR heist
If there's one working actor I love, it's Willem Dafoe, whose willingness to say yes to seemingly any role and then give that role two hundred and ten percent is… Read the rest of the article: Willem Dafoe plays a billionaire Onassis figure in The Birthday Party
Who could forget Returnal? Well, actually, if you didn't get a PS5 at launch, you may have forgotten Returnal. Housemarque's brilliant bullet-hell roguelite was an early system seller that doubtlessly… Read the rest of the article: Saros looks like Returnal's spiritual successor — and that's great news
Yesterday's reveal of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag: Resynced (holy colons) got a lot of people, myself included, about this upcoming remake of the best game in the Assassin's Creed series.… Read the rest of the article: Black Flag Resynced producer has to clarify: yes, there will be blood
In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, you play as the Dragonborn, a prophesied hero with the soul of a dragon destined to save the world from its fated destruction. You'll… Read the rest of the article: YouTuber skips the dragon-slaying and becomes a Skyrim farmhand instead
It's been the worst-kept secret in the gaming industry for what feels like a lifetime now, but Ubisoft's remake of their 2013 classic Assassin's Creed: Black Flag has finally been… Read the rest of the article: Ubisoft just revealed one thing that could save the Black Flag remake
As far as analog horror projects go, writer/director Kris Straub's "Local 58" is the only one I've ever been able to tolerate for more than a couple installments. It could… Read the rest of the article: Analog horror pioneer Local 58 returns after a year with "Ad Spot"
Never underestimate the power of a lame Internet trend. Skibidi Toilet is a million-dollar franchise, I can't see the numbers six and seven near each other without having an aneurysm,… Read the rest of the article: Teens are speedrunning the Scientology building in LA
We're one movie and a TV show into James Gunn's new DC cinematic universe, and it's already miles better than the last one. Superman completely disavowed the grumbly grittiness that… Read the rest of the article: James Gunn's DC does body horror with Clayface
In a just world, Fredrik Knudsen, the creator of Down the Rabbit Hole, would have the same kind of Netflix docuseries money we give to other directors with such worthwhile… Read the rest of the article: Down the Rabbit Hole profiles pseudoscience's most reasonable-sounding perpetual motion crank
If nothing else, I respect a long-running franchise that knows what it is. The Evil Dead film series has always been not-particularly-good campy horror for those who are interested in… Read the rest of the article: Evil Dead continues to be neither evil nor dead
For the past while, it's seemed like every time Xbox was in the news, it was the same old story: prices going up, offerings staying exactly the same. Whether it… Read the rest of the article: Xbox finally cut Game Pass prices — here's the fine print
I really, really, like Splatoon's colorful postapocalyptic universe, its unbelievably slick form-shifting gameplay, and, weirdly enough, the awesome ink physics. I do not like getting my ass handed to me… Read the rest of the article: Splatoon Raiders finally gets a release date — July 23
