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Joker: Folie à Deux: The Kotaku Review
4.10.2024
It’s been five years since Todd Phillips’ Joker gave us a bleak, ultra-realistic take on the iconic comic book villain. Set in a seedy 1980s version of Gotham, Joker’s nihilism touched on contemporary issues such as political divides, wealth disparity, and social isolation, which only intensified...
11 Movies And TV Shows To Nerd Out With This September
30.8.2024
Following the box office flops that were Borderlands and The Crow, as well as The Acolyte’s upsetting cancelation, moviegoers and binge-watchers are craving something fresh and unique. They want quirky characters, likable protagonists, heart-wrenching romances, and thrilling storylines. Thankfully...
The Internet Is Obsessed With This Horse From Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield's We Live In Time
14.8.2024
We Live in Time is being pitched as a heartbreaking romcom about love, tragedy, and beautiful, charming people with British accents. Also this yellow horse from a merry-go-round that appears to be part of a savvy online marketing campaign for the upcoming movie. Read more
Hideo Kojima Really Loves The Chainsaw Man Creator’s New Movie
2.7.2024
Look Back, the adaptation of Chainsaw Man creator Tastsuki Fujimoto’s 2021 manga of the same name, is a hit in Japan after a strong opening weekend. One person who is particularly in love with the film is none other than everyone’s favorite full-time cinephile and part-time game developer, Hideo...
Hands-On With Star Wars Outlaws, Weighing In On Dragon Age Discourse, And More Takes For The Week
15.6.2024
With Kotaku in attendance at last week’s Summer Game Fest, we got to go hands-on with some of the biggest games on the horizon. Read on for our impressions of Star Wars Outlaws, Horizon Lego Adventures, and the delightful-looking Astro Bot, among other games. We’ve also got an early look at one...
This Vaporwave Skateboarding Game Is An Impressive Love Letter To The Sport
14.6.2024
Before any of the in-your-face vaporwave aesthetic of Skate Story has a chance to overflow my senses, I am struck by something surprising—the sound of skateboard wheels rolling across a slightly gravely surface. It sounds exactly like skateboarding should. It’s a small detail but one that...
This Gris Follow-Up Has Big Last Guardian Vibes And Will Definitely Make Me Cry
13.6.2024
When the action-adventure game Neva was first revealed a year ago with a trailer that included the immediate emotional death of a large wolf-like creature, I knew this game would be a tearjerker. That isn’t surprising given developer Nomada Studios’ track record. Its first game, 2018’s emotional...
Here’s Your First Look At Return To Silent Hill’s Iconic Monster
16.5.2024
On top of a slew of new Silent Hill games in the works, the franchise is also looking to make a comeback on the big screen. Return to Silent Hill, ( the first movie in the series since 2012’s Silent Hill: Revelation), is currently in the works and looking to debut during this year’s Cannes Film...
Bitcoin.com Partners With Busan International Film Festival as Major Sponsor
1.10.2023
Bitcoin.com, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency wallet developers and news portals, has partnered with the Busan International Film Festival as a major sponsor. The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), held annually in South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals...
JK: Hayao Miyazaki Isn't Retiring From Making Ghibli Movies After All
8.9.2023
Contrary to popular belief, How Do You Live? (aka The Boy and the Heron) will no longer be Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki’s final film.Read more
Bear markets are for filming: the Bitcoin Film Festival in Warsaw
6.4.2023
Lights, camera, Bitcoin: A Bitcoin Film Festival in Poland brought the Bitcoin revolution to the big screen
Sundance Film Festival embraces blockchain and crypto film initiatives
20.1.2023
Film festivals have seen an increase in blockchain and crypto-funded film projects and initiatives as Web3 technologies continue to merge with the entertainment industry
Tribeca Film Festival Will Sell VIP Passes as NFTs
12.1.2023
In partnership with crypto exchange OKX, the passes will include special access to screenings, parties, and other perks
Avatar: The Last Airbender Is Getting Three New Animated Films
15.6.2022
Today Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures announced that a trilogy of Avatar: The Last Airbender animated films are in development during the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Read more
Belle Is A Spiritual Sequel To Summer Wars And A Modern Beauty And The Beast
12.1.2022
While watching Belle, the latest feature from Mamoru Hosoda, two movies kept racing through my mind: Disney’s animated Beauty and the Beast and Hosoda’s own Summer Wars—and for good reason. Belle takes a classic fairy tale and filters it through the virtual world in which we live.Read more
Infinity8.io and Sacha Jafri Make NFT History at amFAR 2021
19.7.2021
As cameras flashed at tonight’s 27th amFAR gala at the Cannes film festival in the south of France, one-star continued to shine, the world’s second highest-selling living artist, Sacha Jafri. The lavish gala celebrated its 27th edition with host Sharon Stone as Alicia Keys gave...
Beloved Rapper, Songwriter and Actor DMX Dead at 50
9.4.2021
DMX, beloved rapper, songwriter, and actor has died at the age of 50. The entertainer was admitted to the hospital on April 2, and had been in a coma on life support following a heart attack caused by a reported drug overdose. After a series of brain function tests were conducted and showed...
Why You Should Rewatch Your Favorite Movies in Black and White
2.4.2021
Cinema snobs the world over scoffed when polarizing director Zack Snyder announced that his indulgent superhero opus Zack Snyder’s Justice League would be re-rereleased in a desaturated black and white version he’d dubbed Zack Snyder’s Justice League: Justice Is Gray. I was among them, but mostly...
Creepy Eco-Horror Film Gaia Reminds You Not to Mess With Earth
22.3.2021
The great thing about horror is it can come from anywhere. Sure, we’re familiar with gore, monsters, and murderers, but truly anything can scare you or kill you. Case in point, the burgeoning genre of eco-horror, which makes it very clear that the world we live in right now will eventually kill...
The best films of Sundance 2021
4.2.2021
Sundance 2021 wrapped up last night, though the exact time the screening system went dark depended on when you started your last movie: So long as you clicked play before midnight Mountain Time, you could keep the festival going for at least a little while longer. Having dutifully caught up with...