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Our Man in Shanghai: Coinbase listing scorned, graphics cards seized, nostalgia coins rule
16.4.2021
Coinbase and cryptocurrencies viewed cynically on Chinese social media, and news of a large mining GPU smuggling bust in Hong Kong
RIP Enzio Sciotti, Badass 80s Movie Poster Artist
12.4.2021
Enzo Sciotti is an absolute legend, and anyone who spent time in a video rental place looking at posters and VHS covers—especially in the horror and “shitty action movie” sections—will instantly be able to recognise his work, even if they never knew him by name.Read more
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...
Are You Enough of a Snyder Cut Fan To Pre-Order These Zack Snyder's Justice League Funko Pops?
2.4.2021
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John Wick Director Working On A Ghost Of Tsushima Movie
25.3.2021
Sony is developing a movie adaptation of last year’s terribly decent Ghost of Tsushima, Deadline reports. John Wick franchise director Chad Stahelski is, you guessed it, directing.Read more
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...
12 Movies That Will Make You Love Hand-Drawn Animation
22.3.2021
In the 20 years since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences introduced the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, a hand-drawn movie has claimed the award only once—Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki’s 2001 masterpiece Spirited Away. From Shrek to Wall-e to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse...
Expect a Lot of Airbender From Nickelodeon's Avatar Studios
19.3.2021
When Nickelodeon announced earlier this year that it was in the early stages of building Avatar Studios, a new branch dedicated to crafting new projects meant to continue the larger Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise, one of the questions on many people’s minds was what this new endeavor would...
Please Enjoy Breath Of The Wild In 8K (If You Can)
18.3.2021
A few years back I was marvelling at Breath of the Wild in 4K, now we are all free to admire the game running in 8K, and with some (shaded) ray tracing to boot.Read more
Here are the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards
15.3.2021
There will be no celebrity selfies at the Oscars this year. The ceremony itself will be split between two locations: the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard—where the Oscars have been held since 2002—and a new spot, Los Angeles’ Union Station, chosen for its “cavernous” size. Festivities at both...
Game Artists Not Happy That Developer Is Selling Their Nearly Decade-Old Work As NFTs
12.3.2021
The question at the heart of this week’s incessant NFT debate is one of ownership: How, in the digital age, can one really own anything? And when somebody purchases a glorified gif or jpg for mind-boggling amounts of money, what do they even own? Not rights. Not the sole copy of the image. So what?...
Steven Spielberg and the Duffer Brothers Will Take on Stephen King's The Talisman
6.3.2021
After essentially creating a show made of pure Spielberg-King fanfic, Matt and Ross Duffer will go from honoring their heroes to working with them.Read more
Thank You, Persona 5 Strikers, For This Adult Who Doesn't Suck
5.3.2021
Persona 5 Strikers has been out for a little more than a week, so I feel pretty comfortable saying this:Read more
What’s the Best Projector for Your Home Entertainment Needs?
23.2.2021
I’ll always remember the first time I saw someone use a projector in place of a TV. I went to a friend’s apartment in college for a little gaming party and discovered that my bud had no proper screen in his apartment. Instead, he was just projecting everything onto a gigantic wall. Here I was,...
What's New on Disney+ in March 2021
23.2.2021
WandaVision, the first Disney+ series exploring one of the shadowy corners of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is wrapping up early next month, but the streaming service isn’t about to let you cancel your subscription. The next Avengers spinoff, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, drops two weeks...
How to Score Free Screeners Before New Movies Come Out
22.2.2021
Your average cinephile might itch with anticipation before a new blockbuster release, but unless you’ve got a legitimate critic’s platform, you’ve got slim chances of receiving that coveted screener. Luckily, it’s probably easier than ever to become something of a movie critic, provided you’ve...
20 Movies to Stream Before This Year's Blockbuster Sequels Arrive
17.2.2021
This year’s film slate includes the usual glut of remakes, prequels, and sequels—some of them continuations of decades-old franchises. Films like Coming to America 2 and Top Gun: Maverick began their stories in the ‘80s and are only now receiving their long-awaited followups, while the next James...
Batman Forever: The Retro FAQ
16.2.2021
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and things must be desperate here because I just watched Joel Schumacher’s first Batman movie, Batman Forever. Read more
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...