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WandaVision's TV Fakeness Gave Way to a Moment of True Love
22.2.2021
One of the many, many things that’s made WandaVision so compelling to watch are the ways it has poked and prodded at the format of television to tell the story of Scarlet Witch and Vision’s unlikely love. But in an episode that was all about the fakeness of that metatext finally breaking down,...
WandaVision's Showrunner Says 'True Emotional Catharsis' Is on the Way
8.2.2021
Between WandaVision’s most recent pair of episodes, the show’s gone from being a kooky, slightly mysterious love letter to television itself (with some superheroes thrown in) to Marvel’s bold attempt at synthesizing some of the Scarlet Witch and the Vision’s most convoluted, iconic arcs from...
Black Panther: Sins of the King Writer Geoff Thorne Wants to Ask the Tough Questions
4.2.2021
Though we’re still a long ways out from Ryan Coogler’s follow up to the first Black Panther movie and the recently-announced Wakanda series heading to Disney+, there’s quite a bit going on with T’Challa in the broader landscape of Marvel stories about mortals stepping up to the plate to become...
Why Studio Ghibli Turned To CG Animation For Its Latest Movie
2.2.2021
It was bound to happen. And it shouldn’t be a complete surprise. The latest Studio Ghibli film Earwig in the Witch is a CG animated feature film. Last month, director Goro Miyazaki told Kotaku how that happened.Read more
WandaVision's First Major MCU Connection Was a Fascinating Moment of Terror
1.2.2021
One of the things people crave most about Marvel’s cinematic output? Connection. Where is this character during this moment, how does this event connect to a hundred other narratives? WandaVision, Marvel Studios’ first crack at bringing its movieverse to streaming television, is no exception,...
Earwig And The Witch, Studio Ghibli's Debut CG Feature, Is A Good First Effort
1.2.2021
Earwig and the Witch opens with a familiar scene. An old Citroën races down the road, immediately invoking Hayao Miyazaki’s 1979 anime The Castle of Cagliostro. But here, the Citroën 2CV is yellow and in hot pursuit, with its grill turning into needle-like teeth, barreling towards a woman with...
The Medium: The Kotaku Review
27.1.2021
The Medium is stuck between two types of video games. It seems like a throwback to classic, claustrophobic horror titles such as Silent Hill and Resident Evil, but it also feels like a more modern non-combat, narrative-focused scary game. The end result is a game that feels middle of the road. This...