Deckbuilder games are having their moment in the sun right now (hello, Balatro), but there are so many more to choose from in this little genre than juggernaut titles like Marvel Snap. In fact, the indie gaming scene offers tons of inventive awesome deckbuilding games that change up the formula …
Read More »20 Halo Novels Are Eligible For Amazon's Buy Two, Get One Free Sale
We’ve all played a lot of Halo over the past two decades and change, but I’m gonna be totally honest: in some ways I prefer Halo as a book franchise. That’s not the dis toward the games that you might think it is, though, because there are some legitimately great …
Read More »Soderbergh's Ocean's Trilogy Is Finally Getting The 4K Blu-ray Treatment
Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s trilogy is now a couple decades old, but they’ve aged spectacularly well–all three of these flicks are a breeze to watch thanks to the likable ensemble cast and Soderbergh’s sure hand as a filmmaker. And at the end of April, finally, you’ll be able to get Ocean’s …
Read More »Studio Ghibli Movies are Buy 2 Get 1 Free At Amazon Right Now
It’s always worth it to grab Studio Ghibli movies on Blu-ray–you just can’t go wrong with any of the works of director Hayao Miyazaki, and they just don’t quite look as good on streaming as they do on physical media. But it’s nice when you can save money in the …
Read More »It's Time To Give Ghostbusters 2016 Another Shot
I’ve been pondering the modern era of Ghostbusters a lot since the faux-Marvel blandness of Frozen Empire failed to make much of an impression when it hit theaters in March. This little sequel duology, which includes 2021’s Afterlife as well, is overly reverential of the original Ghostbusters movie–but this pair …
Read More »Godzilla X Kong Is Shorter Than Most Blockbusters, Just As The Director Intended
Big-budget movies seem to keep getting longer and longer–after Avengers: Endgame proved once and for all that a lengthy running time isn’t a real impediment to box office success, why not? But Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire comes in at a sleek 115 minutes, just under two hours long–and …
Read More »Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Ending Explained
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire includes a metric ton of outlandish monster-on-monster action, which is obviously the main draw. But it’s also a movie that’s dense with story and lore about Kong and his people, and the seemingly timeless humans who used to live on Skull Island. And, on …
Read More »Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Director Breaks Down Phoebe's Ghost Crush
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is a busy movie. It’s got the new group of Ghostbusters, the old group of Ghostbusters, a guy who’s the heir to an entirely separate Ghostbusting tradition, and tons of accompanying new lore about that and the terrifying new spirit threat. It’s a lot of stuff to …
Read More »Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Ending And Mid-Credits Scene Explained
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is, to put it rather mildly, pretty dense with stuff. We’ve got the core plot involving the Spengler clan and Gary carrying on the Ghostbusters mantle in New York City as another ancient spirit threat starts to emerge. We’ve got the old 1980s Ghostbusters, including Janine, sort …
Read More »Fortnite Players Can Now Make And Publish Their Own Lego Games
Following the launch of Lego Fortnite, Lego and Epic have launched what are called Lego Islands, another game that will live inside of Fortnite, but alongside Lego Fortnite as a new way to play. Announced during the State of Unreal presentation at GDC, players can now make their own Lego …
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