James Gunn’s Superman kicks off a new era of DC movies, under the guardianship of Gunn and DC Studios co-chairman and CEO Peter Safran. It isn’t the first project of Gunn and Safran’s new DC media universe — that honor went to Creature Commandos — but it is a tone-setter...
We’re still so far off from a new Batman movie
The revamped DC Universe has finally made its theatrical debut with Superman, starring David Corenswet, releasing to majorly positive reviews and setting a new box office record for live-action Supes films. But amid the Man of Steel’s return, fans couldn’t help but wonder when his foil, Batman, would get his...
Death of a Unicorn’s director went all-in on unicorn lore: ‘They’re symbolic of our own corruption’
Death of a Unicorn, a monster flick in which two enraged, predatory unicorns chomp and stomp through a mansion’s worth of exploitative, rich assholes, seems as far as possible from the classic vibe of unicorns as fragile, rare, gently magical creatures. It’s equally as far from the more contemporary My...
Why the director of Parasite picked this Tom Cruise project as Spielberg’s best movie of the century
The New York Times recently published the results of a poll determining the 100 best movies of the 21st century so far, and the #1 slot went to Bong Joon Ho’s Best Picture winner Parasite. (It topped the paper’s subsequent readers’ poll, too.) As it happens, Bong Joon Ho also...
The best capture cards
If you want to stream games for an audience, or maybe you just want to record some high-quality footage from your PS5, the more powerful PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X, or Nintendo Switch, you might need a capture card. It’s a USB-to-HDMI accessory that can process your console’s uncompressed video...
After 160 hours of Nightreign, I can never go back to Elden Ring
I’ve played 500 hours of Elden Ring. I’ve beaten every boss, explored every invisible door, collected every rare armament. If I had to pick one favorite, generation-defining game above all others it would definitely be the base game and its Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. But 160 hours into Nightreign,...
Marvel Rivals’ new hero Phoenix addresses a big nitpick about its characters
Phoenix is in Marvel Rivals, which means I might finally put Overwatch 2 on the shelf for a bit and get back into NetEase’s hero shooter game. Not out of some deep admiration for Phoenix, mind you. The only things I know about her are what I gleaned from Wikipedia...
The Rare Donkey Kong era is not part of my headcanon
All due respect to developer Rare — I really enjoyed my time with Diddy Kong Racing, team! — I’m choosing to willfully ignore almost the entirety of its work on the Donkey Kong franchise, because there’s a bunch of very confusing ape lore I’d prefer not to think about while...
How to beat the Shadow Miyazawa boss in Persona 5 The Phantom X
Shadow Miyazawa is the final boss of Miyazawa’s Palace in Persona 5: The Phantom X.The fight against the dishonest food critic is full of tricks and gimmicks, so you’ll need to pay close attention to defeat him. Pick up on the little details to call out Miyazawa’s bluffs because if...
James Gunn fixes Lex Luthor’s biggest problems in Superman
Superman is the most powerful superhero in DC Comics, able to go toe to toe with its most powerful villains, like Darkseid and Brainiac. That’s why it’s surprising that his nemesis is Lex Luthor, a man without any superpowers.The best versions of Luthor across comics, television, and movies make him...