There’s a lot of injustice in The Last of Us. The Cordyceps outbreak doesn’t play favorites (outside of Ellie’s immunity, of course), so people are constantly ripped away from their loved ones; the fight between human factions for the few remaining supplies tears families apart right and left, and the...
Watch the all-time action classics that inspired Netflix’s Havoc
The day action fans have been waiting over four years for has finally arrived: The Raid franchise mastermind Gareth Evans’ new action movie, Havoc, has finally dropped. The Netflix original — made under Evans’ deal with the streamer, which also resulted in the Dan Stevens-starring horror-mystery Apostle — stars Tom...
Babygirl, No Other Land, Netflix’s Havoc, and every movie new to streaming this weekend
Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.This week, Havoc, the long-awaited new film from The Raid director Gareth Evans and starring Tom Hardy, bursts its way onto Netflix....
Anime is perfect for Anne of Green Gables
When I first heard about Anne Shirley, the new Anne of Green Gables anime series from The Answer Studio, I knew exactly which scene from L.M. Montgomery’s 1908 novel I was looking forward to the most: Anne smashing her slate across the head of cocky classmate Gilbert Blythe after he...
The best order to watch all the Star Wars movies and shows
The Skywalker saga is complete, the Clone Wars animated series has come to an end (sort of), and one of the best Star Wars stories ever told has returned for its final season. That’s right, Andor is back to remind us of just how great Star Wars stories can be....
An animated episode of Doctor Who was a dream come true for its creators
When Polygon had a chance to video-chat with Doctor Who stars Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu in advance of the new season, there was an experience that leapt out as their favorite: filming the animated sequences for this Saturday’s episode.Not recording — filming. “Shooting the animation was very fun,” Gatwa...
This lesser-known Twilight Zone episode was a major inspiration on Ryan Coogler’s Sinners
Ryan Coogler, the Academy Award-nominated director of Creed and Black Panther, hasn’t been shy at all about citing the various inspirations behind his new horror thriller Sinners. In the weeks leading up to the film’s premiere, Coogler has been making the rounds along the press circuit, drumming up excitement and...
Sinners’ credits scenes give the vampire movie a Return of the King spin
Remember back in 2003 when Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King came out, and fans kept circling back to the topic of how every time they thought the movie was over, Jackson added a new epilogue, finale, wrap-up scene, or coda? (Even so, some...
Netflix will stream Samurai Jack creator’s raunchy dog comedy
The movie follows a mutt named Bull (voiced by Adam Devine) who learns that he’s going to be neutered. He enlists the help of friends for one last wild romp while his balls are still intact. And, if he can confess his love for Honey, the beautiful show dog next...
All the fart jokes in The Lion King are Ernie Sabella’s fault
Disney’s 1994 animated classic, The Lion King, is a gorgeous, heartrending movie with a soaring soundtrack. It has one of the most devastating deaths in kids’ movie history, a compelling story about rising up to take responsibility, and a heartfelt love story. And it also has fart jokes.Those fart jokes...