20 Essential Games for the Nintendo Switch in 2021
Whether you just got your Nintendo Switch or you’re just looking for some great games for the long winter, Screenrex has got your covered.
Author: Calvin Cleary
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is almost mesmerizing
Chadwick Boseman’s final film, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, has arrived. How does Netflix’s adaptation of the August Wilson classic play fare?
John Wick Hex: A Nintendo Switch Review
John Wick Hex, a video game prequel to Keanu Reeves’ hit action franchise, finally came to the Nintendo Switch. How does it play?
MORBID: THE SEVEN ACOLYTES is intriguing if rough
New on PC, PS4, XBox One, and Nintendo Switch, MORBID: THE SEVEN ACOLYTES is a strong indie action RPG. It’s flawed, but if you’re a fan of grotesque monsters and excellent action, it’s worth checking out.
THE INFORMANT! is the Perfect Movie for the End of the Trump Presidency
There may be no better film to explain the current implosion of the Trump movement than Steven Soderbergh’s deeply strange 2009 masterpiece, THE INFORMANT!
HADES is the Best Video Game of 2020
There were a lot of excellent big-budget, major studio video games in 2020. HADES is better than all of them.
BLACK BEAR is transformative, in more ways than one
Black Bear is a memorable tug-of-war that isn’t always pleasant, but thrives thanks to a trio of stellar performances led by a remarkable Aubrey Plaza.
THE NEST is among 2020’s best
Can you have a haunted house movie without any ghosts? You can — THE NEST is a brilliant domestic drama with the trappings of a horror film.
Is MURDER DEATH KOREATOWN great found footage horror or exploitative nonsense?
MURDER DEATH KOREATOWN is a chilling new found footage horror film. Or is it a disgusting exploitation film? Outsider art? It’s hard to say.
SPIRAL is a moving thriller about outsiders
Kurtis David Harder’s SPIRAL is a memorable and chilling low-budget horror movie with a star-making turn from Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman.
THE EIGHT HUNDRED can’t escape the horrors of war movie cliches
China’s World War 2-era epic THE EIGHT HUNDRED was a massive hit in its homeland. Can that success translate to American audiences?
Class Solidarity, KNIVES OUT, and PARASITE
PARASITE and KNIVES OUT are two of 2019’s finest films. Together, they have something interesting to say about class solidarity.
Wrestling with HAMILTON in 2020
In celebration of Hamilton dropping on Disney+ today, I revisit it and wrestle with the show’s politics and legacy five incredibly long years later.
Final Fantasy VII Remake: A Review
It took years, but the long-awaited Final Fantasy VII Remake has arrived. It isn’t at all what we expected, but it may be exactly what the franchise needs to recapture that old magic.
JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU, Self-Care, and Your Soul
Stuck inside? Check out Joe Pera Talks With You, a gentle midwestern comedy on Adult Swim — and, unexpectedly, possibly the best show on TV today.