FINAL FANTASY IV PIXEL REMASTER: Fantasies Revisited
FINAL FANTASY IV, initially releasted state-side as FINAL FANTASY II, is the series’ first truly great game. And it holds up beautifully.
FINAL FANTASY ADVENTURE: Fantasies Revisited
FINAL FANTASY ADVENTURE marks a surprisingly strong departure from the series’ JRPG roots with a ZELDA-inspired adventure game.
FRESH bites off more than it can chew
Hulu’s FRESH is an engaging, interesting thriller that struggles to wrestle with some of its darker elements.
FINAL FANTASY III PIXEL REMASTER: Fantasies Revisited
Final Fantasy III didn’t come out in America until years later, which is unfortunate, because it’s a legitimately excellent JRPG even today.
THOR: LOVE & THUNDER gets cancer right
THOR: LOVE & THUNDER got a lot of backlash from folks exhausted by the MCU. But does it contain a smarter, more sensitive story than people give it credit for?
THE GRAY MAN is a less interesting BURN NOTICE
THE GRAY MAN, Netflix’s recent attempt at a blockbuster spy thriller from the Russo brothers, would feel more at home on basic cable.
THE FINAL FANTASY LEGEND: Fantasies Revisited
THE FINAL FANTASY LEGEND, an experimental 1989 GameBoy JRPG, is both a fascinating misstep and the first of many FINAL FANTASY tie-in games.
With NOPE, Jordan Peele takes his biggest risk yet by playing it safe
Every now and then, a film comes along that defies everything that came before.
MR. MALCOLM’S LIST is charming but slight
Mr. Malcolm’s List could use a little more passion, but it is otherwise a delightfully charming romantic comedy with a stellar cast.
FINAL FANTASY II PIXEL REMASTER: Fantasies Revisited
Final Fantasy II is not well liked. In nearly every list I can find ranking the Final Fantasy games, Final Fantasy II sits square at the bottom. Tellingly, for many American fans, Final Fantasy II doesn’t even mean Final Fantasy II; it means Final Fantasy IV, released in America as …
THE BLACK PHONE stretches a good short story past its breaking point
The latest adaptation from horror writing star Joe Hill, THE BLACK PHONE, takes a solid short story and stretches it into meaninglessness.
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON is a tiny miracle
More than a decade ago, a small anthropomorphic shell with a squeaky voice caught the collective eyes of the internet. Marcel, a shell with crude googley eyes and glued-on shoes, charmed in a series of stop-motion shorts where he described the world from his small point of view: a slice of life mockumentary about how he drives a bug for a car, wears a lentil for a hat, and uses human toenails as skis.
FINAL FANTASY I PIXEL REMASTER: Fantasies Revisited
Final Fantasy I’s Pixel Remaster is an approachable way to play an iconic game. How does the game itself hold up, 35 years later?
ALICE (2022) takes the easy way out
ALICE tells the semi-true story of an enslaved woman escaping captivity only to find herself in 1970s George. But is it worth your time?
Inside Out Film Festival’s THRIVE Shorts Were Delightful
INSIDE OUT film festival recently wrapped up with the Thrive series, a set of excellent short films about the trans and nonbinary experience.