It is time once again for the end of year lists. When people share the best in film, television, games, comics, and basically all things. I am still terrible at this. So I offer instead an unranked, alphabetical list of some of the things I liked and a […]
It’s the 50th anniversary of The Wicker Man (1973) and that means there are so many tributes and special programs and screenings and shenaniganry. We have shared BBC Radio 4 Extra’s special programming, including a radio play starring Brian Blessed as Lord Summerisle. Now it’s time for this […]
Polygon‘s Patrick Gill reveals the truth in a video essay. “Everything is wrestling. Over the last 25 years, video games have borrowed wrestling moves and archetypes with reckless abandon, regardless of whether or not the game has anything to do with wrestling. Here’s the story of how the […]
The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo has some thoughts on Harmony Korine’s new experimental, game-influenced action experience, Aggro Dr1ft! “Harmony Korine set out on day one of shooting his new infrared ‘gamecore’ film, AGGRO DR1FT, to explore the idea of what comes ‘after’ movies. Bored with the current standards […]
At BiffBamPop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo shares his thoughts on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The game. “Even though I’m a big slasher movie fan, I never really got into the burgeoning genre of games based on them, including Dead By Daylight, Friday the 13th, or Evil […]
At Gamespot, Veerender Jubal writes about Venba, a new game about a South Asian immigrant woman’s experience in 1980s Canada–with cooking mechanics! “Venba does not just make me feel seen, Venba makes me feel acknowledged and reassured in ways video games have never explored so profoundly.” Read more […]