Category: Reviews

Graphic memoir Good Luck to Us All is welcome light-hearted reading right now

April 16, 2025

by Noelle Adams

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Available now, Good Luck to Us All: A graphic memoir of sorts is a rare, fully illustrated look at modern female experience out of South...

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Warfare review – Operation Immersion

April 11, 2025

by Noelle Adams

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Civil War filmmaker Alex Garland reunites with his combat advisor for that movie, Ray Mendoza, to deliver Warfare, another visceral look at modern military operations...

Gaming Reviews

South of Midnight review – Purls of wisdom

April 7, 2025

by Darryn Bonthuys

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South of Midnight plays it safe when it comes to combat, but its Deep South tale of magic and loss, coupled with imaginative art direction,...

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Dying for Sex review – An emotionally naked look at matters of mortality

April 4, 2025

by Noelle Adams

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The best way to describe new comedy drama Dying for Sex, on Disney+, is something both life and death affirming. Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate...

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Last Breath review – Hold on tight

March 26, 2025

by Noelle Adams

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With Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu leading the cast, Last Breath is an immersive survival thriller that succeeds thanks to its “back to fundamentals” approach,...

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Snow White review – Hiding from Gadot

March 21, 2025

by Sam Spiller

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With Snow White, starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, the Disney live-action remake machine has just attempted a flesh-and-blood take on the animated film that...

Gaming Reviews

Assassin’s Creed Shadows review – Big in Japan

March 18, 2025

by Noelle Adams

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Two release date shifts and various brushes with controversy later, it’s time to take a leap of faith into Feudal Japan with Assassin’s Creed Shadows,...

Gaming Reviews

Expelled! review – Much more than a pass

March 12, 2025

by Noelle Adams

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Best described as a narrative "roguelike," inkle's Expelled! delivers a whodunnit experience that is equal parts compelling, challenging and wickedly delightful.

Gaming Reviews

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii review – What a plunderful life

March 11, 2025

by Darryn Bonthuys

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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii goes all in on its privateer theme, delivering a digestible adventure on the high seas, and absurd action...

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Mickey 17 review – A movie of multiples

March 7, 2025

by Noelle Adams

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After making Academy Awards history with social commentary-fueled Parasite, filmmaker Bong Joon-ho is back in Snowpiercer territory (another of his) with Mickey 17, an offbeat...