After three hours with Stranger Than Heaven, I think it will be a masterpiece
Stranger Than Heaven is an ambitious, deeply moving, and brilliantly realized crime saga that will raise the bar for the genre.
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Control Resonant is ambitious, beautiful, but not a lot of fun
For those willing to tolerate its quirks and accept the rough edges, Control Resonant offers much to admire. It's unlike anything else you'll see this year, perhaps even next year and the many more after that, and that counts for something.
Street Fighter is the best adaptation of the material to date
Street Fighter is an aggressively stupid movie that knows it's an aggressively stupid movie. It's also a lot of fun with occasional fleeting glimpses of emotion, and it's the best Street Fighter adaptation to date.
VisionQuest is a messy conclusion to something
Messy and surprisingly dull with flashes of poignancy, VisionQuest is less than the sum of its parts, mostly because of how unwieldy the MCU has become.
What is Red Rooster, the ambitious RPG epic from the creators of Disco Elysium?
Disco is dead, says Summer Eternal, but Red Rooster will carry its torch.
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is the best Castlevania since Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is not just one of the best games this year; it's one of the best Castlevania games ever made. It is a challenging, consistently engaging, and superbly designed adventure epic that reminds us why this series defined an entire genre in the first place.
Valor Mortis is a daring spin on the Soulslike formula
Valor Mortis feels like the next frontier for the Soulslike genre. It is a massive undertaking to rewrite the language we use to understand these games, and One More Level succeeds in stamping its mark on it.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is the best game in the series
Wings of Theve is the best entry in the franchise and one of the most beautiful games released this year. It's accessible, tremendously exhilarating, and so much fun that any complaints feel minor compared to what you get.
Matchbox the Movie is a cynical and tiresome ride
If only Matchbox the Movie were a worse film, at least then it would be interesting. But it isn't, and it isn't.
The Social Reckoning turns an important subject into a Facebook post
The Social Reckoning is the story of patriarchal caricatures breathlessly mansplaining journalism, ethics, and even mansplaining to any woman within earshot.
Ken Russell's The Devils is a timeless provocation
The Devils is a sublime, timeless provocation that has lost none of its potency.
Gears of War: E-Day feels like a goodbye to the franchise
Gears of War: E-Day combines everything Gears fans love about the series into an overwhelming and immensely earnest celebration that stands proudly alongside the original trilogy.
