Festivals Review: Motor City is like a big, ultraviolent music video ★★★★ | Alan Ritchson shines in this inventively dazzling action film that beautifully plays with genre expectations. By Joonatan Itkonen / 11 Sep 2025
Gamescom Gamescom: Naoki Yoshida wonders about his legacy I spoke with the legendary game designer about his continued work on Final Fantasy XIV, legacy, and why we tell stories. By Joonatan Itkonen / 11 Sep 2025
Festivals TIFF Review: Nuremberg ★★ | Russell Crowe shines in an otherwise reductive and revisionist mess. By Joonatan Itkonen / 9 Sep 2025
Festivals TIFF Review: The Furious ★★★★★ | The most purely satisfying and euphorically dazzling action film of the decade. By Joonatan Itkonen / 8 Sep 2025
Physical Media 4K Blu-ray Review: Casper ★★★★ | The classic children's film comes back to life with this mostly terrific 4K Blu-ray. By Joonatan Itkonen / 8 Sep 2025
Gamescom Gamescom: Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is a glorious return to the past I got a chance to play the lovingly restored Dragon Quest remake, and it was a beautiful stroll down memory lane. By Joonatan Itkonen / 7 Sep 2025
Festivals TIFF: Saipan ★★★★ | Steve Coogan and Éanna Hardwicke are superb in this smartly written drama that breaks free of traditional sports clichés. By Joonatan Itkonen / 6 Sep 2025
TIFF TIFF Review: Hamlet ★★★ | Riz Ahmed delivers a powerhouse performance in an ambitious and forcefully modernized adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play. By Joonatan Itkonen / 5 Sep 2025
Festivals TIFF Review: Blue Moon ★★★★★ | Ethan Hawke delivers a career defining performance in Richard Linklater's brilliant chamber piece. By Joonatan Itkonen / 5 Sep 2025
Physical Media 4K Blu-ray Review: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ★★★★★ | Master and Commander is one of the finest films ever made. This 4K edition is perfection on a technical level, and atrocious elsewhere. By Joonatan Itkonen / 2 Sep 2025
Gamescom Gamescom: LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight captures the joy of building and playing with LEGO I got a chance to play LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight at Gamescom and came away enamored by TT Games' vision of a blocky future. By Joonatan Itkonen / 1 Sep 2025
Physical Media 4K Blu-ray Review: Earthquake ★★★ | While technically still impressive, Earthquake is a clear product of its time. Today, it's hopelessly dated despite a quality 4K transfer. By Joonatan Itkonen / 1 Sep 2025
