Female Problems: The Sister Street Fighter Collection on Blu-ray By Orrin Grey • April 25th, 2019 Orrin Grey steeps in the Etsuko Shihomi’s Sister Street Fighter trilogy-plus-one.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a Failure By Amanda Hudgins • April 23rd, 2019 There is no real plotting across the arc of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There is no arc of the MCU.
Letter From the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – April 2019 By Stu Horvath • April 16th, 2019 In the April issue, Unwinnable explores the politics of Godzilla, the hidden commentary of Pikuniku and so much more!
No Accounting for Taste Solo’s Score Pushes Nostalgia’s Potential By Adam Boffa • April 13th, 2019 In Disney’s spin-off, John Powell captures the intangible something that made the original trilogy so popular.
Documentary Sunday Abducted in Plain Sight By Megan Condis • April 9th, 2019 The internet’s quickness to make memes about Jan Broberg’s famous abductions (yes plural) reveals a lot about audiences’ own insecurities.
The Heavy Pour Nick Fury is Doing the Dishes By Sara Clemens • April 5th, 2019 Vulnerability as strength is something Fury understands. In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
No More Mercy: Karate Kid Showdown on Blu-ray By Orrin Grey • March 25th, 2019 Just the story of a small town boy who moves to California and learns martial arts.
Flesh Without Blood By Astrid Budgor • March 22nd, 2019 Alita does not pass as human, either as actor or character, but the film remarkably doesn’t see “human” as the only option…Or, put another way: there is more to life than humanity.
Rookie of the Year Cosmic Dancer By Matt Marrone • March 14th, 2019 Is a 115-minute movie worth watching only for a single scene? Yes.
Unmissable: Episode 3 By Sara Clemens and David Shimomura • March 13th, 2019 Yussef Cole sits in to discuss The Favourite, Sunshine vs. Event Horizon, Destiny and more!
Green Book’s White Gaze By Malindy Hetfeld • March 11th, 2019 In Green Book, Don Shirley is the very representation of a man who has to work twice as hard to receive the respect he is owed, only to have a white man be credited for unearthing a black man’s identity – through persistent bullying.
Documentary Sunday I Survived ‘I Kissed Dating Goodbye’ By Megan Condis • March 7th, 2019 Christian author Joshua Harris’ supposed apologetic reflection on the lives his book damaged turns into one big PR stunt.
No Accounting for Tastes Science, Society, and Steamboy (The Other Movie from Akira’s Director) By Adam Boffa • March 7th, 2019 Katsuhiro Otomo’s second film celebrates its fifteenth birthday this year. How does it hold up?
Exploits Feature You Were Never Really Here By Harry Mackin • March 4th, 2019 Harry Mackin explores the sound design of suffering in You Were Never Really Here.
Unmissable: Episode 2 By Sara Clemens and David Shimomura • February 28th, 2019 Hey, it’s our second episode! Yussef Cole pulls up a chair.
My world’s on Fyre, how ’bout yours? By Kris Ligman • February 12th, 2019 The true horror of the competing Fyre Festival documentaries is how commonplace their villain actually is.
Rookie of the Year Falling Hard for the Bent-Neck Lady By Matt Marrone • February 12th, 2019 Matt Marrone may not be scared of the Bent-Neck Lady, but her iconic scene proves so horrifying it’s poetic.
Documentary Sunday Welcome to Marwen By Megan Condis • February 8th, 2019 Mark Hogancamp’s biopic has plenty of Hollywood movie magic, but not enough to distract from the omissions that undermine its moral.
Here's the Thing Marvel’s Offshoots Are Way Better Than Their Big Films By Rob Rich • February 7th, 2019 The biggest budget Marvel movies often pale in comparison to their smaller side-story counterparts, and Rob has a theory as to why.
A New Testament: How Wonder Woman Breaks Down Modern Western Religion By Elijah Beahm • February 7th, 2019 Wonder Woman doesn’t pretend that science, religion, lawfulness, or anything else defines you as good or evil; everyone in this world is broken, and nothing can change that.
Unmissable: Pilot By Sara Clemens and David Shimomura • February 6th, 2019 Hey, we finally have a podcast!
United Kingdom boasts vibrant film festival scene By Alan Smithee • February 4th, 2019 The film industry in the United Kingdom has a burgeoning festival programme that could provide the next generation of producers with the perfect platform to progress their careers.
Romeo(s): Where Art Thou? By Blake P • January 24th, 2019 The depiction of a trans character by a cis actor will always be the second-best option—the ideal situation being actually hiring a transgender actor instead.
State of the F*cking Art: Albert Pyun’s Nemesis on Blu-ray By Orrin Grey • January 18th, 2019 Nemesis epitomizes one of the ’90s weirdest subgenres: kickboxing cyborg movies.
See it from the Couch By David Shimomura • January 15th, 2019 I think there’s value in public experiences. But I also think we should acknowledge the power of choosing to engage completely on our terms.
No Accounting for Tastes Stressful Environment By Adam Boffa • January 15th, 2019 First Reformed considers the emotional impact of climate change awareness. Sometimes.
Here's the Thing The Near Miss By Rob Rich • January 10th, 2019 The over-reliance of CG in movies bothers just about everybody these days, but to Rob, “The Near Miss” is one of the most egregious offenses.
Documentary Sunday The Power of Glove By Megan Condis • January 10th, 2019 With videogame culture obsessed with retrofuturiusm, it’s only a matter of time before the ultimate nostalgic artifact makes a comeback: the Nintendo Power Glove.
Another Look Corrupted Architecture By Yussef Cole • January 8th, 2019 In both Bloodborne and The Favourite, wanton avarice rots leaders from within, spreading like a plague to their surroundings.
Best of 2018 The Best Movies of 2018 By Team Unwinnable • December 28th, 2018 This has been a weird year for movies.
You Better Watch Out By Zack Kotzer • December 20th, 2018 People are crazy about Christmas the same way Stadling is crazy about it, there’s just fewer murders.
Of Giallo and Gore: A Review By Orrin Grey • December 7th, 2018 Orrin Grey talks Torso and The Wizard of Gore and what the unlikely pair of ’70s horror movies have in common.
Self-Insert The Unsinkable Darcy Lewis By Amanda Hudgins • December 7th, 2018 A side character from Thor has almost 15,000 fanfics featuring her. Amanda Hudgins asks the question: Why does Darcy Lewis persist?
The Lost Magic of Disney’s Animation By David Shimomura • December 4th, 2018 Disney is remaking Aladdin and The Lion King in CGI. It is a terrible mistake.
Fantastic Beasts 2 the Crime of Cinema By Amanda Hudgins • December 3rd, 2018 There are no circumstances in which you should see this movie.
Documentary Sunday Terrace House By Megan Condis • November 28th, 2018 Unlike on American reality television, at no point do any of the residents of Terrace House seem interested in ceasing to be polite and starting to get “real.”
Lore’d of the Rings: The Horror of Knowledge By David Shimomura • November 27th, 2018 They say knowledge is power, but sometimes it is just isolating.
Who’s Afraid of the Big Brand Wolf? By Sean Donnelly • November 9th, 2018 Intertextuality is a weapon.
Another Look The Snowman Gets the David Cage Treatment By Yussef Cole • November 8th, 2018 Paper-thin characterizations and women stripped of their power? Yep, sounds like a Cage game.
Documentary Sunday The Bleeding Edge By Megan Condis • November 6th, 2018 The FDA has failed for decades in its duty to oversee medical technologies, with women disproportionately falling victim.
