The Construction and Deconstruction of Yakuza By James Murff • March 29th, 2016 The two most iconic yakuza films, the ideal, and the ideal tear down, how do they fit in culture?
The Bad Luck Issue – Variation Recap By Team Unwinnable • March 21st, 2016 Excerpts from the Unwinnable Monthly Bad Luck issue’s Variations section – Street Fighter, Dark Souls and more!
The Bad Luck Issue – Theme Recap By Team Unwinnable • March 21st, 2016 Beware the Ides of March! And every other day this month – it’s the Unwinnable Monthly Bad Luck issue!
Californium is a Fiction Reference Wrapped in a Drug-Addled Riddle By Megan Condis • March 14th, 2016 Philip K. Dick influence is heavy in Californium, but might-be-winks and could-be-nudges may be just as frustrating as exciting for fans.
How to Watch The Big Short and Stay Smarter Than the Average Chimp By Declan Taggart • March 4th, 2016 Why does the boiling rage of the collective simmer down to a flavorless consomme of apathy, resentment and mistrust?
Laser Kittens: X-Men Meets Internet Cat Videos Meets Table Top By Megan Condis • February 29th, 2016 It’s leap day! Let’s make use of this elusive day by peering into the minds of our kitten overlords.
Talking About We Need to Talk About Kevin By James Murff • February 25th, 2016 “It’s a ponderous and artfully made movie that inexorably draws its characters into a tragedy”
Tangerine: Familiarity Breeds Understanding By Matt Sayer • February 23rd, 2016 Tangerine is a movie that doesn’t give two hoots for social norms.
The Japan Issue – Variation Recap By Team Unwinnable • February 22nd, 2016 Horror author Livia Llewellyn, Rocket League, Mad Max: Fury Road, Hitman: Agent 47 and Hypercharge – all in this Unwinnable Monthly.
The Sound and the Fury – Rape Scenes and Westerns in 2016 By Amanda Hudgins • February 1st, 2016 Two of the biggest movies of the season also feature rape scenes. Amanda has some thoughts.
