Westworld Confronts What It Feels Like To Be Human By Harry Rabinowitz • April 7th, 2017 “Who doesn’t hurt from seeing the world, and not what you wish it was?”
Samurai Jack is Among the Best Shows Airing By David Shimomura • March 27th, 2017 “For Samurai Jack, “mature” means a solid concept cinematically executed to its fullest. Though it is a little bloody along the way.”
Rookie of the Year Whichworld? By Matt Marrone • February 4th, 2017 Which robot-populated historical simulation theme park would you visit?
HBO’s Westworld Might Go Where The Matrix Didn’t Dare By Megan Condis • November 2nd, 2016 If Westworld is a rabbit hole, how deep does it go?
Legends of Tomorrow Wants to Be Doctor Who, and Is All the Better for It By Dominic Preston • October 21st, 2016 The first season of Legends of Tomorrow never left the shadows of The Flash and Arrow, but it could turn it around for season 2
Westworld is Full of Monsters, They’re the Guests By David Shimomura • October 18th, 2016 Westworld is a lot more like Hostel than it is Red Dead Redemption.
Rookie of the Year If You Want to View Paradise By Matt Marrone • October 10th, 2016 “In high school, I wrote a musical.” Matt Marrone recalls a glorious time and pays tribute to Gene Wilder.
If You’re Not Watching Ash vs Evil Dead, You’re Doing It Wrong By Dominic Preston • October 5th, 2016 Ash is still a doofus, still has a boomstick and a chainsaw hand, and there’s still enough blood to make Carrie blush. And it still rules.
Rebels is an Essential Piece of Star Wars Storytelling By AJ Moser • September 26th, 2016 With impeccable art design, music cues and cameos, Rebels feels as in-universe as any other Star Wars story.
The Perfect Star Trek Experience, Gaming’s Final Frontier By Matthew Byrd • September 14th, 2016 All you can do is dream of a uniquely fantastic experience. Something uniquely Star Trek.
HBO’s Westworld Looks Like A Remake Done Right By Dominic Preston • September 9th, 2016 We have returned from the robo-west to talk all about HBO’s Westworld.
Unwinnable’s First Look at Luke Cage By Dominic Preston • September 8th, 2016 The third in Netflix’s take on Marvel heroes, Luke Cage differentiates itself from it’s sibling shows and brings Black Lives Matter to to bear.
What Was “The Night Of” Really About? By AJ Moser • September 6th, 2016 HBO’s mini-series The Night Of looks at murder, broken aspects of the American justice system, and how no on involved in a crime comes away the same person.
Who is Eleven’s Papa? A Stranger Things Theory By Megan Condis • August 29th, 2016 There are a lot of questions to be answered in the wake of Season 1. Who is Eleven’s papa? Can Steve’s hair get any taller?
Through the Keyhole: The Cuboidal Life of a Quadrilateral Cowboy By Declan Taggart • August 26th, 2016 This week Loyd Grossman is going Through the Keyhole into the world of Quadrilateral Cowboy. And remember- Loyd has no idea whose home he’s visiting.
Netflix’s The Get Down and Learning to Get Down By Dominic Preston • August 17th, 2016 The Get Down doesn’t quite know what it means to get down. Is it still worth watching though?
The Media Diet By David Shimomura • August 2nd, 2016 A two week fast on one show or band is exactly what we need in an era of binge watching and trailer gluttony.
If You Build It They Will Come: Mark Oshiro on Trolls, Fandom, and Community Management By Megan Condis • July 18th, 2016 Megan Condis got to chat with the titular Mark of Mark Does Stuff on how to avoid fandoms becoming cesspools of trolls and bigotry.
Good & Evil Issue – Theme Recap By Team Unwinnable • April 26th, 2016 The theme of our April issue is Good & Evil, ranging from Nathan Drake to the Punisher.
The Penultimate Wrestlemania 32 Predictions By Jeremiah Cheney • March 31st, 2016 Time for some hardcore predictions about the results of Wrestlemania 32! And maybe some light editorializing.
The Night Manager: Applying to be a Spy By Declan Taggart • March 18th, 2016 Now, Mr. The Night Manager, perhaps you can tell us how you are qualified to be a spy?
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.
The Japan Issue – Thoughts Recap By Team Unwinnable • February 22nd, 2016 Our regular columnists remains as eclectic as ever in the February issue, covering everything from The Muppets to the 2016 presidential campaign trail.
Do Your Part, Get Danny DeVito to Voice Pikachu By Tim Mulkerin • February 3rd, 2016 Pikachu has a soulful, wise human voice in the Japanese trailer for Detective Pikachu. Why not just turn him into Frank Reynolds for the Westen audience?
Best of 2015 – Best Wrestling Match By Team Unwinnable • January 30th, 2016 A Best Of list managed to slip through the cracks! Enjoy the best matches from WWE, New Japan, and Ring of Honor.
ESPN Analyst’s Rage Supports Esports Growth By Charles Singletary • December 15th, 2015 Through his constant negativity, Colin Cowherd has documented a wealth of progress in the eSports gaming community.
Jessica Jones Reveals the Petty Monstrosities of a Realistic Super Human By Megan Condis • December 14th, 2015 Why is Jessica Jones so fantastic? Because its characters are anything but.
Running on Broken Glass By Amanda Hudgins • December 2nd, 2015 “Metal Gear Solid V sabotages its own depth by playing everything straight, by presenting real world horror alongside events that are completely ridiculous.”
What is Bob Ross Doing on Twitch? By Megan Condis • November 23rd, 2015 I looked away for 30 seconds and missed an entire foreground.
You’re the Worst: The Show that’s Nearly as Good as its Theme Tune By Declan Taggart • November 18th, 2015 Slothrust are like some old creepy person with a knife, but the knife’s for the cake you didn’t see before and it tastes really good. You’re the Worst doesn’t have any cake but I don’t see a knife anywhere either.
Head to Head: Jem and the Holograms By Megan Condis • November 9th, 2015 The long-awaited live-action Jem and the Holograms movie was, sadly, a flop. But how does it compare to the source material?
A Collection of Apocalypses: An Interview with Paul Tremblay By Stu Horvath • November 5th, 2015 “When horror is done well, I love the sense of awe, of holy-shit-what-is-that…” Stu talks with horror writer Paul Tremblay on his influences, past and future.
Last Week’s Comic Con By Ian Gonzales • October 14th, 2015 Ian Gonzales didn’t read too many comics last week, but he did spend 4 days at New York Comic Con.
Blood & Ads & Oil By Harry Rabinowitz • September 23rd, 2015 “Let me be the first to tell you about Blood & Oil, a new series coming to ABC this September. It looks like shit.” Harry Rabinowitz on ads in LA vs. NYC.
The Burnt Offering The Hard-Boiled Heritage of True Detective By Stu Horvath • August 14th, 2015 Think True Detective Season Two is too complicated? Go watch NCIS, then.
Rookie of the Year The Seinfeld OASIS By Matt Marrone • July 6th, 2015 The Rookie of the Year visits Seinfeld’s apartment after reading Ready Player One. Surreal? Not as much as you’d think.
Matt Murdock Finally Gets His By Michael Edwards • April 13th, 2015 Michael Edwards dials back the clock to the first time Daredevil was on television: in 1989’s Trial of the Incredible Hulk.
The Owls Are Not What They Seem By Matt Marrone • August 25th, 2014 Matt Marrone interviews Brad Dukes, author of Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks.
Robin Williams, 1951-2014 By Team Unwinnable • August 14th, 2014 Unwinnable remembers the great talent of Robin Williams.
