E-soterica Experience Melancholia In Just Two Minutes By Khee Hoon Chan • February 13th, 2018 30 Seconds to Midnight brings to mind the sublime but sorrowful Lars von Trier film Melancholia, which depicts the world’s end in an unorthodox manner—a inevitable planetary collision, devoid of typical Hollywood bombast.
Another Look “Villains” By Yussef Cole • February 12th, 2018 Assassin’s Creed Origins is too quick to dispose of women of color antagonists who deserved a chance at redemption.
This Mortal Coyle April Ryan By Deirdre Coyle • February 9th, 2018 April Ryan, the hero of The Longest Journey, is smart, capable and deals with plenty of bullshit from creepy dudes. So basically: Every Woman.
Gingy's Corner Gingy’s Corner: Nicole: The Otome By Gingy Gibson • February 9th, 2018 Nicole is a bland, semi-competent mess of a dating sim.
Backlog The Sense of an Ending By Gavin Craig • February 8th, 2018 Life goes on. Our stories don’t have to.
The Board Soul Pieces By Jeremy Signor • February 8th, 2018 Game pieces are supposed to represent something specific, transcending their forms and letting us manipulate representations of objects and people. But what happens when a cube is just a cube?
The Sweet Illogic of Cultist Simulator By Levi Rubeck • February 8th, 2018 The body withers, decays, and rots with whatever insight you thought you’d gained back into the earth. Until you start a new game, echoing a past barely remembered.
Last Week's Comics Last Week’s Comics 2/7/2018 By Michael Edwards • February 7th, 2018 Team Unwinnable’s Michael Edwards shares his thoughts on Frankenstein Alive, Alive! Trio and Justice League International Omnibus Vol. 1.
Rookie of the Year I Fought the PAW and the PAW Won By Matt Marrone • February 5th, 2018 With Twin Peaks over, Matt Marrone turns his obsessive TV watching mind to…PAW Patrol?
The Space of Water By David Shimomura • February 5th, 2018 All together the spaces in The Shape of Water feel not just believable but contribute Michael-Stuhlbarg-levels-of-performance.