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A "teenage" boy and girl lie on each other, as if caught mid make out. This is a still from the film Neon Maniacs.

Neon Maniacs is the Dreamiest of Slashers

By Amanda Hudgins • June 5th, 2017

Despite all of this it’s criminally underdeveloped and frankly, a must see. So few 80’s slashers manage to be any good, and this one somehow stumbles into genius simply by being unfinished.

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?

Phantom Politics

By Katriel Paige • December 3rd, 2015

“There is no absolute ‘us’ versus ‘them’ in Metal Gear; alliances and loyalties shift within the franchise.” Katriel Paige explores political allegiance in MGS V.

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.”

Memories of Memories

By George Weidman • May 3rd, 2013

George Weidman questions the universality of nostalgia-driven pop culture.

Hot Miami Injection

By Cara Ellison • August 13th, 2012

Cara Ellison introduces the neon-soaked ultraviolence of Hotline Miami.

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