It didn't take long for Severance to become a widely lauded series when it first premiered in February of 2022. A strong cast, a curious premise, the creation of an interesting world, and a critical edge about capitalism and corporate culture fueled the series' widespread success, before COVID
Thanks to adaptations like The Last of Us, Fallout, and (frankly) the Sonic films, we’re well past the era where video game adaptations necessarily provoke low expectations (though, surely, the stream of high points is a recent trend). In addition to being an example of that trend, the latter has
In its heyday, American folk music had a passionate fanbase due, in part, because of the ability of its greatest artists to reveal aspects of America to itself and fight for greater ideals. Like Woody Guthrie’s “Tear The Fascists Down,” Joan Baez’ “Oh Freedom,” or Pete Seeger’s “The
Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is finally here, and in many ways it’s the culmination of his career thus far for both its extraordinary development of atmosphere and dread, and its rich return to the story’s source material and folkloric roots. Like The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman,
In 2008, the New Zealand folk parody band Flight of the Conchords released their self-titled album, and with it the track "Robots," originally debuting in live form on the pilot episode of their self-titled HBO sitcom. About a "distant future" where robots ruled the world, its lyrics detailing it's
The Star Wars original trilogy introduced fans to world-class worldbuilding, from hordes of extraterrestrial species, numerous droids, many wildly different worlds, political factions, and one of the coolest weapons in film history in the famous lightsaber. We’ve since had decades of novels,
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
In 1977, a series of disability rights protests took place in the United States to protest the government’s failure to sign legislation that banned discrimination against people with disabilities. This protest, which continues to be the longest sit-in at a government office, was masterminded by
The 2026 reboot of Magic Knight Rayearth shows us that friendship is quite powerful in the magic department in Ep. 4 "Our Battle". It's a lesson from My Little Pony, but it's quite applicable to this anime too. Our trio of heroines will need that power, since this is their bloodiest battle to date.