As Carmilla recently refreshed the vampire movie as a restrained period drama, heavy on the gothic and oblique meaning; so Eight For Silver draws new blood in the werewolf genre – to haunting and handsome effect. Written and directed by Brit, Sean Ellis (who also serves as cinematographer), it bookends …
Read More »Passing review, Sundance 2021: “A stylish but shy accomplishment”
A promising debut, Passing – Rebecca Hall’s adaptation of Nella Larsen’s beloved Harlem Renaissance novel – is a stylish but shy accomplishment. Rendered in tastefully appropriate Black and White, we are introduced to Irene Redfield (Tessa Thompson) and Clare Kendry (Ruth Negga), two light-skinned mixed-race childhood friends who cross paths …
Read More »Someone is building Super Nintendo World in Minecraft while we wait for the real thing
Most of us won’t be able to visit Super Nintendo World in real-life for quite some time, but fortunately there’s a 1:1 Minecraft replica in the works from Planet Minecraft member Dippy22 (opens in new tab). As spotted by Nintendo Life (opens in new tab), the Super Nintendo World Minecraft …
Read More »Best Cyberpunk 2077 mods: better performance, customization, and controls on PC
Cyberpunk 2077 mods are getting bigger and better all the time, now that PC players have had a few months to get to grips with what they can do to with the game, and the recent announcement that Cyberpunk 2077 now has official mod support from CD Projekt Red can …
Read More »Resident Evil Re:Verse gameplay shows humans facing off against Tyrants
Resident Evil Re:Verse gameplay has gone live online, now that the game’s closed beta has launched on consoles and PC alike. As first flagged by VGC (opens in new tab), the new gameplay videos for Resident Evil Re:Verse actually give us a really good understanding of how the game plays. …
Read More »WandaVision theories: Every Westview character who might have links to the comics
What’s going on with the folks in Westview? WandaVision episode 4 has seemingly revealed the identity of some, while also refusing to fill in the blanks on a few of the more shadowy residents. Below, we’ll reveal which ‘real’ Westview residents are which, while also cluing you into some of …
Read More »WandaVision reveals another victim of The Blip in Avengers: Endgame
WandaVision was already had fun playing around with time. But instead of jumping through different eras of sitcoms, this week saw a brief trip back to the un-dusting of Thanos’ victims in The Blip. Surprisingly, that also includes a very familiar face to WandaVision fans. Spoilers for WandaVision episode 4 …
Read More »Bayonetta 3 director says its “safe to expect” an update this year
Bayonetta 3 is still very much a thing, but while developer Platinum Games will likely share more about the game this year, director Hideki Kamiya would appreciate it if fans of the series would calm down until then. Speaking with VGC (opens in new tab), Kamiya teased that, “It’s January. …
Read More »Mass Effect 2 nearly had another gay romance option with Jacob Taylor, according to ex-BioWare animator
Another Mass Effect 2 gay romance was cut due to mainstream media backlash, according to a former BioWare employee. Jonathan Cooper took to Twitter (opens in new tab) to share a Polygon story (opens in new tab) and point out that Jacob Taylor was initially meant to be a romance …
Read More »Sea of Thieves is pulling voice and text chat between crews from Arena due to toxicity
Rare will no longer let Sea of Thieves players in Arena mode communicate with other crews via voice or text chat due to toxicity reports. This applies to the Arena mode’s Sea Dog Tavern as well as crews sailing out on the open sea. The change will come with the …
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