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Four shows covering movies, games, Star Wars, and the stories shaping entertainment.
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Revisiting older films with focused reviews and retrospective discussion.
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New releases, forgotten games, industry analysis, and the backlog itself.
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Star Wars across film, television, books, games, and the wider canon.
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Video Game Review
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
Revisiting Re:Chain of Memories: a card-combat workaround for GBA hardware that’s both too easy to cheese and a slog, saved by Riku’s story.
Movie Review
Wild Horse Nine
Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine makes the sterile history of CIA intervention human, carried by a career-best John Malkovich.
Movie Review
Street Fighter (2026)
The 2026 Street Fighter movie is a vibes-only mess with no protagonist, no choreography, and a tournament half-decided by forfeit.
Streaming Review
VisionQuest Season 1 (Episodes 1-2)
VisionQuest may be the most interconnected MCU show in years, with James Spader’s Ultron finally unleashed. Our recap of the first two episodes, and a theory.
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Video Game Review
Kingdom Hearts
Revisiting the original Kingdom Hearts in the new collection: a foundational, charming action-RPG undercut by a few QOL issues.
Movie Review
Street Fighter (2026)
The 2026 Street Fighter movie is a vibes-only mess with no protagonist, no choreography, and a tournament half-decided by forfeit.
Streaming Review
VisionQuest Season 1 (Episodes 1-2)
VisionQuest may be the most interconnected MCU show in years, with James Spader’s Ultron finally unleashed. Our recap of the first two episodes, and a theory.
video game preview
Backpack Syndicate (Demo Impressions)
The Backpack Syndicate demo is a Pokémon Mystery Dungeon-style crawler with a clever backpack-grid loadout, and it’s an easy wishlist ahead of 2027.
Streaming Review
Avatar: Seven Havens Season 1 (Episodes 1-3)
Avatar: Seven Havens picks up 225 years after Korra in a world that fears the Avatar. Our recap of the first three episodes, the twin-Avatar twist, and a theory.