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.
Author
Adam Taylor
Selected & Recent Work
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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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.
Movie Review
Behemoth!
Behemoth! is Tony Gilroy’s drama with all the craft of a thriller and the film that should win Pedro Pascal an Oscar nod.
Video Game Review
Bills Must Be Paid
Bills Must Be Paid is a cheap, satisfying incremental game about smashing piggy banks to clear your debt, let down only by its depth.
Opinion
Endgame: Encore Proves a Point It Didn't Mean To
The clearest sign that a plan was never really a plan is how much work it takes to make it look like
Movie Review
Charlie Harper
Charlie Harper is a sharp, sincere romance that is one rewrite away from greatness.
Opinion
The Paramount-Warner Bros. Settlement, Explained
Twelve states settled their antitrust suit against the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. What the deal contains, the CNN/CBS board, and why it looks like a capitulation.
Original Fiction
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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