Retrospective

Oct
30
Gone Girl at 10: Fifteen Minutes of Shame

Gone Girl at 10: Fifteen Minutes of Shame

A decade since its release, the date movie from hell is a post-breakup classic and a prophetic preview of the always-online life yet to come
8 min read
Sep
07
Composite image: in Aliens, Ripley, armed with flamethrower, steps out of an elevator into an alien hive. In Alien: Romulus, protagonist Rain does the same fucking thing.

Alien: Romulus: The Cinemorph

The first Disney-produced Alien film cares more about referencing the original movies than it does actual originality.
12 min read
Aug
24
Alien³: Scar Beast

Alien³: Scar Beast

The maligned threequel comes together often enough, and in such striking ways, that even its failures inspire fascination.
11 min read
Mar
29
Final Fantasy Rewind: Famicomedy

Final Fantasy Rewind: Famicomedy

The most recent Final Fantasy movie's charming story of familial reconnection is undercut by garish games industry commercialism.
7 min read
Mar
22
Final Fantasy Rewind: The Ultima Flavor Experience

Final Fantasy Rewind: The Ultima Flavor Experience

Against all odds, a piece of Final Fantasy XV side content is the best adaptation the JRPG series has had yet.
7 min read
Mar
14
Final Fantasy Rewind: Dilly Dally Shill

Final Fantasy Rewind: Dilly Dally Shill

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children remains a travesty of its source material, and thus can be seen as a prototype for modern IP-driven pop culture.
6 min read
Mar
04
Final Fantasy Rewind: A Vast Image Out of Spiritus Mundi Troubles My Sight

Final Fantasy Rewind: A Vast Image Out of Spiritus Mundi Troubles My Sight

The first cinematic adaptation of the popular Japanese RPG series remains an ambitious, one-of-a-kind catastrophe.
7 min read
Feb
26
Final Fantasy Rewind: Cracked Crystals

Final Fantasy Rewind: Cracked Crystals

A retrospective of Final Fantasy movies begins with an obscure and bonkers anime video.
7 min read