GAME REVIEWS
Josh Brown Jan 6, 2020. 4 minute read
Dosti Ka Naya Maidan Episode 1 Review: A PUBG Mobile Original Series?
The end of the year was a time for nerdy live-action television. The Mandalorian pleased the eternally furious Star Wars fandom before The Rise of Skywalker undid Jon Favreau’s hard work. Netflix’s own The Witcher series, meanwhile, used Henry Cavill’s impeccable jawline to rope in a bigger chunk of the…
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Gretchen Felker-Martin Dec 27, 2019. 2 minute read
The Mandalorian Chapter 8 Review: Rocket Mando
If for some reason you’ve been jonesing to see Giancarlo Esposito (Gus Fring of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul fame) carefully enunciate the phrase “E-Web heavy repeating blaster” then buddy, your ship has come in. Lots of other, less famous people also say it in this episode, as a…
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Gretchen Felker-Martin Dec 27, 2019. 2 minute read
Watching Watchmen, Episodes 6-9: Playing the Blues
Where the first half of HBO’s Watchmen spent its time digging around in a pre-existing fictional world, poking its head into the lives of the men and women living in the aftermath of Adrian Veidt’s (Jeremy Irons) grand dream of a utopia, its final four episodes strike out on their…
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Gretchen Felker-Martin Dec 18, 2019. 2 minute read
The Mandalorian Chapter 7 Review: Breaking Dad
There’s a substantial detour in this episode of The Mandalorian during which we see the Ugnaught Kuiil (Nick Nolte) rebuild IG-11 (Taika Waititi) and teach it to stack crates and serve tea. Director Deborah Chow, far and away the best of the season’s otherwise lackluster hands at the helm, shoots the…
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Andrew King Dec 18, 2019. 5 minute read
Wattam Review: Rebuilding the World, One Weird Friend at a Time
Wattam asks you to play as a green, block-shaped mayor with a mustache on his upper lip and a bomb under his bowler hat. When you doff the cap, the bomb explodes, launching you and anyone nearby up into the air with a green smoke trail. All affected erupt in…
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Gretchen Felker-Martin Dec 14, 2019. 2 minute read
The Mandalorian Chapter 6 Review: Jailhouse Schlock
A critic’s work is to approach art on its own merits, to evaluate it in the rich and ever-changing context of human creative endeavor. Nit-picking an artist’s work is seldom productive — but sometimes it’s all there really is to do. The Mandalorian’s sixth episode begins with Mando docking at…
READ MORE >Gretchen Felker-Martin Dec 7, 2019. 2 minute read
The Mandalorian Chapter 5 Review: The One With Amy Sedaris
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Gretchen Felker-Martin Dec 1, 2019. 2 minute read
The Mandalorian Chapter 4 Review: I Wish They Akira Kurosawouldn’t
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Gretchen Felker-Martin Nov 22, 2019. 3 minute read
The Mandalorian Chapter 3 Review: The Babysitter’s Club, Vibroknife, Etc.
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Elizabeth Henges Nov 21, 2019. 6 minute read
Black Future ’88 Review: The 18-Minute Doomsday Clock
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Gretchen Felker-Martin Nov 20, 2019. 2 minute read
Watching Watchmen, Episodes 1-5: Rorschach Test Drive
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Nerium Nov 19, 2019. 4 minute read
Dungeon Meshi Vol. 7 Review: Emotions and Politics Run High
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Steven Nguyen Scaife Nov 19, 2019. 5 minute read
The Legend of Bum-bo Review: Bum-bo Want Healthcare
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Gretchen Felker-Martin Nov 16, 2019. 2 minute read
The Mandalorian Chapter 2 Review: Fire and Forget
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Nerium Nov 12, 2019. 2 minute read
Hey! Where Is Our Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Review?
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Nerium Nov 12, 2019. 7 minute read
Disco Elysium Review: Find Meaning in the Slow Apocalypse
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Gretchen Felker-Martin Nov 12, 2019. 2 minute read
The Mandalorian Chapter 1 Review: No Risk, Little Reward
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Suriel Vazquez Nov 1, 2019. 11 minute read
Death Stranding Review: Carrying Your Baggage With You
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