Month: July 2024

Graphic: Polygon | Source images: Nintendo This NES remix for the speedrunner era is highly compelling Nintendo World Championships: NES … Continue ReadingNintendo World Championships: NES Edition is all about millennials killing milliseconds

Photo: Theo Whiteman/HBO Maybe killing a dragon was a mistake A recurring theme in discussions around House of the Dragon … Continue ReadingHouse of the Dragon’s latest episode turns gods into meat

Image: Ravensburger Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls is a collaborative experience that charmed one board game grump When I was … Continue ReadingThe new Disney princess board game is just as fun as I dreamed

Image: Neon There’s a big difference between scary and creepy If you’ve heard anything at all about Longlegs, the new … Continue ReadingLonglegs, billed as 2024’s scariest horror movie, is actually pretty hilarious

Image: Amazon Prime Video To the stars… with a lot of glitter and tie-dye! In 2001, Legally Blonde told a … Continue ReadingSpace Cadet is a spiritual successor to Legally Blonde

Image: Tuesday Knight Games Don’t give up the ship All too often, tabletop role-playing games get lost in their own … Continue ReadingMothership’s box set gives newbie game masters something to hold on to

Image: Fantasy Flight Games/Asmodee A handful of new mechanics recreate the tension of The Mandalorian’s first season on Disney Plus … Continue ReadingStar Wars: Unlimited’s new two-player starter set tells a great, modern Star Wars story

Image: Illumination And believe it or not, the movie could use more Minions Four official movies and two Minions spinoffs … Continue ReadingDespicable Me 4 has an unusual flaw: too much plot potential