Photo: Russ Martin/FX Vampires don’t change. It’s a point that What We Do In The Shadows makes every single time it rolls its still non-skippable and catchy opening credits, what with all those images of its central characters staying thoroughly static throughout the eras. The times change. The fashions change. But these assholes? And yet! … Read more
Image: Atlus Switch-owning JRPG fans are feasting today. The biggest standouts from today’s Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase include Persona 5 Royal and Nier: Automata ports for the Nintendo Switch, but there were also neat-looking indie titles like the beautifully handcrafted RPG Time: The Legend of Wright and visually striking co-op adventure Blanc. Here’s our … Read more
Evan Rachel Wood in Westworld Photo: John Johnson/HBO Westworld is a show about storytelling. Throughout its first three seasons, creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy have made clear they are fascinated by the way narratives rule our world: Concepts like free will and agency are, in the show’s cosmology, intimately tied to the stories we … Read more
Dakota Johnson as Anne Elliott Image: Nick Wall/Netflix With the arrival of Netflix’s trailer for its adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Dakota Johnson proves she was always meant to lead a period piece, as she effortlessly melds into the romantic world. Johnson leads Persuasion as Anne Elliot, who finds herself caught between the demands of … Read more