Opinion

You’ll feel like applauding this LinkedIn post from Manor Lords’ publisher

The older you are, the more important Inside Out 2 gets

Inside Out 2 has besmirched my favorite vegetable and I will not stand for it

House of the Dragon is bringing back Game of Thrones’ long travel times

Disney abandoned Princess Tiana — until it suddenly needed her help

Democratic Socialism Simulator is (tragically, regrettably) still as relevant in 2024

The Dark Side has never been more seductive than Manny Jacinto in The Acolyte

Add the Skaven to Warhammer 40K, you cowards

No one has ever been prettier than Austin Butler in The Bikeriders

So who is The Acolyte’s Master? Well, we got our answer

Fortnite’s latest season is as chaotic as the media that inspired it

Dear TV writers: Please stop being weird about pronouns

More than 10 years later, Nintendo is righting its Zelda and Peach crimes

Bridgerton’s sex is going for quality over quantity — that’s a good thing

Sports video games made me understand fanfiction

Inside Out 2 ruins one of Inside Out’s best gags — and it’s no big deal

Does The Boys know what to do with Starlight anymore?

Helldivers 2 poses the ultimate moral quandary in its new Major Order

The Acolyte reopens a Star Wars debate: Are the Jedi kidnapping kids into a cult?

1000xResist isn’t just mind-bending sci-fi — it’s also an allegory for diaspora

An Extremely Goofy Movie’s shippy TikToks are missing out on Beret Girl

Bungie makes the best out of an impossible situation with Destiny 2’s Commander Zavala

It’s freaky anime gremlin girl summer

Star Wars’ real problem isn’t boring Jedi, it’s boring Sith

Helldivers 2’s latest Major Order was (mostly) a narrative success

What makes a game cinematic? The answer is changing

Crush of the week: Haikyu!!’s coach Ukai

George Miller’s smartest move in Furiosa is totally dissing Immortan Joe

Who is Furiosa’s equivalent of the Doof Warrior?

Halt and Catch Fire understood video games better than any other show

Ethan Hawke’s Wildcat rescued Flannery O’Connor’s brilliantly bleak work for me

This new wave of life sims should take inspiration from Minecraft and Fortnite