(YASUKE premieres on Netflix Nordic on April 29th. Full series screened for review.) Brand recognition YASUKE is easily recognizable for its influences. There’s an ample serving of LONE WOLF & CUB, a hefty amount of NINJA SCROLL, some AKIRA, and even a smattering of NEON GENESIS EVANGELION for good
(WELCOME TO UTMARK premieres 18th of April on HBO Nordic. All Episodes viewed for review.) A local town for local people WELCOME TO UTMARK begins like a western, turns into a darkly comic tragedy by way of the Coen brothers, and ends like an elegy to a Nordic world that’
(MARE OF EASTTOWN premieres weekly on HBO Nordic starting April 19th. Five episodes of seven viewed for review.) A masterclass in acting MARE OF EASTTOWN is the best work Kate Winslet has ever done. It’s a performance so complete, so nuanced, and perfect that it overrides any problems the
PC
(Developer provided review code. RANCH SIMULATOR is in Early Access now.) You’re out by the produce stand the other day I spent a month with RANCH SIMULATOR and lived to tell the tale. There’s a lot you can do in RANCH SIMULATOR, and even more that you’ll
Demon Skin
(DEMON SKIN is out April 13th on PC. Distributor provided review copy.) Something old DEMON SKIN is an indie game made with a limited budget and tremendous passion. I admire those projects, and it’s never fun to give one a bad review. As with films, almost any game that
Outriders
(OUTRIDERS is out now. Distributor provided review copy.) This seems oddly familiar OUTRIDERS, the new game from People Can Fly, is a serviceable action shooter that feels more like a best-of compilation than an original title. There’s almost nothing new or unique to its name, yet the finely polished
(THEM premieres on Amazon Prime Video April 9th) Heading West Throughout its ten-hour runtime, THEM aims at a multitude of themes and issues. Not all of them stick. At its core, THEM is a series about everyday racism faced by minorities in America. It’s also about the societal and
Streaming
Premiering on April 9th on Amazon Prime Video, THEM is a horror anthology series from creator Little Marvin and executive producer Lena Waithe. Set in the 1950s during the time of the great migration, the Emory family settles into a white suburban neighborhood of Compton in Los Angeles. Before they
(THE NEVERS premiers on HBO Nordic April 12.2021) The death of the author THE NEVERS will be great one day, just not yet. It’s a series that has moments of fleeting brilliance, a winning cast, and a great (if overly familiar) setting. There are themes over empowerment, sisterhood,
Doom Eternal
(DOOM ETERNAL: THE ANCIENT GODS PART 2 is out now. Distributor provided review copy.) Once more, with screaming DOOM ETERNAL: ANCIENT GODS PART TWO is the final expansion pack for this iteration of DOOM games. It’s a challenging but satisfying romp through demon-infested worlds that made my boomer-reflexes cry.
Chris Pine
★★ | Streets behind Arriving finally in Finland on HBO Nordic, WONDER WOMAN 84 hasn’t exactly had an easy ride. Initially delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, 84 saw itself pushed back multiple times over the past year. Eventually released on HBO Max last December in the states, 84 lingered in limbo
Ben Affleck
★ | Vanity fare Watching ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE, a single thought repeated itself in my head: I don’t want to do this. I don’t want to spend four hours with this cynical vanity project, and I certainly don’t want to be in my mid-thirties arguing about Batman
