I watched this (for the 1st time! I know, shame on me) weeks ago & indeed felt something like sadness, witnessing the wheels of the news system turn in a way that seems now to have been taken from us, a former Jaguar rendered toothless as a domesticated tabby.
Read Lindsey's more eloquent take here
Just saw this yesterday and Lawson's read here makes me actually want to see it again.
Can confirm Blunt is impressive. Refreshing to see a "big blockbuster" film that is kind of opaque and hard to follow and asks of its audience a certain amount of attentiveness
TEVIS! We have a Tevis Thompson sighting, ye gods.
Also, let's just be honest: Games Criticism was better 13 years ago.
(He says, knowing full well he was a player on the field 13 years ago.)
Counterpoint: I was shocked (in a good way!) when I realized [SPOILER?] ...
..the two male/female leads were not actually ending up as romantic interests
This is one of those articles I've had in an open tab for months (two almost exactly, as I note the 'April 16th 2026' publication date) and... I finally read it!
It's pretty good.
Especially for fellow fans of obsolete media.
www.newyorker.com/culture/essa...
List of Games Mentioned in Xbox Article that Really Drive Home the Passage of Time since 2014:
-Fru
-Ryse
-Divekick
-Contrast (made by Compulsion Games hmmmm)
You saw it here first, and are legally obligated to say so.
Yes Donald Glover is actually on an hour long podcast with two 13 year olds (?)