Smash Ping Pong (Konami, 1987) – exp.

A review of Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere (2026)

Hmm. I really don't feel like the Netflix sheen does Louis Theroux's work any favours. There are too many fancy graphics, too much glorifying b-roll for his usual bread and butter, revealingly awkward moments, to stand out. It's a shame really, because there are some wonderfully exposing moments in this documentary, they just come across as too subtle in context. The look of terror in Myron Gaines' eyes as Louis Theroux says things he's just said to his partner—and how quickly he backs down. HS calling Theroux a "puppet" while literally being puppeted by his stream chat (and then seeing

A review of No Other Choice (2025)

I’m not really a Park Chan-wook guy because I find his work pretty cold; when I watched The Sympathizer recently it was more because I was interested in what a collaboration between Park and Don McKellar looked like, which turned out to be, well, perfectly watchable, if not to damn it with faint praise. Interestingly, No Other Choice has very much the same preoccupations as The Sympathizer: that the people in charge are greedy and stupid; that if you want to survive, you’re going to have to step on the people you should be in solidarity with; and that you’re

Crossy Road (Hipster Whale, 2014) – exp.

F1 (2025) – exp.

Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Good-Feel, 2010) – exp.