Revisiting "Days Gone" After Five More Years of American Decline (www.pastemagazine.com)
"Tales of Kenzera: ZAU" Understands the Complexity of Grief (www.pastemagazine.com)
How Dolly Parton's "Jolene" Helped Me Through Queer Heartbreak (www.pastemagazine.com)
Netflix’s 3 Body Problem Is a Grandiose, Compelling Sci-Fi Yarn You Don’t Want to Miss (www.pastemagazine.com)
[Retrospective] Blast from the Past at 25: Brendan Fraser, A Man Out of Time (www.pastemagazine.com)
In Blast from the Past, Brendan Fraser plays a man trapped in a 35-year time capsule. The movie itself preserves his wide-eyed talent
Minecraft Unveils “Add-Ons,” Bringing The Modding Experience to All Players (www.pastemagazine.com)
Review: Fargo's Fifth Season Is Extremely Weird, and Very Good (www.pastemagazine.com)
FX's anthology series Fargo is back once again, and weirder than ever. But its oddness and incredible performances make for a great season.
Martyrdom and Misogyny Are the Machines That Power Kingdom Hearts (www.pastemagazine.com)
Destroying Movies for Fun and Profit (www.pastemagazine.com)
Coyote vs. Acme is the latest in the predatory trend of shelving movies for tax write-offs. It's always been here, but it's never been so bad.
Review: AMC's Monsieur Spade Is an Assured, Brilliant Throwback (www.pastemagazine.com)
Are Fan-Led TV Renewal Campaigns All for Nothing? (www.pastemagazine.com)
As fan renewal campaigns have gotten more and more elaborate (and expensive), the returns have continued to diminish.
How Christopher Lee Became the Greatest Dracula of All Time (www.pastemagazine.com)
Primer's Sci-Fi Success Story Was an Anomaly, but Its Filmmaker's Fall Wasn't (www.pastemagazine.com)
DIY sci-fi wonder Primer made a splash at Sundance 20 years ago. However, its filmmaker's struggles highlight how we talk about male auteurs.
The Return of the King at 20: In Defense of All Those Endings (www.pastemagazine.com)
Review: AMC+’s Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale Is Unfortunately Devoid of Magic (www.pastemagazine.com)
Review: Peter Capaldi's Performance Makes Apple TV+'s Criminal Record More Arresting Than It Has Any Right to Be (www.pastemagazine.com)
Criminal Record is an unconventional crime drama grounded in a pair of crackling performances from Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo
From Bastion to Hades: Supergiant Games and the Eternal Quest for Freedom (www.pastemagazine.com)
Article by Paste Magazine: It analyses the games by beloved development studio Supergiant, their common elements and the red thread that runs through them.
Citizen Sleeper And The Decline Of Digital Town Squares (www.pastemagazine.com)
Article by Paste Magazine: It reflects on the game “Citizen Sleeper” and how it attempts to describe ‘the ruins of interplanetary capitalism’ and how that correlates with out times.
Opinion: Through Cancellations and Streaming Glut, Caring About TV Has Become a Heartrending Chore (www.pastemagazine.com)
After the most historic year in entertainment history, we look back on the difficult task of caring about TV in 2023.
(List) Paste's best albums of 2023 (www.pastemagazine.com)
I love keeping up with new music. So I love reading these lists this time of year to see other opinions about albums I loved and maybe discover a few more that I missed.
How Museums in Starfield and Fallout Reveal the Politics of History (www.pastemagazine.com)
Article by Paste Magazine: It explores the museums in various Bethesda games which are used to flesh out the world and history of the games, which is often filled with lies and propaganda.
Opinion: In Growing up With Its Audience, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Becomes a Better Version of Itself (www.pastemagazine.com)
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off isn't just an ordinary reboot, but one that allows its characters to grow and change, to incredible results.
Saltsea Chronicles Beautifully Finds A Way Forward (www.pastemagazine.com)
An Article by Paste Magazine about the game “Saltsea Chronicles”. The article argues that the game encapsulates Ursula LeGuin’s positive view on anarchism in order to create a soothing vision of the post-apocalypse.