action adventure

Akira Kurosawa Films 101: 1955 – 1958

Akira Kurosawa Films 101: 1955 – 1958

After creating two masterpieces in Ikiru and Seven Samurai, Kurosawa put his genius on display on three more brilliant films that were unlike anything he had previously done.

The 20 Best Episodes of ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’

The 20 Best Episodes of ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’

A timeless list of thrilling Star Trek episodes that delight, excite, and entertain while exploring the deepest aspects of the human condition and questioning our place in the universe.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Becomes Sentient, Discusses ‘The Fall Part 2: Unbound’

The Moving Pixels Podcast Becomes Sentient, Discusses ‘The Fall Part 2: Unbound’

This week we discuss self-consciousness, self-identification, and awful puzzle design in The Fall: Part 2 - Unbound.

Han Solo? More like Han Zero!

The Moving Pixels Podcast Goes to Hell…blade

The Moving Pixels Podcast Goes to Hell…blade

We brave the depths of Helheim to talk about the art, craft, and representation of psychosis in Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.

‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ Is a Downer

‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ Is a Downer

By the time Steven S. DeKnight's monster v. robot slugfest starts to get fun, it's too late to forget all the boredom that preceded it.

Ava DuVernay’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Transports Us to… Nowhere

Ava DuVernay’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Transports Us to… Nowhere

Ava Duvernay’s adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time shifts from thoughtful family drama, to mindless action adventure, to psychedelic nightmare.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Kills Nazis Again, in ‘Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus’

The Moving Pixels Podcast Kills Nazis Again, in ‘Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus’

This week, Nick and Eric take up arms in order to free America from the Nazi regime, and occasionally talk about Wolfenstein: The New Colossus.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Kills Nazis with ‘Wolfenstein: The New Order’

‘Necropolis’: Randomly Generated Blandness

‘Necropolis’: Randomly Generated Blandness

The dungeons may be randomly generated, but Necropolis guarantees monotony around every corner.
A General, a Princess and Two Greedy, Dim-Witted Peasants

A General, a Princess and Two Greedy, Dim-Witted Peasants

The Hidden Fortress is more "accessible" and "entertaining" than Rashômon, but Kurosawa's artistry is ever present.

‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ Was Never Fully Assimilated