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Visuals: Polygon 2025 proved to be an idiosyncratic year, both for our team and the world at large. As familiar landscapes shifted and the digital realm continued its restless evolution, our core objective remained steadfast: to explore and honor culture through a lens of deep curiosity and a touch of irreverence. We strive to look...

Holiday movie preferences are deeply personal. Some viewers crave heartfelt stories that capture the quintessential spirit of the season. Others prefer their favorite genres with a festive twist, whether that involves a gruesome Santa slasher, a Hanukkah-themed romp, or a Kwanzaa-centered romance. However, for a specific subset of cinephiles, the ideal holiday film is simply...

Image Credit: Warner Bros./Everett Collection Pinpointing a single standout horror film in 2025 feels like an exercise in futility. Over the last twelve months, the genre has enjoyed an embarrassment of riches, with indie powerhouses and major studios delivering a relentless stream of high-caliber scares. This was the year Warner Bros. Discovery leaned into creative...

Image credit: A24 Ne Zha 2 stands as a titan of 2025 cinema, comfortably ranking among the most impressive animated achievements of the year. It holds its own even when compared to cultural juggernauts like Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and Chainsaw Man Movie — Reze Arc. Despite stiff competition for Best Animated Feature from films...

Image: Paramount In 2023, a venerated quartet of heroes returned to the silver screen in one of the year’s most critically acclaimed surprises. While its $180 million global box office was modest relative to its $70 million budget, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem resonated deeply with audiences. Critics lauded its subversive, “hand-drawn” aesthetic—designed to...

While the bittersweet echoes of the My Hero Academia series finale are still fresh, fans have already been granted a reason to celebrate. During the Jump Festa 2026 convention—Shueisha’s premier annual event for manga and anime—producers unveiled a brand-new special installment titled “More.” Because the original anime conclusion didn’t fully integrate the epilogue from Kōhei...

Image: Paramount Pictures Robert Redford’s involvement in Captain America: The Winter Soldier was a calculated tribute to the paranoid cinema of the 1970s, yet it’s easy to view his presence as just another superficial Marvel Easter egg. While it was certainly a treat to witness Redford’s understated gravitas within the MCU, his casting alone doesn’t...

This week’s streaming landscape is dominated by high-stakes drama and political intrigue. Director Paul Thomas Anderson reunites with the prose of Thomas Pynchon for One Battle After Another, a frantic odyssey starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a disillusioned activist on the lam, now available on Max. Meanwhile, Glen Powell finds himself at the center of a...

The old adage that age is merely a number is being put to the test this month as two iconic superstars take center stage on television programs traditionally aimed at younger demographics. By headlining major broadcasts, Cher and Diana Ross are proving that legendary status knows no expiration date. When Cher steps onto the Saturday...

Image credit: Lucasfilm Consider an intriguing bit of cinematic lore: out of the eleven canonical Star Wars features, the Death Star—in its various iterations—serves as a narrative anchor in eight of them. We witnessed the original planet-killer in A New Hope and its reconstructed successor in Return of the Jedi. Its blueprints were a plot...

Classic old-school DOS-era video games can now be launched directly in a web browser, and GTA: Vice City has joined them. This version offers fast loading times, gamepad support, and more. This has been made possible thanks to reVC, a reverse-engineering project. However, there are still a few caveats. Players are free to explore Vice...

Возможность прикоснуться к легендарной классике эпохи DOS прямо в окне браузера — это не только эффективный способ сохранения игрового наследия, но и максимально доступный инструмент для мгновенного погружения в ностальгию. Теперь в список поддерживаемых таким образом хитов вошла и культовая GTA: Vice City. Данная адаптация примечательна высокой скоростью работы, поддержкой современных геймпадов и рядом технических...

❄️ Black Mesa is Available at a Massive 75% Discount There is no better time to dive into Black Mesa than during the ongoing Steam Winter Sale, running from December 18 through January 5. If you have been holding out for the right moment, your patience has paid off—the definitive fan-made reimagining of Half-Life can...

❄️ Secure Black Mesa at a 75% Discount There is no better time to immerse yourself in the definitive reimagining of Half-Life. During the Steam Winter Sale (running from December 18 to January 5), you can add Black Mesa to your library at a massive discount. If you’ve been waiting for the perfect moment to...

As the 2025 holiday season approaches, the air is filled with more than just the scent of pine and peppermint. While the timeless classics of yesteryear continue to define our festive atmosphere, this year’s wave of new releases offers a vibrant soundtrack for modern traditions. Whether you are adorning the tree, sharing a quiet moment...