The 20 best spicy and satisfying thrillers currently available on Max.
‘MaXXXine’ review: Mia Goth and Ti West return with a bloody film noir
“MaXXXine,” the latest in Ti West and Mia Goth’s X trilogy, follows the sole survivor of “X” to the Night Stalker’s Los Angeles. Review.
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble: The Kotaku Review
I play the original 2001 Super Monkey Ball almost every day, and if you’ll allow me one brag, I’m pretty good at it. Sometimes I play to jumpstart my brain in the morning, sometimes to unwind during my lunch break, sometimes to fill some time in the evening. Usually, I choose the fifty-stage-long Expert difficulty,…
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DarkwebSTREAMER’s Occult Internet Already Has Me Hooked
Of the seven demos I played at the Tribeca Festival’s official games section, darkwebSTREAMER is by far the one I spent the most time with. The horror narrative roguelike’s risk-reward system, based around streaming progressively more dangerous occult activities in hopes of becoming the best streamer you can be,…
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‘Daddio’ review: A blasé drama set during the worst cab ride of your life
Writer/director Christy Hall’s “Daddio,” starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn, is a blasé drama set during the worst cab ride of your life.
‘The Acolyte’ review: Just what Star Wars needs
Amandla Stenberg and Lee Jung-jae star in “The Acolyte,” the latest Star Wars series and already one of its strongest. Review.
Plastique Tiara spills ‘All Stars’ secrets, talks bestie Naomi Smalls and her obsession with Minh Tuyết
Plastique Tiara talks Season 9 of ‘RuPauls’ Drag Race All Stars,’ her K-pop fave, and what’s happening in Vietnamese drag right now.
Every Summer Game Fest/Not-E3 2024 Showcase Streaming In June
What’s dead may never die. E3 may finally be gone for good but its spirit lives on in Summer Game Fest. Hosted by The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley, the event kicks off in June and promises teases, trailers, and world premieres for the biggest games of tomorrow and beyond. Here’s every gaming conference,…
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‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ review: Madelaine Petsch teams with Renny Harlin for invasion horror trilogy.
If Liv Tyler’s “The Strangers” scared you senseless, should you see the scary “Riverdale” star’s remake? Review of “‘The Strangers: Chapter 1.”
Crow Country: The Kotaku Review
Playing retro-inspired games is like returning to a beloved theme park as an adult. Instinctively knowing where to go first, remembering what it was like to be there as a child —it plays to a very specific kind of nostalgia. Retro-inspired games often include familiar mechanics, recognizable art styles, and tropes of…
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