Game Review: Pyre
Supergiant’s latest is a weird mix of genres that undeniably works.
Author: Randy Dankievitch
Randy is the founder of Processed Media and The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved TV critic. He's written about TV and culture across the internet since 2010, and also writes a monthly column for UpPortland Magazine.
TV Review: Loaded (AMC)
Loaded is bogged down by cookie-cutter characters, but its sharper reflections on wealth may be worth a longer look.
American Gods Season 1, Episode 8 Review – “Come to Jesus”
American Gods closes its uneven first season on a high note with “Come to Jesus”.
American Gods Season 1, Episode 6 Review – “A Murder of Gods”
American Gods’ critique of faith and power takes flight in “A Murder of Gods,” its most satisfying hour yet.
American Gods Season 1, Episode 4 Review – “Git Gone”
American Gods’ “Git Gone” is a methodical, morally complicated detour that’s as frustrating as it is fascinating.
American Gods Season 1, Episode 2 Review – “The Secret of Spoons”
American Gods’ visual ambition carries “The Secret of Spoons,” even as its plot barely inches forward.
American Gods Season 1, Episode 1 Review – “The Bone Orchard”
American Gods’ visually stunning pilot, “The Bone Orchard,” is dazzling but nearly incoherent for anyone unfamiliar with the source material.
Game Review: Horizon Zero Dawn
Sony’s latest exclusive is a beautiful, slightly shallow adventure.
First Impressions: Riverdale (The CW)
Archie’s pilot is better than it has any right to be, a potential reimagining for the ages.
First Impressions: Westworld (HBO)
HBO’s Westworld looks incredible and (mostly) makes sense, but it never digs as deep as it thinks it does.