The Armchair Critic

The Fluxx line of games from Looney Labs has  expanded over the years to incorporate both different genres and the goal of educating its p...

"You know, the special effects for this movie aren't bad considering it came out in 1992." "Um, this movie was release...

D.C. Comics had a line of books called Elseworlds, where one change in a superhero's life would send them on a completely different tr...

Politics makes strange bedfellows.  In the case of the movie Long Shot , one would wish it would have made for a movie with any sort of en...

For years the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been teasing the awesome power of the Infinity Stones, the Infinity Gauntlet, and the mad tita...

Anyone who remembers the Syfy channel makeup competition show Face Off will know that there are important elements that go into making a m...

While most DC superhero movies have gone the grim and gritty route, Shazam! is far more aimed at the brightness and magic that appeals to...

The British love rugby.  To them, that version of "football" can inspire intense fandom, violence, and a mixture of the two.  Te...

A good horror movie requires several elements, from scares and originality to consistency and following its own rules.  Us , the latest mo...

There is a type of game where players have to pitch an idea or product to the other players, getting them to select what they pitch as the...

For Marvel's latest entry in their cinematic universe, Captain Marvel takes a trip to outer space -- and the 1990s -- to introduce the...

Pizza and gaming go together constantly, so it's no surprise that someone made a game revolving around eating pizza.  New York Slice ...

The late Aaron Allston ran a Champions role-playing game (RPG) campaign that lasted for 20 years.  Set in Earth AU, this campaign had h...

Cover albums often have a common theme, and Ann Wilson (lead singer of Heart) has a common thread on her new album Immortal : performers w...

Fame has its ups and downs, its rewards and pitfalls, its appeals and stresses.  This is covered in A Star Is Born -- and the movie does ...