What We Loved About Shazam
DC Comics’s latest superhero movie, Shazam, really took me and my colleague Mike Fahey by surprise. In world of dour…
What We Love About Country Trap Banger 'Old Town Road'
No one, not even rapper Lil Nas X, thought his song “Old Town Road” would blow up the way that it has. After taking…
Sekiro's Training Dummy Will Be Your New Best Friend
A whole bunch of us at Kotaku have been playing Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. We have impressions, we have gameplay, but…
What We Loved (No, Really) About Alita Battle Angel
Alita Battle Angel is an adaptation of the beloved Gunmm manga, and it’s a movie where everything that could happen in…
What Do You Want From A Battle Royale Game?
From PUBG’s rough military edge to the sleek action of Apex Legends, it seems there’s a battle royale for everyone now.…
What We Like (And Don't Like) About Unlocking Smash Ultimate's Fighters
Since Smash Ultimate’s launch, a debate has been brewing among fans new and old: Is the fighter-unlocking system in Smas…
What We Liked And Didn't Like About Pokémon Let's Go
Mike Fahey and I have been battling all up and down Kanto in Pokémon Let’s Go. Now that our respective quests are at an…
What We Adored About Netflix's She-Ra Reboot
Back in 1985, Mattel and Filmation launched She-Ra: Princess of Power, a spin-off of the popular Masters of the…
What We Absolutely Loved About Castlevania Season Two
The first season of Netflix’s Castlevania animated series was pretty good, if a bit rushed due to a four-episode…
We Love How Stupid The Venom Movie Is
Three decades ago Marvel Comics debuted one of its most popular anti-heroes, Spider-Man arch-enemy Venom. Now Eddie…
We Debate Whether Super Mario Party Is Actually Evil (And Whether That's Bad)
Hello, Mario Partiers and haters alike. Last week, Nintendo released Super Mario Party, a four-player digital board…
Our Quest For The Best Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Difficulty Setting [Updated]
I’m enjoying Assassin’s Creed Odyssey so far, but I’ve been struggling to find a difficulty setting that I like. More…
What We Liked (And What Bewildered Us) About Nic Cage's New Movie, Mandy
Some movies just make sense. Mandy, starring a near-feral Nicolas Cage, is not one of them. It begins as a…
Japanese Publishers Should Go Bigger At Tokyo Game Show
Another Tokyo Game Show has come and gone, and Kotaku’s Brian Ashcraft and I were both there to see the sights, play…
What We Liked (And Didn't Like) About The Dragon Prince
Netflix released The Dragon Prince this weekend, a new fantasy story by the writers of Avatar: The Last Airbender.…
What We Liked (And Loved) About BoJack Horseman's Fifth Season
Season 5 of BoJack Horseman premiered this weekend on Netflix. It’s full of the usual dark humor and animals doing…
What We Loved (And Really Loved) About Sorry To Bother You
Tim Rogers and Gita Jackson had a chance to see Sorry To Bother You, a movie so creative and wild watching feels like…
How Many Gokus Are In Dragon Ball FighterZ, Exactly?
There is only one Son Goku in Dragon Ball, yet throughout the series’ history, he has embodied many different forms.…
What's So Great About Banjo-Kazooie
People poured money into a Kickstarter for a spiritual successor to the 1998 Nintendo 64 game Banjo-Kazooie. Why?…
What We Still Love About Cowboy Bebop, 20 Years Later
Cowboy Bebop first aired from April 3 to June 26 in 1998, and two decades later, it’s still one of the greats. Compete…