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Over the course of 16 years and 34 films, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has cast a ridiculously huge shadow over American movies, pushing every major U.S. studio toward “cinematic universe” thinking and huge slates of interconnected projects. (Some international studios have jumped on board as well.) And yet, as the newest MCU movie, Deadpool & […]
Life is a funny thing. You know what else is funny? Video games. Crafting an enjoyable or edifying gaming experience is challenging enough. But creating a game that manages to be hilarious? That’s a feat of design and writing worthy of admiration. If you find yourself in need of a good hearty chuckle, we’ve got […]
Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home. This week, Look Back, the critically acclaimed anime film based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga of the same name, is finally available to stream on Prime Video. […]
Noirvember isn’t on any list of official holidays, but the informal, social-media-driven movement where cinephiles watch and discuss noir movies in November is picking up steam with streaming services. Criterion Channel, Kanopy, and Tubi are all programming month-long waves of noir films this year, and plenty of local arthouse and repertory theaters are getting in […]
Still, some Marvel shows — particularly the Disney Plus run beginning with 2021’s WandaVision, the point where Marvel Studios stopped licensing its characters all over the place — are more canon than others. And some Marvel shows are better than others. Marvel Studios worked out a popular formula for its billion-dollar movies, then applied the […]
Do you feel that? That chill in the air, that tingling sensation at the back of your neck? It can only mean one thing. That’s right: Halloween season is once again upon us! Here at Polygon, we love horror. We cover it all year round, whether it’s ranking the scariest new releases of the year […]
Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home. This week, The Wild Robot, the new animated sci-fi film starring Lupita Nyong’o, stomps its way onto VOD this week. That’s not the only big VOD […]