Game Columns
Destiny 2 Isn’t Dead — It’s Finally Finished
Bungie is ending Destiny 2 live service on June 9, 2026, and everyone's treating it like a funeral. It isn't. Here's why the game might actually be better for it.
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Pro Wrestling
WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event 5/23/26 Preview & Predictions
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event is tonight and the card is stacked. Here's a full preview and predictions for every match on the May 23 card.
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Entertainment
We Were Soldiers Review (2002)
The Memorial Day countdown reaches its last new review at #3. We Were Soldiers covers the Battle of Ia Drang in 1965 with the respect and emotional weight it deserves. Mel Gibson, Sam Elliott, and the entire cast are extraordinary. Full review.
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Entertainment
Platoon Review (1986)
The Memorial Day countdown reaches #4. Oliver Stone served in Vietnam and spent ten years trying to get Platoon made. That urgency is in every frame. Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, and Charlie Sheen are all exceptional. Full review.
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Pro Wrestling
Federation Fridays #3: Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon, SummerSlam 1995
The WrestleMania X ladder match gets all the glory, but Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon at SummerSlam 1995 delivered something just as special. Here's the case for it in this week's Federation Fridays.
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Entertainment
The Indian in the Cupboard Review (1995) (Throwback Thursday #6)
The Indian in the Cupboard had one of the best premises of any 90s kids movie. Toys coming to life as real people with real histories. It just never had the nerve to follow through on what it set up.
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Entertainment
Hacksaw Ridge Review (2016)
The Memorial Day countdown continues with #5. Hacksaw Ridge tells the true story of Desmond Doss, the unarmed medic who saved 75 men at Okinawa. Mel Gibson directs it with ferocity. Andrew Garfield is extraordinary. Full review.
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Game Reviews
Top Gear Review (SNES) (Retro WedNESday #7)
Top Gear on SNES was my first console racing game and one of the best multiplayer experiences of my childhood. Simple, fast, and still a blast. Here's why it holds up.
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Game Reviews
Titan Quest Review (PS4/PC/Mobile)
Titan Quest is one of my all-time favorites, and it's part of why this site exists. The PS4 version has real problems, but the game itself is the greatest ARPG ever made.
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Entertainment
Full Metal Jacket Review (1987)
The Memorial Day countdown rolls on with #6. Full Metal Jacket is two movies in one. The Parris Island half is Kubrick at his absolute peak. The Vietnam half is excellent on its own terms. Both together are essential viewing.
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The Forge
Short Story Saturday #2: The Well at the Center of the World
A man inherits a cottage beside an ancient well whose water replenishes slowly — and only when left alone. A short story parable about patience, discipline, and what it means to let something become what it's capable of becoming.
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Entertainment
The Cutting Room: Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey Is a Disaster and No Amount of Glazing Will Change That
Anthony Nash of Coming Soon wants you to believe every decision Christopher Nolan makes is brilliant. The Cutting Room is here to respectfully disagree. Very respectfully. Not at all, actually.
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Pro Wrestling
Federation Fridays #2: WWF Royal Rumble 1995 PPV
This week on Federation Fridays, Stinger looks back at WWF Royal Rumble 1995. It was the first one he ever watched live via PPV. Michaels from number one, Kid and Holly winning the titles, and Pamela Anderson at ringside. It still holds up.
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Entertainment
The Longest Day Review (1962)
Our Memorial Day countdown continues with a review of The Longest Day. This beast covers D-Day from every angle with one of the greatest casts ever assembled. It's three hours of old Hollywood ambition that still holds up.
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Entertainment
Patton Review (1970) (Throwback Thursday #5)
Patton isn't really a war film in the traditional sense. It's a character study of one of history's most complicated military minds, anchored by George C. Scott's all-time great performance.
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Game Columns
The Riot Retort: Mixtape Isn’t a Game and TheGamer Is Exhausted That You Noticed
TheGamer's Jade King called out everyone who questioned Mixtape's perfect review scores as unpleasant culture warriors. The Riot Retort has some thoughts on that.
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Game Reviews
TaleSpin Review (Sega Genesis, 1992) (Retro WedNESday #6)
TaleSpin on the Genesis was the bane of my existence from age seven to ten. I never beat it. Going back on an emulator, I understand why — and I still can't quit it.
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Entertainment
Midway Review (2019)
Midway got written off by critics in 2019 and that was mostly unfair. Roland Emmerich's Pacific War epic is flawed but worth your time, especially around this Memorial Day weekend and the lead up to it.
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Entertainment
Wait Until Dark Review (1967)
Terence Young directs Audrey Hepburn in the most underappreciated film of her career — a claustrophobic thriller that ranks among the best ever made, with one of the great villain performances from Alan Arkin.
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Entertainment
Top 10 War Movies Worth Watching This Memorial Day
Ten of the best war movies worth watching this Memorial Day, ranked from great to essential. From Midway to Saving Private Ryan, these are the films worth your time.
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