Reviews

It was the late 1980s when a stuttering, pixelated talking head took over television and became an instant pop culture icon. Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future offered a unique, satirical glimpse into a media-saturated world. Created by George Stone, Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton, this British-born character quickly made his way to American network television. Blending comedy with a distinct aesthetic, the show presented a world where television networks held immense

If you’ve been waiting for something that mixes that 80s retro futuristic vibe with a darker, more grounded take on a tech dominated future, Replaced might hit you harder than expected. It’s set in a post-nuclear United States and even though it clearly takes inspiration from games like Another World, it still manages to feel like its own thing. You play as R.E.A.C.H., an AI stuck inside a human body, trying to survive in a world where people at the bottom are basically treat

Released back in 1998, Serial Experiments Lain is a psychological cyberpunk masterpiece that feels less like a retro relic and more like a terrifyingly accurate prophecy. The story follows Lain Iwakura, an introverted 14 years old girl who becomes obsessed with the Wired: a highly advanced virtual reality network that serves as a precursor to our modern internet. After receiving an email from a deceased classmate claiming to still be alive inside the system, Lain is drawn int

It’s uncommon to find an anime that succeeds as both a high intensity crime drama and a truly thought-provoking philosophical puzzle, but Psycho-Pass executes it flawlessly. While most "future-noir" stories focus on the neon streets, this series looks at the invisible shackles: an algorithm that measures your mental state and decides if you’re a productive citizen or a "latent criminal" before you’ve even had a bad thought. The Sibyl System true form It’s a chillingly clean d

The cinematic adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man , directed by Edgar Wright, has arrived, bringing the spectacle of hyper-commercialized murder back to the silver screen. The film follows Ben Richards (Glen Powell), a working-class father forced into a brutal televised manhunt to secure medicine for his ill daughter. While the movie is an exciting, visually rich action-thriller, critics are noting a fundamental thematic failure: the film's own reliance on blatant pr