Film and game coverage moves at trailer speed. A teaser drops, a release date slips, and the conversation is over before anything comes out. We try to write about the things that last a little longer: the films people will still argue about in ten years, the strange ones that nearly vanished, and the games that try something a bigger studio would not risk.
Horror shows up often here, and not by accident. It is the genre where small budgets and real ideas still win, which is why our A24 horror guide is the best place to start. It runs through nine films in the order they arrived, from The Witch to Talk to Me. After that, the cult corner is worth the detour: New York Ninja, shot in 1984 and finished by Vinegar Syndrome decades later, and Spookies, two films stitched into one haunted house.
On the games side we care less about raw power and more about intent: a small game about grief from a two-person studio, a Nintendo 64 rebuilt in hardware rather than emulated, and a plain answer on which GTA 6 edition to buy. Every film and game story we have published is linked below, each with a line on why it is worth your time.
Start here
- A24 Horror: A Starter Guide: nine films that define A24 horror, from Robert Eggers' The Witch to the Philippou brothers' Talk to Me, in the order they arrived.
Buying guides
- GTA 6 Pre-Order Guide: the launch date, the two editions, the one pre-order bonus and which edition to buy.
- Best Handheld Game Consoles for Indie Games: why a crank, a cartridge slot or a curated store can matter more than raw power.
Deep dives: film
- New York Ninja: John Liu's 1984 film, abandoned with no soundtrack, dialogue or script, rebuilt by Vinegar Syndrome from the negatives.
- Spookies: begun in 1984 as Twisted Souls, then given a second story: two films, two casts and one haunted house.
- Google and A24: Google DeepMind's $75 million stake, its first in a film studio, and why it lands on human taste.
Deep dives: games
- Fishbowl: a small, sincere game about grief from the two-person studio imissmyfriends.studio.
- Analogue 3D: the Nintendo 64 recreated in FPGA hardware instead of software emulation, now in 4K.
- Retroid Pocket Nova: a cousin of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a 120Hz AMOLED and hall-effect sticks in one handheld.
- Playdate Season Three: eight new games delivered two a week, and a smaller season that makes the case for less.
Latest news
- Scars on the Mountain: a 66-minute Hurricane Helene documentary told only by the people of Yancey County who lived it.
- Night Nurse: Georgia Bernstein's debut about a caregiver drawn into scam calls, premiered at Sundance 2026.
- Backrooms x Joya Scent Kit: five fragrances from A24 and Joya keyed to exact moments in the film.
- Werwulf: Robert Eggers follows Nosferatu with a werewolf story set in 13th-century England.
- Hellraiser: Revival: Clive Barker's puzzle box in your hands, on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC from October 8.
Where to go next
- Vinyl & Records Hub: turntables, speakers, record care and the reissues worth buying.
- Home Studio Hub: starter gear, studio headphones, synths and samplers.
- Electronic Music Labels Hub: starter guides to Warp, Kranky, Mute, Factory and the scenes around them, plus new ambient and electronic records.
- Sneakers & Style Hub: heritage boots, raw denim, workwear and the stories behind the sneakers.
- Desk & Everyday Carry Hub: everyday carry, mechanical keyboards, minimalist and repairable tech, bags and watches.
- Design & Art Hub: Dieter Rams, the design books worth owning, patient makers and the artists worth knowing.
- The Unknowndivide Buying Guides: every guide on the site in one list.
- Incoming: the records, gear and films still on their way.
