Film Review: Nosferatu (2024)
Synopsis Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu retells the chilling tale of Count Orlok, a sinister vampire whose malevolent presence haunts the town of Wisborg. Set in 19th-century Germany, the film follows Thomas Hutter, a well-meaning solicitor, and his wife, Ellen, as they become ensnared in Orlok’s dark and deadly web. With themes of love, betrayal, and sacrifice,…
The Rings of Power Season 2
Forging Rings, But Missing the Magic The second season of Amazon Prime’s The Rings of Power continues the journey through Middle-earth’s Second Age, following the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron and the forging of the Rings of Power. Based primarily on material from the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, Season 2 picks…
Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire
The Fantasy Epic That Redefined fantasy Game of Thrones, the HBO adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, premiered in 2011 and concluded in 2019. Spanning eight seasons, it brought the complex and often brutal world of Westeros to life. From its unpredictable character arcs to its jaw-dropping spectacle, the…
Review: Salem’s Lot (2024) – A Butchered Vampire Tale That lacks Bite
Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot has long been considered one of the author’s most chilling works, blending the timeless terror of vampires with the suffocating atmosphere of a small American town under siege. As the first proper feature film adaptation of the novel (following two earlier miniseries), Gary Dauberman’s 2024 Salem’s Lot had the potential to…
Path of Exile
Path of Exile Review: A Journey from Casual to ARPG Fanatic As a long-time fan of action RPGs who has spent countless hours in games like The Elder Scrolls and Dark Souls, I was searching for something fresh, a game with a deep, combat-focused loop, drenched in a sword-and-sorcery aesthetic. My search began after playing…
Dracula Untold
Fear of the Dark When I first saw the trailer for Dracula Untold, I wasn’t expecting much. It seemed like another attempt by Universal to rebrand its classic monsters into edgy superheroes, following in the footsteps of DC’s Batman or Marvel’s Hulk. This time, Dracula was getting the origin story treatment, cast as a misunderstood…
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
The Pot-Noodle of the Wuxia Genre Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is to real wuxia cinema what a pot noodle is to authentic Chinese cuisine. Just like a pot noodle, it’s flashy, quick to prepare, and loaded with artificial flavor, but ultimately it’s a shallow, watered-down imitation of the real thing. It…
BLOODBORNE
“The night and the dream were long…” After the resounding success of Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls, many expected FromSoftware to rest on their laurels, churning out sequels and spinoffs to a formula that was rapidly becoming a genre in itself. The term “Souls-like” was born, as countless imitators adopted the same combat mechanics for…
A Princess of Mars
“I still live, and while I live I shall fight for Barsoom, and her people; the virtues of her noble sons and the glorious beauty of her daughters. Death, John Carter, must take me while I am facing the enemy with my sword in my hand!” It wasn’t just Edgar Rice Burroughs’ words that first…
Fantasy : Swords and Sorcery 