I was wrong about the iPhone 16
The iPhone 16 is a little over a month old, and I’ve been using it almost nonstop since it was announced last month. I reviewed the phone for Digital Trends…
This overlooked 1999 movie is the closest Martin Scorsese ever got to making a horror film
Paramount Martin Scorsese is a director who is known, above all else, for directing gangster movies. Now, that’s not really a fair characterization of his career. Scorsese has dipped his…
The Callisto Protocol’s first spinoff is a strange, fun Hades clone
If you asked me to imagine what a spinoff of The Callisto Protocol would look like, I’d probably have some quick answers. Maybe it could be more of a horror…
You Asked: Blu-ray picture fix, lossy vs. lossless, and AI self-calibration
On today’s You Asked: Can streaming and cable signals look better than 4K Blu-ray discs? When is the 65-inch TCL QM8 review coming out? Which is better on Apple or…
Admit it: The Hinterlands are the best part of Dragon Age: Inquisition
If you, like me, have been spending a decade waiting for the next entry in your favorite franchise, you’ll be able to understand my excitement for the new Dragon Age game…
This horror sequel should’ve never been made. Here’s why it works for me
Universal Pictures Nothing is sacred in Hollywood. But that’s not a recent truism — it’s always held true. If Hollywood smells an opportunity to take advantage or exploit, it will…
Venom, Joker, and the year of supervillain cinema
Venom: The Last Dance Sony Pictures / Sony Pictures Mark Millar’s limited series Wanted, loosely adapted in 2008 into an atrocious movie, imagined a dystopian world where all the superheroes…
It’s finally time to stop buying Nvidia’s RTX 30-series GPUs
If you’re looking for a budget GPU, the general advice is usually to buy from the previous generation of graphics cards. After all, as the new cards take over the…
I tested the Core Ultra 9 285K against the Ryzen 7 7800X3D — and it’s ugly
Intel’s new Core Ultra 9 285K is finally here, promising a boost in performance with a significant reduction in power requirements, at least according to Intel. As you can read…
Venom: The Last Dance’s ending, explained
Sony Venom: The Last Dance has finally hit theaters, marking the final chapter in Sony’s Venom trilogy. Taking place immediately after Spider-Man: No Way Home, this film follows Eddie Brock…