The Messenger is a top notch indie title inspired by NES and SNES classics like Ninja Giaden and Super Metroid, and is one of the most critically adored game releases of 2018 for its fluid gameplay and characters filled to…
‘Armed & Gelatinous’ Gameplay Interview with Robert Howland
In Armed and Gelatinous, you can control one of four blobs on an arena, each can be customized with different costumes and looks. In combat, players bound around the stage with an accessible control scheme to attack one another, grow…
Interview: Matthew and Tori Butler-Hart, creators of ‘The Isle’
In the next backyard party from the Krasinskis and the Zombies, be on the lookout for the Butler-Harts. With The Isle, Tori and Matthew are the latest couple to cut into the horror genre with matrimonial slices like the creators…
A Great Lamp, and the Salvation of Camaraderie Through Cinema
In early 2017, director Saad Qureshi called his friend Donald Monroe and confessed he was feeling suicidal. “Donald,” he pleaded, “if we don’t make a film right now, I’m going to kill myself.” Donald, a cinematographer, agreed on the spot.…
Music Interview: NOTD
NOTD consists of 17-year-old Samuel Brandt (Sam) and 19-year-old Tobias Danielsson (Tobi) who met each other on Soundcloud. The two later ended up attending the same high school in southern Sweden and have been producing sick remixes ever since. They have…
Interview: Debra Granik Talks Filmmaking and ‘Leave No Trace’
Debra Granik is wonderful! You could consider that pandering to an interview subject, but I don’t know many people – celebrity status aside – able to go from discussing the Annenberg study on film criticism to Shakespeare and beyond. Granik’s…
BottleRock Interview: Welshly Arms
The bluesy rock band, Welshly Arms, is from Cleveland, Ohio. The band formed back in 2013 and blazed the music industry with their debut EP, Welcome. The band then released another EP in 2015 which was self-titled and the band…