The recently released Novocaine is anything but painful. It delivers tons of laughs along with over-the-top, creative violence led by a fantastic Jack Quaid. Quaid plays Nathan Caine, a mild-mannered assistant bank manager who was born with congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis or CIPA, which makes him unable to feel any physical pain. After finally […]

Spending an ungodly amount of money, Netflix’s latest massive blockbuster, The Electric State, is a mish-mash of ideas that were expressed better in other films and a genuinely terrible script that seems to have contributed to some truly awful performances from the main cast. Set in an alternate 1994 following a massive war between robots […]

There was plenty to love this month in video games, including the latest Steam Next Fest and many new releases we checked out.  We dove underwater for the return of Amiga shooter X-Out, led astronauts to safety on the Moons of Darsalon, hunted bounties in the demo for Neon Inferno, entered the deadly reality show of Kiborg, and felt the rhythm in the RPG Everhood 2.  Check out all the games we played below in this Gamebox 2.o.

Released this past weekend on Apple TV+, The Gorge tries to combine romance, sci-fi, and action, but its generic plot elements outweigh its more interesting elements. Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller play elite snipers recruited to monitor two watchtowers on either side of a massive gorge for a year.  They are told to keep whatever […]

One board game dares to take all the worst ways someone can climb into the highest commanding position in America and make it a hilarious time for entertainment in Terrible Influence. We got an early preview of how the game works, so check out our thoughts.

Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid endure a brutal break-up in the hilarious, violent, and clever Companion. Sophie Thatcher plays Iris, while Jack Quaid is Josh. The couple head to the remote but opulent lake house of a wealthy acquaintance along with some other friends, but things go violently awry. After the mysterious first teaser trailer, […]

With over 1000% funding from Kickstarter, Mega Cat Studios is gearing up to deliver a fresh 16-bit shoot-‘em-up for the Sega Genesis and Mega Drive in ZPF. Here’s the new lore trailer to explain the plot of the game.

A new year, a new round of games for us to play. We started 2025 with a good mix of titles: We got flipped and bounced pinballs across animated landscapes in Zen Pinball World, we let our inter Willy Wonka create tasty chocolate treats in Chocolate Factory Simulator, we fought for the fate of the […]

Streaming platforms love action comedies about secret spies or retired agents, but most are just average at best. Back in Action stands out only for marking Cameron Diaz’s return after nearly a decade, yet it’s another bland Netflix addition. Diaz and Jamie Foxx play CIA operatives, Emily and Matt. During their last mission, the pair […]

Seven years after the first movie hit theaters, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera raises the stakes with a gripping and tension-filled heist sequence, an international scope, compelling performances from its leads, and pulse-pounding action. While it doesn’t quite surpass its predecessor, it still delivers a thrilling experience for fans of the genre. Picking up where […]

Hitting select theaters this past weekend, Donnie Yen directs and stars in the new legal thriller/martial arts action movie The Prosecutor. The film features some fantastic action sequences but sometimes gets bogged down in the legal minutiae of Hong Kong. Yen plays Fok Chi-Ho, a police officer who decides to become a prosecutor for Hong […]