As massive as Super Mario Bros. is, there’s only been one film, the now cult classic from 1993, live-action movie before the release of this past weekend’s animated The Super Mario Bros. Movie.  Illumination and Nintendo’s team-up is an absolute blast with gorgeous animation, tons of inside jokes and easter eggs, and fun set pieces.

One of the greatest video games, and arguably the greatest game ever made, Tetris had a complicated path to becoming a global phenomenon and Apple TV+’s biopic tells an entertaining, if not really factually accurate, take on that story.

We’ve been gaming a lot as we attended PAX East. But before we left, we raced in Death Roads Tournament, explored two Metroidvania titles in 9 Years of Shadows & Pronty, and more in the Gamebox 2.0: Games of March 2023.

With the impending reboot of the DC Universe under the guidance of James Gunn and Peter Safran, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, while fun at times, feels like the dying gasps of the previous DC Universe where nothing that happens matters or needs to be paid attention to.

Pax East is an annual gaming convention that takes place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. From March 23rd to 26th, the location will be packed with tons of nerdy goodness to keep people busy for hours. Pax East has been providing an event space for fans, developers, industry reps, and all in between. With so much to see and do, here’s our quick preview and insights into things to check out while attending this year’s show.

Based on a ridiculous true story, Cocaine Bear roared into theaters this past weekend and mostly delivers on the insanity you would expect based on the title and premise.

During the doldrums of a cold February, there is nothing better to curl up with a loved one and also doing the things you love, like gaming. We swung through space in VR with Straylight, went on a few dates in Ten Dates, tried to survive the dangers of Journey to the Savage Planet: Employee of the Month Edition, play some abstract chess, and more. 

Out now on Blu-ray and VOD/Digital, The Retaliators is a wonderfully schlocky, ridiculously over-the-top gory, throwback revenge thriller that will satisfy fans of 80s-style action/horror b-movies.

Kicking off Phase 5 of the MCU, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania is a mostly fun, visually inventive adventure that sets up the future threat to the Marvel Universe, Kang (Jonathan Majors).

Set slightly after the 2016 election as cannabis is legalized in California, a former black market marijuana dealer is looking for The Last Deal in the new thriller from director Jonathan Salemi.

We tried a remake of the adventure game classic Colossal Cave, served up some fast food and crime in Definitely Not Friend Chicken, rocked out in the roguelike Power Chord, and more for our collection of reviews in the Gamebox.