Ghost of Yotei is a masterpiece that refines more than it redefines, and that's more than enough. It's a sprawling, gorgeous epic that lets you live your own samurai story the way you see fit. I loved every minute with it. #gaming toisto.net/ghost-of-yot...

What movie do you consider "perfect"?

One Battle After Another is a broad screwball stoner comedy about so many topics that it ultimately amounts to nothing. I went in wanting to love it, and came out annoyed and disappointed. #filmsky toisto.net/one-battle-a...

I'd go even further and say that I remember fondly when the phone couldn't follow you past the length of a cable, and it was a better time in so many ways.

The best time to do it was two years ago. The second best time was every single day after that. But still, the third best time? Right now! Sweet Baby Inc are a small team of highly qualified writers and narrative designers. Nothing more, nothing less. Maybe you could start saying that, too 🤷

TIFF: I spoke with Tarik Saleh and Fares Fares about their latest film, Eagles of the Republic, and how it feels to craft a film about a memory of a place you're not allowed to return to. #TIFF #filmsky toisto.net/tiff-intervi...

This looks wild and wacky. I'm sold.

I'm thrilled to confirm that I've been accepted as a member of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. I've admired their work for ages, and it's another huge step forward in my plans of world conquest.

TIFF: Amanda Seyfried delivers a career-best performance in Mona Fastvold's stunning and deeply emotional portrait of the Shaker movement in the late 1700s. Absolutely sublime. #filmsky #tiff toisto.net/tiff-review-...

TIFF: Mads Mikkelsen and Sophie Sloan shine in this dark bedtime story for all ages. I had a lot of fun with it. #tiff #filmsky toisto.net/tiff-review-...

TIFF: Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein is a visually sumptuous and thematically rich adaptation of Mary Shelley's breathtaking masterpiece that honors the soul and spirit of the original beautifully. #tiff #filmsky @rottentomatoes.com @realgdt.bsky.social toisto.net/tiff-review-...

TIFF: Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Evans deliver delightfully funny performances in the super broad and often puzzling The Sacrifice, which never quite settles on a topic to satirize. #filmsky @rottentomatoes.com toisto.net/tiff-review-...

TIFF: Matthew McConaughey is superb in an otherwise unsatisfying melodrama that never made me care enough to feel invested in the thrills. #filmsky @rottentomatoes.com toisto.net/tiff-review-...

TIFF: Dwayne Johnson shines in the uneven but often sublime The Smashing Machine, which hopefully marks the beginning of a new era as an actor for him. #filmsky @rottentomatoes.com toisto.net/tiff-review-...

TIFF: Fuze is a tightly scripted and efficiently directed thrill that reminds us how good this genre can be in the right hands. I had a blast with it. #filmsky @rottentomatoes.com toisto.net/tiff-review-...

TIFF: Hamnet is a fascinating contradiction: a film I recognize to be well made, beautifully shot, and terrifically acted that I did not connect with at all. #filmsky @rottentomatoes.com #tiff toisto.net/tiff-review-...

TIFF: Motor City is like an action movie made from a Meatloaf album. It's pure maximalism that plays like Dirty Dancing as directed by Michael Bay. I enjoyed the heck out of it. #filmsky #tiff @rottentomatoes.com toisto.net/tiff-motor-c...

At Gamescom, I spoke with Naoki Yoshida, or Yoshi-P to fans, about the current storyline in Final Fantasy XIV, the future, and what we leave behind to the next generation. #gaming #finalfantasy toisto.net/gamescom-nao...

I don't think I've cried harder at TIFF yet than I did with Train Dreams, a masterful and poignant observation of life and the enormity of time. It's one of those quietly powerful films that stays with you forever.

TIFF: Russell Crowe is the saving grace of this otherwise reductive and often frustratingly simplistic thriller set during the Nuremberg trials. #TIFF @rottentomatoes.com #filmsky toisto.net/tiff-review-...

TIFF: Do you remember the feeling of overwhelming joy of seeing Fury Road for the first time? Get ready to experience that again with The Furious, one of the greatest action films ever made, and a watershed moment for the genre. #TIFF @rottentomatoes.com #filmsky toisto.net/tiff-review-...

TIFF day 3: Wake Up Dead Man Nuremberg Normal Lighter day, but also interviews and writing.

TIFF day 3: The Testament of Ann Lee Fuze Bad Apples Junk World The Furious

The Lost Bus shows once again what an impressive filmmaker Greengrass is when he's focused on ramping up tension and showing professionals try to figure things out. Yet somehow, I found the film overall surprisingly dull and often weirdly tacky.

TIFF: I don't watch or understand football, and I had never heard of The Saipan Incident before this. So it's quite the achievement that Saipan had me deeply invested in this story thanks to its smart writing and great performances. #TIFF @rottentomatoes.com #filmsky toisto.net/tiff-saipan-...

TIFF: Riz Ahmed is fantastic in a smartly modernized and bravely ambitious adaptation of Shakespeare's iconic play. I admired it more than I liked it, but this is still essential viewing. #TIFF #filmsky @rottentomatoes.com toisto.net/tiff-hamlet-...

TIFF: Blue Moon features Ethan Hawke at his finest in a bravura performance that is as heartbreaking as it is wildly entertaining. Brilliantly written and directed, this is one of the best films of the year. #tiff #filmsky @rottentomatoes.com toisto.net/tiff-blue-moon-review

TIFF day 2: Motor City Saipan No Other Choice The Lost Bus

Ambition and passion don't always produce quality. Lost Soul Aside has a dozen or more ideas thrown together into a muddled whole that's barely held together by some atrocious writing and unintentionally funny acting. #gaming toisto.net/lost-soul-as...

Gamescom: Fans of Eurojank, rejoice! Bylina is a hugely ambitious and bizarre mix of influences set in a gorgeous world of Slavic folklore that plays like a fever dream in the best kind of way. My preview: toisto.net/gamescom-byl... #gamescom #gaming

Gamescom: I spent time with Capy Castaway, the adorable cozy adventure game from Toronto, and I'm calling it now: this will be the breakout indie darling when it launches. I loved it to bits. #gamescom #gaming toisto.net/gamescom-cap...

I spoke with the cast of Peacemaker about where the multiverse will take them in season 2, and how things have changed in the years since we saw them last. #filmsky toisto.net/peacemaker-s...

At Gamescom, I got to test the new Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and as a huge fan of samurai cinema, I couldn't be more impressed. I need this now. #gaming toisto.net/gamescom-oni...

At Gamescom, I got to play the new Resident Evil: Requiem, and it nearly gave me a panic attack. I loved every second of it. #gaming toisto.net/gamescom-res...

#GameDevs— if you haven't already, please read and sign! actionnetwork.org/forms/were-d...

Mandatory cathedral photo from Cologne.

Bags: packed. Arriving at Gamescom early on Tuesday. I'm still sorting out schedules, so if I haven't gotten back to you, I will still try to do so! Hope to see everyone there.

Always happy to see my friends and me in the same roundup. Great job, @alisechaffins.bsky.social!

I was one of the twelve people who didn't like the first season of Peacemaker. I'm also more than happy to declare the returning season as a home run for not just James Gunn, but a superb John Cena, who delivers a career best performance. #filmsky toisto.net/peacemaker-s...

If you're a fan of films like Merlin, Beastmaster, and Krull the Conqueror, you're bound to enjoy Red Sonja; a deliciously hammy and silly throwback that had me yearning for the days of video rentals all over again. #filmsky toisto.net/red-sonja-20...

I spent a month with the Honor 400, the mid-range offering looking to compete again in the Nordic markets. At just 450 euros, it offers most of what you'd find in phones three times the cost, with very few compromises. Color me impressed! toisto.net/honor-400-ph...

With Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest arriving in theaters and streaming soon, I want to bring back my review from Cannes. It's one that I'm quite proud of and one where I felt brave enough to speak of autistic masking as a means of survival in a capitalist world. #filmsky toisto.net/cannes-2025-...

The ALIEN franchise has always been about the body – its boundaries, its vulnerabilities, its transformations. ALIEN: EARTH reframes this through a sharp queer-coded lens. A haunting fusion of sci-fi, corporate dystopia & PETER PAN references. My review: www.peliplat.com/en/article/1... #TVSky

Cloud Atlas. Brilliant, bold, and one of the most ambitiously romantic and humane films of the past century, and only twelve people saw it. I watch it at least once a year and every time I'm moved to my core.

Mafia: The Old Country is the best game never released in 2007. Today, it is hopeless outdated in multiple aspects, but I couldn't help but love this throwback to simpler times, especially when it's told with such confidence and grace. #gaming toisto.net/mafia-the-ol...

I love the first half of Weapons, which opens in theaters today. The second half, filled with clumsy exposition and odd tonal shifts, did not works as well. Still, it's worth a visit for the performances and mood alone. #filmsky toisto.net/weapons-is-m...

Oh no, I've seen Jurassic Park, I know how this ends.

Alien: Earth has momentary sequences of breathtaking terror and great performances. Sadly, the pacing is all over the place and the tone is erratic to say the least. It's a frustrating start that has potential for greatness. #filmsky toisto.net/alien-earth-...

Four hours with Battlefield 6 isn't even remotely enough for a full review, but it did give me hope that this is finally the game fans have waited for years to arrive. My preview, in Finnish, is live now.