Cardboard Cinema: All Your Favorite '80s Movies Are Now RPGs
If there's a movie you like, there's probably someone turning it into a tabletop roleplaying game.
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Soon, all of your favorite movies will be board games. -
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Cardboard Cinema: Batman And Marvel Heroes Take Flight In The Tabletop Space
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The 20 Best Board Games For Adults
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The 15 Best Board Games Of 2021
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How Halloween Kills Solved The Michael Myers Problem
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The 14 Best Val Kilmer Movies Ranked
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The 14 Best Vin Diesel Movies (That Aren't The Fast And The Furious)
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The 12 Best Space Movies You Can Watch On Netflix Right Now
Netflix has made our solar system — and the stars beyond — the basis of several of its original features. Here are the best space movies on the service. -
The Inside Story Of How HBO Max Became Home To Streaming's Greatest Genre Shows
The current crop of HBO Max Originals offer incredible genre pleasures for action, horror, and science fiction fans. Here's how it happened. -
'Gamemaster' Director Charles Mruz On Documenting The Complexities Of The Board Game Industry [Interview]
In our Gamemaster director interview, filmmaker Charles Mruz tells us the story behind his very entertaining documentary about the board game industry. -
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In our Osgood Perkins interview, the director of Gretel & Hansel talks about his dark reinvention of the classic fairy tale and more. -
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Let's take a look back at the original The Shining reviews for an example of contemporary film critics tearing apart a future masterpiece. -
'Zombieland: Double Tap' Director Ruben Fleischer And Star Jesse Eisenberg On The Sequels' Long Road To The Big Screen
In our Zombieland Double Tap interview, we sit down with director Ruben Fleischer and star Jesse Eisenberg to talk about the sequel's long journey. -
'Angel Has Fallen' Director Ric Roman Waugh On How He Made The Third Film His Own [Interview]
In our Angel Has Fallen director interview, Ric Roman Waugh talks about how he made the third entry in the franchise his own. -
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In our Jaws board game review, we praise this uniquely structured game for how well it captures the tone of the original film. -
Jet Skis And Shootouts: The Waterlogged Action Cinema Of The '90s
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How A 'Star Wars' Card Game Helped Keep Fandom Alive In The '90s
In the drought between the original trilogy and the prequels, a Star Wars card game helped nurture a fandom that didn't have new movies.
