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Rebel Ridge needed ‘sloppy, awkward’ action, says director Jeremy Saulnier

Jeremy Saulnier’s supremely tense new Netflix movie Rebel Ridge sits firmly in the action category. But where stylized hit actioners like the John Wick series or the HiGH&LOW movies get their mileage from over-the-top action stunts, the throwdowns in Rebel Ridge are simple and streamlined enough to feel entirely believable. Previous...

Sat Sep 7, 2024 19:08
Grid’s tastefully destroyed Game Boys make for great art, and they’re 40% off now

Grid, the makers of awesome, shadowbox-style pieces made from bygone gadgets and gaming accessories, is currently celebrating its fourth anniversary. To mark the occasion, Grid is offering its framed Classic Game Boy for its lowest price ever. Typically, this masterpiece costs $299, but you can currently hang one on your wall for just $179...

Sat Sep 7, 2024 18:37
Closer the Distance replicates grief so well that I couldn’t finish playing it

In Closer the Distance, my first inclination is to console Conny. She just lost her sister, Angie, to a tragic accident — a few hours after a nasty fight with her mother, Pia. At the same time that Pia was decrying her daughter’s terrible life decisions, Angie was taking her last breaths. All I can do is command teenage Conny to give her...

Sat Sep 7, 2024 18:08
The best movies new to streaming this September

August is finally over, and you know what that means: Summer is almost over! Before we can start putting away our swimsuits and busting out our finest fall-themed sweaters, however, we’ll have to make it through September first. There’s a ton of exciting new releases coming to theaters this month, including Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Megalopolis,...

Sat Sep 7, 2024 16:09
Monster Hunter Wilds made me a believer in its ecosystem

As Capcom’s Monster Hunter series has grown in scope and popularity over the past 20 years, so too have the game’s worlds. They’ve gone from discrete zones to massive open-world environments populated with smarter, more believable creatures. Monster Hunter Wilds continues that evolution, with an emphasis on its ecosystem, an ever-changing...

Sat Sep 7, 2024 15:10
The Boy and the Heron, Twilight of the Warriors, Netflix’s Rebel Ridge, and every movie new to streaming this week

Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home. This week, The Boy and the Heron, the latest animated fantasy from acclaimed anime auteur Hayao Miyazaki, finally comes to streaming on Max. That’s not all, as Rebel Ridge, the new...

Sat Sep 7, 2024 01:31

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