Ryan Coogler, the Academy Award-nominated director of Creed and Black Panther, hasn’t been shy at all about citing the various inspirations behind his new horror thriller Sinners. In the weeks leading up to the film’s premiere, Coogler has been making the rounds along the press circuit, drumming up excitement and talking at length about the […]

When Polygon had a chance to video-chat with Doctor Who stars Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu in advance of the new season, there was an experience that leapt out as their favorite: filming the animated sequences for this Saturday’s episode. Not recording — filming.  “Shooting the animation was very fun,” Gatwa said, “because it was […]

Go back 30 or 40 years, and video game cover art had some clear issues. It didn’t always follow precise style guides. It was frequently made in a vacuum by someone who had no idea what the game looked like. It relied on limited concept art, data, and technology. And it often sold a fantasy […]

There’s a lot of exciting new releases hitting theaters within the next month. Aside from Sinners, the new horror thriller from Black Panther director Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, we’ve got The Legend of Ochi, David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds, Thunderbolts*, and more. But if you’re looking for some great sci-fi to watch from […]

Star Wars Zero Company, which one might colloquially refer to as “the XCOM Star Wars game,” got a full reveal today at a panel at Star Wars Celebration Japan. As for why one might refer to the game in that way, it’s because Greg Foertsch — the CEO and Creative Director of Bit Reactor, which […]