Spooky, scary, and bad can also be funny as three short films demonstrated recently at the Anthem Film Festival.
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Anthem Film Review: ‘The Exiles’ – Steven Soderbergh Production Wins Best Documentary
'The Exiles' provides an amazing look into the lives of young Chinese who escaped China after the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Read More »Videogame Review: ‘Viewfinder’ – Through the Looking Glass into a Smart and Engaging Puzzle Game
'Viewfinder' is a mind-bending, ingenious and amazing puzzle game allowing pictures to be added and traversed in real time to solve puzzles.
Read More »Book Review: ‘No One Prayed Over Their Graves’ by Khaled Khalifa
'No One Prayed Over Their Graves' by Khaled Khalifa is a fascinating character study and a beautiful recreation of early 20th century Syria.
Read More »Card Game Review: ‘The Timeline Game’ from Looney Labs
It's a whole new game assembled from the components of Around the World Fluxx and Across America Fluxx.
Read More »Music Review: ‘The Layers’ – New Music by Herschel Garfein Inspired by Jane Kenyon, Stanley Kunitz, KC Trommer
Poetry by Stanley Kunitz, Jane Kenyon, KC Trommer inspires composer Herschel Garfein on new album 'The Layers'
Read More »Book Review: ‘Impossible Histories’ by Hal Johnson from Odd Dot
'Impossible Histories' by Hal Johnson shows how little changes compound into big ones, resulting in history being changed.
Read More »RPG Review: ‘Star Trek Lower Decks’ from Modiphius
Explore the "funnest frontier" as a member of the lower decks crew that keeps Starfleet spit-shine sparkling!
Read More »‘Aliens: Dark Descent’ Review – a Better, Scarier Take on the Colonial Marines
'Aliens: Dark Descent' strikes a great balance between an engaging and scary Aliens experience with a must-keep-playing RTS formula.
Read More »Film Review: ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ – A Rollicking and Fitting Series Ending
'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' is a rollicking and fitting series ending for one of cinema's greatest characters.
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