There’s only two episodes of Witch Watch out right now, but I’m certain that the character I relate to most isn’t bubbly teenage witch Nico, her stoic ogre familiar (and childhood crush!) Mohito, or any of their classmates. It’s actually their homeroom teacher, Ms. Makuwa — who in addition to having to wrangle a class full of magical teenagers, also has to pretend to be #cool in front of them. ...

There are more Doctor Who companions than there have ever been Doctors, and while they’re all unique in their own ways, there’s still a familiar pattern: The Doctor as the mysterious alien with the keys to all of time and space, and the companion as the eager adventurer, ready to be whisked away to a life of glorious discovery and thrilling peril.  But this weekend’s premiere episode of the show’s...

It’s hard to imagine the beloved blockbuster disappointment A Goofy Movie without the distinct voice Disney fans have associated with him since Pinto Colvig originated the character in 1932. But according to Disney Plus’ Not Just a Goof, a documentary that dives into the making of the 1995 cult classic for its 30th anniversary, there was a moment where it looked like Goofy wouldn’t be able to keep his iconic...

In The Wheel of Time’s very first episode, trollocs attacked the quaint farming village known as the Two Rivers, calling on the might of five tethered teens and a determined Aes Sedai (Rosamund Pike) to keep their humble home from falling in the carnage. Of course, ill-prepared and overwhelmed farmers were no proper army then, and it took Rand (Josha Stradowski), Mat (Barney Harris, now played by Dónal Finn), Perrin...

Spring is here, and while the weather may be warming up, Netflix is still full of excellent thrillers for any extra indoor time you want to fill — or for outdoor movie viewing, we won’t judge. Every month, we handpick a few of the best thrillers on Netflix that fit the current season. Sometimes they pair well with an upcoming release. Other titles might be new additions to the platform....

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 weekend, Mickey 17, the new sci-fi comedy from director Bong Joon Ho (Parasite) and starring Robert Pattinson (The Batman), duplicates itself onto VOD after a long time spent in cryosleep. That’s not all that’s available to rent this week; there’s...

For longtime movie-lovers Ryan Sloan and Ariella Mastroianni, the 2020 lockdowns turned a New Jersey attic into a welcome creative pressure cooker. The pair always dreamed of making a movie, but the uncertainty of the moment — not to mention the tight quarters — created a sense of urgency. Under duress, vibes came pouring out.  The result was Gazer, an icy, paranoid neo-noir thriller peppered with elaborate horror visuals. It...

The hook of Exquisite Corpses — a huge new collaboration from 10 heavy-hitting horror comics creators — is that the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine, must band together when the richest families in America drop 12 of “the deadliest people in the world” into their town for a one-night-only, last-man-standing free-for-all to the death. But while the comic series follows those innocent citizens, Exquisite Corpses: The Game, developed by artist...

Up until recently, the only Black Mirror episode I’ve watched in full was “San Junipero,” where two queer women find unexpected love in a simulation and decide to remain there together. It’s famously known as one of the only Black Mirror episodes with a happy ending. I don’t think I’m the only person out there who is a fan of that episode of Black Mirror and that episode only.  I...

What’s the best movie I can watch on Netflix? We’ve all asked ourselves this question, only to spend the next 15 minutes scrolling through the streaming service’s oddly specific genre menus and getting overwhelmed by the constantly shifting trend menus. Netflix’s huge catalog of movies continues to expand day by day, week by week, month by month. This makes keeping up to date with best the service has to offer...