Refresh Reel

With the imminent release of the successor to the Nintendo Switch, we look at Nintendo's past to determine how they might go about shaping their future. How will they follow up the most successful console of all time without falling into the same trappings they ran into with the Wii U?

With Eminem, the world's biggest rapper of all time, due to release a new album in the summer, we take a look back at his history, look at what his legacy is today, and what the future could look like for him. How can Eminem improve his standing with the younger hip-hop fanbase?

With Disney Star Wars in a weird place in 2024, we take a look back at the missteps Disney's taken with the franchise since they acquired LucasFilm in 2012. Why does the future of Star Wars still seem so stuck on 1977?

Sony's had all the success in the world with the PS4 generation, so why are they facing hard times now? How can they address the lack of new games coming from their studios, and the fact that making a new game seems to take more and more of a Herculean undertaking? Find on the new episode of Refresh Reel

With the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef cooling down (for now), Refresh Reel looks at the related events that have occurred in the past week and tries to get a clearer picture of the whole mess

With multiple critical events shaking Hollywood to its core, Refresh Reel explores how streaming, the writers and actors strikes, overspending, and AI can put the major studios in dangerous territory

With the recent flurry of negative news coming from Xbox (what else is new?), where do they go from here? What happens if they keep going the path they've been going, or bow out of the console race entirely? What happens to the industry as a whole? Find out at Refresh Reel

With the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar quickly heating up to a level we've arguably never seen before, Refresh Reel breaks down what could possibly have brought us to this point. How did two of the biggest rappers we've ever seen end up in a battle of unproven gossip and reputation-damaging allegations?

With the release of Deadpool & Wolverine on the horizon, we take a look at how the blockbuster many are looking to save the MCU might actually end up hurting it in the long run.

Over the last week, I finally beat Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the second part of the trilogy of games that is retelling the story of the 1997 Square classic Final Fantasy VII. How does it hold up against Final Fantasy VII Remake and the original game? Is the adaptation more straightforward, or does it throw you for a loop like the previous game? Find out here at the Refresh Reel Podcast