Polygon: All Posts by Austen Goslinhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2024-03-28T12:00:00-04:00https://www.polygon.com/authors/austen-goslin/rss2024-03-28T12:00:00-04:002024-03-28T12:00:00-04:00Red vs. Blue’s finale movie is still coming out, despite Rooster Teeth closing
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<img alt="Griff and Simmons from Red vs Blue, filmed inside of Halo with traditional Spartan character models" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/APt_vKiTssasKnUykECwND-l5lE=/204x0:1896x952/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73239029/Griff_and_Simmons_from_Red_vs_Blue.0.png" />
<figcaption>Image: Rooster Teeth/Warner Bros.</figcaption>
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<p>Co-creator Burnie Burns is back to write the final episode</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24113934/red-vs-blue-final-season-restoration-movie-release-date-rooster-teeth-burnie-burnsAusten Goslin2024-03-27T15:00:00-04:002024-03-27T15:00:00-04:00Three-Body Problem’s best adaptation is secretly a Bob’s Burgers episode
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<img alt="Tina from Bob’s Burgers looking terrified next to Ye Wenjie in 3 Body Problem solemnly looking away from a viewfinder" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/dnfS_a2vs5eYh2qBQIN5SKPpTcE=/0x16:3390x1923/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73236993/3bodybobs.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Graphic: Pete Volk/Polygon | Source images: Disney/Netflix</figcaption>
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<p>Tina is Ye Wenjie, and that’s really not a good sign</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24112643/3-body-problem-bobs-burgers-best-adaptationAusten Goslin2024-03-27T15:00:00-04:002024-03-27T15:00:00-04:003 Body Problem’s creators learned all the wrong lessons from Game of Thrones
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<img alt="Zine Tseng as Young Ye Wenjie reading a book under a blanket with a flashlight" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/TTTOgsm7aJBjreIlFmNl-fyuuII=/0x102:3600x2127/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73236994/3BP_101_Unit_03609RC.jpg_3BP_101_Unit_03609RC.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Photo: Ed Miller/Netflix</figcaption>
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<p>Benioff and Weiss have no trouble adapting complicated books — they just struggle to add anything</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24112692/3-body-problems-game-thrones-adaptation-choices-benioff-weiss-wooAusten Goslin2024-03-27T12:20:50-04:002024-03-27T12:20:50-04:00Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos’ next movie is a crime thriller that looks nothing like Poor Things
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<img alt="A close up of Willem Dafoe’s face in Kinds of Kindness " src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/5kE84LoYienjdh3C_xE1ftkttYw=/324x0:1748x801/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73236479/kinds_of_kindness_willem.0.png" />
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<p>It already seems like Jesse Plemons will fit their vibe perfectly</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24113548/kinds-kindness-trailer-emma-stone-yorgos-lanthimos-poor-things-new-movieAusten Goslin2024-03-26T14:00:00-04:002024-03-26T14:00:00-04:00An abridged history of ‘unfilmable’ book adaptations
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<img alt="The fellowship gathers in Rivendell in Lord of the Rings" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/KTRS-yruUXoZNBYbZzoZV3Vk7Tk=/0x0:2814x1583/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73234333/lord_of_the_rings_20th_anniversrary.0.jpg" />
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<p>In the long history of unfilmable books, quite a few have made great movies</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/entertainment/24105888/unfilmable-books-best-adaptations-movies-shows-history-listAusten Goslin2024-03-23T15:00:00-04:002024-03-23T15:00:00-04:00The best horror movies of the year so far, ranked by scariness
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<img alt="Sydney Sweeney in Immaculate dressed like Mary with nuns flanking her on either side" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ERRX-Lb0wD2hUifs4T1AbxMckLY=/107x0:1814x960/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73228352/9_Sydney_Sweeney_in_IMMACULATE_Photo_Courtesy_of_NEON_rgb.0.jpg" />
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<p>The year’s off to a terrifying start</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24090384/best-horror-movies-2024-how-scaryAusten Goslin2024-03-22T17:45:29-04:002024-03-22T17:45:29-04:00There were an obscene amount of trailers this week
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<img alt="A montage of summer movie 2024 stills" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/EJB0EhsmP1DEU7xkT-IrxcvZ6E8=/0x120:2283x1404/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73227019/polygon_background.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Graphic: Matt Patches/Polygon; Source images: HBO; 20th Century Studios; Shudder; Warner Bros. Pictures; Universal Pictures</figcaption>
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<p>From Furiosa and a new Alien movie to House of the Dragon, watch them all in one place</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2024/3/22/24108836/new-movie-tv-trailers-furiosa-alien-house-dragon-fallout-fall-guyAusten Goslin2024-03-22T16:02:00-04:002024-03-22T16:02:00-04:00The year’s most stylish horror movie so far is about a late-night talk show
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<img alt="Ingrid Torelli sits in a chair with a bloody nose and wrist straps while David Dastmalchian and Laura Gordon sit nearby in Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes’ Late Night With the Devil" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/m59_TuyiSJcx1mlnkBr0ZwmXfj4=/0x0:2700x1519/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73226719/LNWTD___3.0.jpeg" />
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<p>Late Night with the Devil should make David Dastmalchian a star</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/reviews/24108737/late-night-with-devil-horror-movie-talk-show-styleAusten Goslin2024-03-22T14:00:00-04:002024-03-22T14:00:00-04:00Here’s how 3 Body Problem’s neatest plot device works
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<p>The Sophons are complicated, but maybe not for the reasons you think</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24105807/3-body-problem-sophons-protons-explainerAusten Goslin2024-03-21T18:16:00-04:002024-03-21T18:16:00-04:004 things to know before you see Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
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<p>Here’s which Ghostbusters are and aren’t back for more busting</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24106960/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-post-credits-sequel-plans-bill-murrayAusten Goslin