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Steven Nguyen Scaife is a freelancer who has fumbled into being published at The Awl, Buzzfeed, Paste, The Verge, Vice, and others. He also writes fairly regular video game reviews for Slant Magazine. Twitter: @midfalutin

Metal Gear Solid 5 mashes up with Spelunky for one of 2023’s most rewarding roguelikes

By Steven Nguyen Scaife
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Netflix’s Beef doesn’t let anyone be just a stereotype

By Steven Nguyen Scaife
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Phantom Brigade can’t convey the nuances of its own subversive mech combat

By Steven Nguyen Scaife

No franchise is blowing itself up like Chucky — and that’s a good thing

By Steven Nguyen Scaife

The Harbinger finally gives us a COVID horror movie worth watching

By Steven Nguyen Scaife

There’s fascinating drama underneath Nanny’s obligatory Blumhouse scares

By Steven Nguyen Scaife

With Something in the Dirt, The Endless’ directors deconstruct themselves to death

By Steven Nguyen Scaife

Terrifier 2 is a horror phenomenon thanks to Art the Clown

By Steven Nguyen Scaife

Xbox’s horror exclusive Scorn can’t transcend its Giger-inspired visuals

By Steven Nguyen Scaife

What the best found-footage stories all have in common that Archive 81 misses

By Steven Nguyen Scaife