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At just 15—an age when most of us were preoccupied with raiding our parents’ liquor cabinets—Hallie Tut was shooting professional portaits of rappers like Danny Brown, Lil Yachty, and Post Malone. And the Vancouver-born, Toronto-born photographer and filmmaker has been putting in work ever since. After making a name for herself early on for her vibrant, colour-saturated […]

Sonic the Hedgehog is pretty fast, but the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie can’t get here fast enough, especially now that Idris Elba has revealed he’s involved.  The actor took to social media on Tuesday, where he very cryptically announced that he’ll be voicing one of the franchise’s most popular characters, Knuckles.  “Knock, knock,” Idris wrote alongside the hashtags #SonicMovie2 […]

Growing up as an only child in the ’80s, I learned early on that whole entire afternoons could be swept up by immersing myself into the world of video games. To put it in context, I was the target age when the first Nintendo Entertainment System hit America, and never looked back; of course, I’d graduated […]

Paramount has given Sonic the Hedgehog a new trailer ahead of its revised release date. As you’ll recall, the Jeff Fowler-directed adaptation of the popular Sega franchise was originally slated for a Nov. 8 release date. Those plans, however, were abandoned following the negative response the design of this cinematic take on the character received […]

Ben Schwartz is on anthropomorphic hedgehog duty in his latest. Sonic The Hedgehog, a Paramount film of course based on the beloved Sega franchise of the same name, is out in November and also stars Jim Carrey, James Marsden, and Tika Sumpter. In the meantime, catch the newly released trailer up top. Prior to the inaugural […]

On Monday night images of what is probably the live-action movie version of Sonic leaked, and this time he’s not obscured by shadows. The source of the character model was a style guide from Hamagami/Carroll, Inc. which is a company the specializes in entertainment industry art and branding. Adding further credence, the guide was dated […]

If you’re like us, choosing the right gift for the hardcore gamer in your life can be a frustrating and time-consuming experience. Sure, you can cop the latest new releases, but chances are they’ve already got them or is just too obvious. Whether you’re not a great gift-giver or have too many options, it can […]

You can probably see the cover of NBA Jam in your mind’s eye. A basketball bursting through paper in an image that’s equal parts cheesy and classic, weighed down with the memories of countless boomshakalakas.  But what you probably didn’t know is that the logo embossed basketball heading straight for your face on that cover is […]