The Workprint

It’s that time of year, where everyone puts up their “Best Of” lists. I saw about 45 movies in theaters this year. Back in March I got an AMC monthly pass, and I used it a lot! The films ranged from amazing (The Substance, Kinds of Kindness) to awful (The Crow, Kraven) to WTAF am I watching (Megalopolis). But none of those were the single best movie-watching experience I had in 2024.

Rob is back at it with tabletop convention demos and interviews! This time Rob brings his talents to the lands of the mysterious Philadelphia and PAX Unplugged 2024.

After two years of delays, Kraven the Hunter has finally pounced into theatres. And it was not worth the wait. This is a bloated, convoluted, and – above all – dull conclusion to Sony’s attempts to make a series of films from the lesser Spider-Man villains. This is not really a film, but a corporate IP memo that escaped containment and made it into theatres. There is a director credited (J.C. Chandor), but the real direction comes from the Sony executive suite that wanted an MCU of their own.

The long-rumored Playstation 5 Pro may finally be revealed tomorrow as Sony has announced a livestream technical presentation featuring Playstation 5 lead architect Mark Cerny. Not many details have been given, but the event description states “The 9-minute Technical Presentation will focus on PS5 and innovations in gaming technology.” The event will be streamed on September 10 starting at 11:00 a.m. ET over on the PlayStation YouTube channel.

Gen Con 2024 was a massive event, breaking its all-time attendance record with 71,000 unique attendees. Our very own Rob was one of the 71,000 and brought back demos and interviews from the show floor. You can find every video below or check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@TheWorkprint. STONE BLADE ENTERTAINMENT CEO and Creator Justin Gary discussed SolForge Fusion, Ascension Legends, and brand new deck builder Shards of Infinity.

When last we saw Westeros, Aemond had chased Ulf and Silverwing back from King’s Landing, only to be forced to turn away when he saw Rhaenyra with her new dragon riders. After this humiliation, Aemond and Vhagar let off some steam by destroying one of Rhaenyra’s banner towns, Sharp Point. Yes, good. Totally normal behavior. The Seven Kingdoms will be in fine shape with you in charge. While Aemond is destroying towns, Larys is encouraging Aegon to get out of King’s Landing before he returns.

Only two episodes left! Last week I thought the show might follow the traditions of Game of Thrones and have some wild plot twists this week, in the next to last show of the season. Well, nothing happened on the scale of the Red Wedding, but we had plenty of dragon-based shenanigans, so let’s get into it. This week, the focus is primarily on the Blacks. The Hightower side is taking a bit of a breather. The maester, at Larys’ urging, is trying to speed along Aegon’s recovery.

We at The Workprint are big fans of board games and all things tabletop! With GenCon coming up this weekend, we thought there would be no better time to kick off the start of our Board Game reviews series. Starting it off is Math Path Monster, a cooperative board game by ThinkFun for ages 6+. ThinkFun were kind enough to provide Rob with a copy for review and he brought in the most competitive Mathlete he knows to help out. Does Math Path Monster add up to fun? Check out our video review below!

As the season starts to wind down, both the Hightowers and the Targaryens don’t seem to have made much progress since the war began. Both sides have suffered heavy casualties and are trying to find a boost. Last week, Rhaenyra and Jace had the idea of seeing if any Targaryens who had married into other houses could tame the dragons with no riders.

The fact that I liked Longlegs despite going in so biased against it speaks to how well writer-director Osgood Perkins executes his bleak, dread-filled vision. Perkins’ previous works Gretel and Hansel and The Blackcoat’s Daughter did have a great atmosphere, but failed to engage me on the level of story and character. On the other hand, Longlegs has the advantage of following the classic serial killer movie template, giving it a strong narrative backbone upon which to hang that great atmosphere.