Betty Ginette

Gambling gives filmmakers an immediate source of tension: money changes hands, confidence wavers, and a decision becomes impossible to reverse. Documentary adds another complication because the people carrying those consequences continue living after the credits. The strongest films in this category examine ambition, belonging, and self-deception alongside the games themselves. These four selections offer different […] More

The hard part of a night shoot is not the night. It is half past seven in the morning, when the unit wraps, the sun is fully up, and a hundred people get into cars to go home and sleep in daylight. Crews have become methodical about that hour, because nobody else is going to […] More

Golden Globes season always drags a handful of gambling pictures back into the conversation, and this year is no exception, with Colin Farrell‘s Macau-set drama Ballad of a Small Player landing on Netflix in late October and immediately being talked up as an awards dark horse, even though it isn’t old enough yet to sit […] More

From heist thrillers to Bond films, casinos have always had a starring role in cinema, and that glamour still draws curious viewers. This article looks at why some film fans go from watching casino scenes to exploring UK casino sites themselves. Why Does the Licence Matter So Much? It briefly explains what licensing and independent […] More

It is worth pausing on how strange the phrase “video game movie” sounds in 2026 compared to how it sounded in 2016. Joey wrote here earlier this week that Zach Cregger finally cracked the code with Resident Evil. Ten years ago that sentence would have been the setup for a joke rather than a review. […] More

Awards season is not only about watching films. It is about following predictions, reading reviews, comparing performances, debating nominations, tracking guild results, checking shortlists, revisiting screeners, and joining conversations about what deserves attention. That makes awards culture more interactive than it may appear from the outside. Viewers are not simply sitting back and waiting for […] More

Awards shows used to carry genuine suspense. The envelope opened, the room held its breath, and the outcome genuinely surprised people. That tension has largely disappeared. Ratings data tells a complicated story: the Tonys saw a 44% viewership jump recently, the Oscars are in a four-year upward trend, and the Emmys surged 50% to a […] More

Why Scorsese and the Billions Creators’ New Casino Series Is Worth the Wait Canadian Netflix subscribers have watched plenty of buzzy announcements quietly stall out before a single episode airs. The Roman comes with a rarer signal: a locked episode count, a confirmed director, and a cast this deep, all before any release date exists. […] More

Think back to when you last watched a new release. It is unlikely that you had to make a trip to the movies or wait around for its next airing. You simply launched an app, looked at a couple of thumbnails, and started playing. This little bit alone says much about how drastically the ways […] More

Entertainment used to ask relatively little of its audience: tune in, sit back, and watch. Digital platforms have steadily rewritten that relationship. Today, many of the experiences competing for consumers’ attention are designed around participation, whether that means making choices in a game, reacting to a livestream, creating and sharing content, or following a personalized […] More

Alongside prestigious acting awards like the Oscars, numerous other industries honor their biggest stars. For example, in the soccer sphere, the Ballon d’Or goes to the finest player from that particular season. Likewise, in the games industry, winning a Game of the Year award is the pinnacle.  Over the years, gamers have been treated to […] More

Movie tie-in games haven’t always had the best reputation. We’ve all seen the rushed release that was made just because a movie was doing well at the box office. The licence is there, the actors are there, and somehow the actual game is the weakest part. It doesn’t always turn out that way though. Some […] More