Video game adaptations are tough. From the polarizing second season of The Last of Us to the bevy of adaptations preceding it, it's difficult to get it right. The obvious missing element of the player ...

Cannes: Kawamura’s delightful blockbuster provocation, hailing from Toho, adapts the virally successful 2023 independent video game in smart and surprising ways. Ask anyone — it’s easy to get lost in ...

I never thought I’d see a video game adaptation playing the film festival circuit, but there’s a first time for anything, in this instance being TIFF 2025 film Exit 8, based on the indie horror title ...

While most video-game movies fail in trying to translate active game mechanics to the passive experience of movie-watching, Exit 8 thrives by truly making viewers feel as though they’re a part of the ...

Genki Kawamura's inventive reimagining of a simple walking game is enjoyable puzzle therapy for anyone who has ever felt trapped in the Tokyo metro tunnels of their own mind. While comparisons to cult ...