Matt Patches
@misterpatches.bsky.social
Exec editor of Polygon; forever podcasting at FITWR.
Good joke from original Zootopia: Weasel selling bootleg DVDs, including “movies that haven’t even come out yet” with a cover parodying Gigantic, a Jack and the Beanstalk musical Disney would eventually cancel after years in development.
November 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Good joke from original Zootopia: Weasel selling bootleg DVDs, including “movies that haven’t even come out yet” with a cover parodying Gigantic, a Jack and the Beanstalk musical Disney would eventually cancel after years in development.
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For Thanksgiving, I wrote about Radical Heights because fuck you I can do whatever I want www.polygon.com/radical-heig...
The forgotten Fortnite wannabe that killed a studio still deserved better than a one-month lifespan
Radical Heights was too extreme for this world
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November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
For Thanksgiving, I wrote about Radical Heights because fuck you I can do whatever I want www.polygon.com/radical-heig...
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I am a sucker for the holidays, so Post Games is on sale till Sunday night.
$1 gets you all episodes. Videos. Bonus content. No ads. Everything.
(But for real, after this, I need to stop with the sales, because this is a terrible way to make money!)
patreon.com/postgames
$1 gets you all episodes. Videos. Bonus content. No ads. Everything.
(But for real, after this, I need to stop with the sales, because this is a terrible way to make money!)
patreon.com/postgames
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I am a sucker for the holidays, so Post Games is on sale till Sunday night.
$1 gets you all episodes. Videos. Bonus content. No ads. Everything.
(But for real, after this, I need to stop with the sales, because this is a terrible way to make money!)
patreon.com/postgames
$1 gets you all episodes. Videos. Bonus content. No ads. Everything.
(But for real, after this, I need to stop with the sales, because this is a terrible way to make money!)
patreon.com/postgames
In a coma? Read about some turkeys. www.polygon.com/turkey-day/
The best flops worth celebrating on Turkey Day
Audiences balked, but we still love these games, movies, and TV shows
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November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
In a coma? Read about some turkeys. www.polygon.com/turkey-day/
Do you ever hear a child say the word “brand” then die a little
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Do you ever hear a child say the word “brand” then die a little
kids terrified of bizarre dancing demogorgan stranger things float
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
kids terrified of bizarre dancing demogorgan stranger things float
I’m hearing the only actor returning for Trump and Brett Ratner’s Rush Hour 4 is Rush Hour 3 star Roman Polanski
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I’m hearing the only actor returning for Trump and Brett Ratner’s Rush Hour 4 is Rush Hour 3 star Roman Polanski
Vibe check: Lots of folks up with Christmas trees already
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Vibe check: Lots of folks up with Christmas trees already
A game is only good if it comes with a rule book AND a book of laws
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
A game is only good if it comes with a rule book AND a book of laws
ha ha wtf new level of retail slop
November 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
ha ha wtf new level of retail slop
This year will mark the 182nd anniversary of most people either ignoring or misunderstanding the moral of A Christmas Carol
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This year will mark the 182nd anniversary of most people either ignoring or misunderstanding the moral of A Christmas Carol
Can we stop discussing the “post-Trump era” when it’s only 2025
November 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Can we stop discussing the “post-Trump era” when it’s only 2025
Not *not* looking forward to it www.youtube.com/watch?v=psjd...
Wandering Under the Moon
YouTube video by Dan Romer - Topic
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November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Not *not* looking forward to it www.youtube.com/watch?v=psjd...
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RUBY SPARKS (2012) | D: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris #OnePerfectShot
November 21, 2024 at 7:55 PM
RUBY SPARKS (2012) | D: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris #OnePerfectShot
So much goddam laundry
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
So much goddam laundry
Thinking about my guy Balem Abrasax, son of Seraphi Abrasax of the House of Abrasax
November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Thinking about my guy Balem Abrasax, son of Seraphi Abrasax of the House of Abrasax
The movie that convinced me to toss all of my nonstick pans
my countdown of 20 great movies from the past 20 years continues with Dark Waters, a fantastic legal thriller that doubles as a crucial entry in the canon of movies about real American heroes pvguide.ghost.io/dark-waters-...
20 great movies from the past 20 years: Dark Waters
Our pick from 2019 belongs to the crucial canon of movies about true American heroes
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November 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The movie that convinced me to toss all of my nonstick pans
If James Gunn doesn't want Pierce Brosnan back as Doctor Fate in Superman 2, that's fine. But at least let The Bros suit back up as a background extra. Let him mull about in crowd scenes wearing the gold helmet. Let him be metahuman set dressing. He'll entertain the crew at crafty between takes.
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If James Gunn doesn't want Pierce Brosnan back as Doctor Fate in Superman 2, that's fine. But at least let The Bros suit back up as a background extra. Let him mull about in crowd scenes wearing the gold helmet. Let him be metahuman set dressing. He'll entertain the crew at crafty between takes.
Stray thought from watching Hamnet: The only filmmaker who could succeed James Cameron in making Avatar films, if the world wanted more of those, is Chloé Zhao. The right chemistry.
November 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Stray thought from watching Hamnet: The only filmmaker who could succeed James Cameron in making Avatar films, if the world wanted more of those, is Chloé Zhao. The right chemistry.
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I've just launched The New/Next Film Fest Viewing Archive: a public document listing every film I've screened in the history of @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social and where, when applicable, you can view each film from home (streaming, VOD, and physical media).
Dig in, share, enjoy! tinyurl.com/cm6rwkd9
Dig in, share, enjoy! tinyurl.com/cm6rwkd9
New/Next Film Festival Viewing Archive (2023-2025)
THE NEW/NEXT FILM FESTIVAL VIEWING ARCHIVE Your 24/7, 365 Online Film Festival! WELCOME! 2 NEW/NEXT FILM FESTIVAL 2023 ARCHIVE 4 NEW/NEXT 2023 EMERGING FEATURE FILMS 4 NEW/NEXT 2023 REPERTORY FEATUR...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I've just launched The New/Next Film Fest Viewing Archive: a public document listing every film I've screened in the history of @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social and where, when applicable, you can view each film from home (streaming, VOD, and physical media).
Dig in, share, enjoy! tinyurl.com/cm6rwkd9
Dig in, share, enjoy! tinyurl.com/cm6rwkd9
40th anniversary of Calvin & Hobbes? Still think about this May 2020 piece from @chuckwendig.bsky.social (with art use approved by Bill Watterson, which is always nice). www.polygon.com/comics/2020/...
Calvin and Hobbes and quarantine
Bill Watterson didn’t predict the current world, but he prepared us for it
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November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
40th anniversary of Calvin & Hobbes? Still think about this May 2020 piece from @chuckwendig.bsky.social (with art use approved by Bill Watterson, which is always nice). www.polygon.com/comics/2020/...
Last week we ran a great series looking back at the last 5 years in PlayStation and Xbox. It's a strange arc, to say the least. www.polygon.com/ps5-xbox-ser...
The lost generation
A gut check, five years into the PS5 and Xbox Series era
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November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Last week we ran a great series looking back at the last 5 years in PlayStation and Xbox. It's a strange arc, to say the least. www.polygon.com/ps5-xbox-ser...
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I spent so much time in Marvel’s Deadpool VR having nonstop “Deadpool jokes” pumped directly into my ear that I started to see the very predictable anatomy of a “Deadpool joke.” So here is a cursed review of Marvel’s Deadpool VR. www.polygon.com/marvels-dead...
Marvel's Deadpool VR, as reviewed by Deadpool
Polygon's IGN 7/10 of the year
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November 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I spent so much time in Marvel’s Deadpool VR having nonstop “Deadpool jokes” pumped directly into my ear that I started to see the very predictable anatomy of a “Deadpool joke.” So here is a cursed review of Marvel’s Deadpool VR. www.polygon.com/marvels-dead...