Phil Hornshaw
Former Contributor
Author/Co-Author of 211 articles
Phil Hornshaw is an author, freelance writer and journalist living in Los Angeles. He is the co-author of The Space Hero's Guide to Glory: How to Get Off Your Podunk Planet and Master the Final Frontier and So You Created a Wormhole: The Time Traveler's Guide to Time Travel. He also spends a lot of time writing about video games.
‘Destiny 2: Forsaken’ review
"Forsaken" marks the biggest expansion yet for "Destiny 2," and though it starts slow with a revenge tale that doesn't quite work, it hits a stride in its later hours that will keep fans of the game invested for a long time, with plenty of fun things to do and weird places to explore.
‘Mission: Impossible — Fallout’ radiates energy in phenomenal action scenes
The best parts of "Mission: Impossible -- Fallout" are its grounded action sequences that have real stakes, both because of solid work with the movie's characters, and because of the realistic feel of practical stunts that elevate the movie above the usual summer blockbuster fare.
‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ review
With smaller, more personal stakes than Avengers: Infinity War and a focus on characters, director Peyton Reed's Ant-Man and the Wasp gives us a more intimate look at a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie that's just as fun, funny, and exciting as its universe-threatening counterparts.
‘The Last of Us Part 2’ demo looked so good we weren’t sure it was real
Naughty Dog's E3 2018 demo for "The Last of Us Part 2," shown off at Sony's press conference, was so fluid that some thought it might have been full of cutscenes and quicktime events. Turns out, it isn't — everything in the demo is done with systems players will use to survive in the game's hostile world.
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ review
"Avengers: Infinity War" brings 19 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies together into a climactic, incredibly fun climax that mostly does its heroes justice.
‘Tomb Raider’ review
Fast-paced action makes "Tomb Raider" a fun ride, but it doesn't offer much substance beyond that.
‘Blade Runner 2049’ review
As our review explains, ‘Blade Runner 2049’ returns to a glowing dystopian future to tell a powerful new story.
