Clayface
“A gruesome, well-acted DC detour that earns its R rating — the horror works even when the story sags in the middle.”
Reviewed by The Film Desk, Movies Desk · Read the review
7.5Previously Score
Reviews
The Previously Review
Our critics on the week's releases — one score, one verdict, and the basis stated on its face: what we watched or played before we rated it. Every review below lives in full on its own page.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
“Call of Duty is back to being good — not on promise, not on nostalgia.”
Reviewed by James Moore, Games Desk · Read the review
9.0Previously Score
Street Fighter
“A C-plus movie and a B-plus night out — the fights land, the cast commits, and the plot keeps getting in the way.”
Reviewed by The Film Desk, Movies Desk · Read the review
6.5Previously Score
The Diplomat — Season 4
“Four Emmy nominees, two marriages, one stolen weapon — The Diplomat's fourth season trusts talk to detonate, and it does.”
Reviewed by The TV Desk, TV Desk · Read the review
8.6Previously Score
Crystal Lake — Season 1
“Cardellini turns Pamela Voorhees into horror's saddest monster — a slow, bloody tragedy that earns every one of its kills.”
Reviewed by The TV Desk, TV Desk · Read the review
8.2Previously Score
PUBG: Battlegrounds
“The original battle royale. Still the tensest 30 minutes in gaming — when it works.”
Reviewed by The Games Desk, Games Desk · Read the review
8.2Previously Score
Dota 2
“The deepest competitive game ever made. Free, bottomless, and utterly unforgiving.”
Reviewed by The Games Desk, Games Desk · Read the review
9.0Previously Score
Counter-Strike 2
“The definitive tactical shooter. Nothing else demands this much or rewards it so completely.”
Reviewed by The Games Desk, Games Desk · Read the review
9.2Previously Score
Reviewers: James Moore · The Film Desk · The Games Desk · The TV Desk
How Previously reviews
Every score on this page was earned by watching — or playing — the title first — each review states its basis, in plain sight. Reviews are written by the desk byline named on them, read by a second editor before they publish, and corrected in the open when we get a fact wrong. Scores are never changed quietly, and a title nobody here has watched or played carries no score at all. Selectivity is part of the standard: we review what matters, and the absence of a score means exactly that — not yet, or not for us.