Andrew Webster

This week’s new releases includes the return of Persona 3 and Persona 4, both of which are now available on modern consoles. Elsewhere, Fire Emblem Engage brings tactical combat (and a disappointing story) to the Switch, and Netflix has the latest film from the director of Train to Busan along with an anime anthology of Junji Ito horror stories.

If you have a few dozen hours to spare, there’s good news, as the classic RPGs Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden are out now on modern consoles. It’s the perfect chance to reacquaint yourself with a talking bear mascot or learn what an Evoker is. And remember: every day’s great at your Junes.

The Sundance Film Festival isn’t just a great place to catch the latest indie films, it’s also where companies — include the big streaming services — go shopping for new content. This year’s edition just started, and we already have one acquisition: Amazon bought the rights to Filipino horror fairy tale In My Mother’s Skin, which is due to hit Prime Video by the end of 2023.

And I’ll be covering it alongside my colleague Charles Pulliam-Moore, so expect plenty of reviews and thoughts over the next 10 days, as we gorge ourselves on movies. One of the premieres I’m most excited about is Birth/Rebirth, from director Laura Moss, a reimagining of Frankenstein that just got a very cool poster that has me even more intrigued.