‘Exit 8’ traps moviegoers in a video game’s puzzle — for good and ill

It's not impossible to translate a video game to the big screen, but Genki Kawamura's film version of a Japanese puzzle ...

‘Exit 8’ May Be the Best — and Creepiest — Video Game Adaptation Ever

A popular Japanese game involving an endless loop is turned into an existential horror film perfect for Tokyo commuters and ...

Marathon’s 'Escape will make me God' isn’t a metaphor — it’s a legit threat

In just a few short months, Marathon has minted a highly quotable line: “Escape will make me God.” It’s also, according to ...
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“Exit 8” Is a Video-Game Adaptation That Ingeniously Subverts Its Source

In Genki Kawamura’s infinity-loop thriller, “Exit 8,” a labyrinthine metro station becomes a metaphor for a life lived in ...