Garrett Martin

Georgia

Senior Editor at Paste

Senior Editor at Paste. TV, games, music, travel, theme parks, wrestling, and more.

Articles

Max's '70s Action Homage Duster Isn't Nearly as Fun as It Should Be

3 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Duster should be a lot of fun. Set in 1972, it stars Josh Holloway as a charming rogue, Keith David as a charismatic crime boss, and Rachel Hilson as a driven young FBI agent focused squarely on taking David down (for personal reasons). Maybe it is fun, if you can turn off the part of your brain that asks questions, and just enjoy the cool cars, clothes, and music.
Despelote Understands the Culture and Community of Sports

3 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

There have been countless videogames about sports over the decades, but can you think of any about sports as a concept? Not about recreating a specific sport like baseball or football, but about the larger cultural context in which sports exist, and the role they play in society? I’m asking because, hey, I can’t, and I’ve been playing these videogame things since they could only deliver the vaguest, most abstract approximation of any real-life sport.
Bam Margera Will Return for THPS 3+4 After All

4 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

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Disney Announces a New Theme Park Resort Coming to Abu Dhabi

1 month ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Earlier today Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the company’s seventh theme park resort will be built in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It’ll be Disney’s first resort in the Middle East, and like their three other Asian theme park resorts, it’ll be a co-venture with a local company—in this case Miral, an Abu Dhabi-based firm that operates multiple theme parks, resorts, and attractions in the UAE.
Could PlayStation's New Studio of Ex-Bungie Devs Be Working on the Frogs & Flies Revival We've Always Needed?

1 month ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Earlier today Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hermen Hulst announced that a new studio had joined the PlayStation family. TeamLFG is a group of Bungie ex-pats who seem to be reviving a project that started at their former company, along with developers who worked on such games as League of Legends, Fortnite, and Roblox. And even though TeamLFG introduced themselves with a statement explaining their mission, most people seem hung up on one tiny detail—and it involves frogs.
Apple Renews Seth Rogen's The Studio for a Second Season

1 month ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Apple’s staying in the Seth Rogen business. They’ve renewed the Apple TV+ sitcom The Studio, which Rogen co-created, writes, directs, and executive produces, for a second season. The Hollywood satire, which plays a bit like a less cynical version of Altman’s The Player remade for current Hollywood, is still airing its first season, with the eighth episode scheduled to premiere tomorrow.
Citizen Sleeper Gets a Free Board Game Spinoff

1 month ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

One of the best games of 2025 just got an unexpected spinoff, and it’s totally free. Citizen Sleeper: Spindlejack is a single-player tabletop roleplaying game set in the world of Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, which was one of the first great games of 2025. All you’ll need to play Spindlejack is a printer, a pencil, an eraser, and 10 six-sided dice. You don’t even need to be a big tabletop player to have those lying around—just go raid those old Monopoly and Clue boxes in the basement.
Late Night Last Week: Conan Receives the Mark Twain Prize

1 month ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Every week, Late Night Last Week highlights some of the best late night TV from the previous week. In this week’s late night TV recap, Conan O’Brien receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, his longtime sidekick Andy Richter discusses Hinge with Taylor Tomlinson, Amber Ruffin goes on Colbert to talk about the WHCA, and Jon Stewart looks at Trump’s first 100 days.
Physical Specimens: New 4K Reviews, Including Anora, Brimstone & Treacle, and More

1 month ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

This week in Physical Specimens, our biweekly round-up of new physical media and 4K reviews, we assess new 4K UHD releases of the most recent Best Picture winner, a John Wayne World War II classic, and a cult British film that features the musician Sting’s best acting performance. AnoraMikey Madison more than earned that Oscar.
Xbox Consoles and Games Just Got More Expensive

1 month ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Yesterday Microsoft announced something that historically has been rare: a price increase for a videogame console years after its release. Yes, the Xbox Series X|S just became more expensive around the world, despite coming out over four years ago. Games published by Microsoft and most controllers are also going up around the world, while Microsoft’s headsets now cost more in the U.S. and Canada.