Garrett Martin

Georgia

Senior Editor at Paste

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

Articles

The Publisher of Wingspan and Other Board Games to Sue over Trump's Tariffs

1 day ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Americans have gotten used to asking certain questions over the last three months.
Watch a Trailer for Paul Reubens' Pee-wee Herman Documentary Pee-wee as Himself

1 day ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Skip to the content Paul Reubens’ death still hurts. This July will mark two years since the man who played Pee-wee Herman left us, and it somehow still feels a bit like a shock. It’s not just because Reubens himself was relatively young—70 isn’t the ancient age that it used to be—but because Pee-wee the character always seemed ageless, a true man-child who always acted decades younger than he looked.
Andor Soars with a Confident Second Season

3 days ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Andor’s back, so maybe Star Wars “fans” will actually be happy for once. The show’s rep as the only good and smart new Star Wars might be a little overstated, but Tony Gilroy’s show does boast a confidence that’s been in short supply with Star Wars since the original trilogy.
Physical Specimens: New 4K Reviews, Including Sneakers, Ugetsu, and More

5 days ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. This week in Physical Specimens, our regular round-up of new physical media and 4K reviews, we assess new 4K UHD releases of a charmingly quaint techno thriller from 1992, an all-time classic from Kenji Mizoguchi, and a John Ford tough guy comedy that’s probably one of your grandpa’s favorite movies. SneakersSneakers is a charming throwback in more ways than one.
No, You Don't Have to Play Blue Prince-Or Any Other Game

1 week ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

People who write about Blue Prince genuinely love Blue Prince. I’m cooler on it than a lot of critics, but I’ve still gotten a lot out of it, and wrote a pretty glowing review right here at Paste. As I said in that piece, it’s the kind of game critics love writing about, and also the kind of game that’s easy to obsess over. And that combination leads us to where we are today: with a lot of critics openly calling for more people to play Blue Prince, their obsession du jour.
Nothing Can Prepare You for The Rehearsal's Second Season

1 week ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. At one point in The Rehearsal’s second season, as Nathan Fielder addresses a government hearing about aviation safety, a member of Congress asks why a comedian known for “pranks” suddenly cares about preventing plane crashes.
Super Nintendo World Reaches New Heights at Epic Universe

1 week ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Super Nintendo World, the first theme park land based on Nintendo games, has been welcoming guests in California since 2023, and even longer in Japan. The East Coast will finally get their chance to enter the Mushroom Kingdom when Universal’s new park Epic Universe opens in Orlando on May 22, and what guests will find will make Hollywood’s version feel pretty small-time.
What to Do in Las Vegas During WrestleMania

1 week ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Las Vegas becomes the center of the wrestling world next week, as WrestleMania comes to town for the first time since 1993. Almost 50,000 fans will pack out Allegiant Stadium each night of the two-night show on Saturday April 19 and Sunday April 20, drawn by top matches like Cody Rhodes taking on John Cena and CM Punk squaring off against both Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in a three-way match.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Understands How Essential Scanning Is to These Games

2 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Here’s a short list of things I scanned while playing Metroid Prime 4: Beyond in New York last week:Terminals Monitors Crates Doors Health orbs Those floating missiles left behind by dead enemies Galactic Federation soldiers Dead Space Pirates Alive Space Pirates Gigantic Space Pirates A Galactic Federation mech named Golem Some big gnarly boss monster that closed out the demoAll told I kind of scanned a lot of stuff during what was maybe a 20-minute chunk of the game.
Blue Prince Builds Its Mystery One Room at a Time

2 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Garrett Martin

Knowing too much about Blue Prince kinda ruins the fun, but I can still confirm a few things right here: yes, that name is a pun; yes, the pun really sucks; no, you shouldn’t skip the game entirely just because of that—although you’d be excused if you wanted to. I’m sure you love something that has an even worse name, so suck it up. You’ll be glad you did. Dogubomb’s new game is a puzzler, in more ways than one.