Netflix makes its first foray into big-budget blockbuster filmmaking territory with Bright. But does this gritty buddy cop thriller meets high concept fantasy adventure actually live up to its name, or is this is a bit of dim viewing?

While choosing any one comic book and claiming it to be the best of the best is more impossible than accurately pronouncing Mr. Myxyzpytlyk’s name backwards on the first try, finding plenty of recommended reading certainly wasn’t. Here’s a look at twenty of the very best comics that 2017 had to offer.

A preacher’s flock is on the loose, the end times are upon the citizens of Fall’s End and someone has to take a stand against Joseph Seed and his church. Which makes for an intriguing setup in Ubisoft’s character-driven series of shooting and survival. I needed some answers to certain questions, and fortunately I managed to sit down with Far Cry 5 narrative director Jean-Sebastien Decant, as he preached the good gospel to me. Here’s what he had to say about the 50 Shades of Crazy that is Far Cry 5.

While Far Cry 5 does tackle some serious subject matter, it’s also not afraid to let its hair down and offer a more goofy mission to enjoy along the way. A mission that requires you to gain access to some special ingredients, for the upcoming Testy Festy that local cook Casey Seagal happens to host every year in the county.

Freedom in video games is something that we take for granted, albeit what good is that freedom if it isn’t interesting. You can only admire salt plains for so long, you can only take notice of lush trees so many times. People make a land interesting, people make a nation what it is. That’s an idea that Far Cry 5 is building on for its release next year, as Ubisoft’s premier shooting and survival experience expands massively in a new narrative direction.

It almost feels like we say this every year, but 2017 really has been a phenomenal year for video games. We’ve seen Nintendo bounce back in a big way, giving us some of the year’s very best games. We’ve seen Sony push for new IP and single player experiences, and Microsoft well, they have a shiny new powerful box, and that’s okay too.

As 2017 draws to an end, I can safely say that it’s been one of the best years in gaming. We’ve been hit with one stellar game after another, and it’s been a dizzying ride to the finish line. While amazing games have been coming out of all corners of the globe, I have to give a special mention to Japan as holy crap, the Land of the Rising Sun really brought out all their big guns. To have seen 3 Japanese games in the running for the Game Award’s GOTY nearly brought me to tears, and hell, one of those titles was a JRPG. As a massive fan of everything Japanese, I can end this year with a huge smile on my face, and looking back, these are my top 3 games of 2017.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the next chapter in the biggest movie franchise of all time, is finally here! After JJ Abrams' The Force Awakens kicked off this new trilogy in an immensely entertaining way, it's now up to writer/director Rian Johnson to show us whether or not the Force is with him as well.