7 Video Games that Should Be Adapted into Movies — IndieWire Critics Survey

Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post).With “Tomb Raider” opening this weekend, and “Ready Player One” right around the corner, we are once again confronted with the grim history of video game movies.

The prevailing wisdom is that video game movies are awful, but surely that has to change at some point… right?This week’s question: What video game should be adapted into a movie?Kate Erbland (@katerbland), IndieWireTake this all with a huge grain of salt — I did not grow up with any video game consoles in my home! thus, my knowledge is minimal! — but I am still gunning for a really wild “Grand Theft Auto” feature.

Yes, yes, of course there

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