Pete Volk

Curation Editor

Pete Volk (he/they) leads Polygon’s entertainment curation efforts, highlighting the best movies, TV, and everything else that you can enjoy from home. Pete loves genre movies (especially martial arts films) and the cinema of Ernst Lubitsch, and is a proud voter in both the WGA Awards and Vulture’s Stunt Awards.

A working journalist for a decade, Pete previously covered League of Legends for Polygon, and college football and Maryland Terrapin athletics for SB Nation.

Barbie, John Wick 4, Netflix’s El Conde, and every new movie to watch at home this weekend

By Pete Volk and Toussaint Egan September 15

Feature

Michael Jai White talks his long-awaited spiritual sequel to Black Dynamite

The director/writer/star of the ‘West-ploitation’ comedy Outlaw Johnny Black explains his latest passion project

By Pete Volk September 15

The greatest movie title in the history of sequels is no more

By Pete Volk September 14

The best horror movies you can watch right now

By Toussaint Egan, Pete Volk, and 2 more September 14

The best movies of 2023 so far

By Pete Volk, Austen Goslin, and 3 more September 14

Hong Kong’s gorgeous serial-killer thriller Limbo is finally coming to America

By Pete Volk September 11

The Little Mermaid, Oldboy remastered, and every new movie to watch at home this weekend

By Pete Volk and Toussaint Egan September 8

Thousands of real bugs and Family Feud combined for Righteous Gemstones’ chaotic finale

By Pete Volk September 7

Polygon’s 2023 Fall Preview

2023’s most original movies are still on their way

By Pete Volk, Tasha Robinson, and 1 more September 7

The best TV of 2023 so far

By Pete Volk, Zosha Millman, and 4 more September 7