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8-Episode TV Shows Are the New Normal and It Sucks!

8-Episode TV Shows Are the New Normal and It Sucks!

Long gone are the days of 20+ episode seasons and enjoyable filler content
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Keith Price
‘Blitz’ is Overly Sentimental but Earnest

‘Blitz’ is Overly Sentimental but Earnest

Steve McQueen’s latest film is a simultaneously loving and tortured ode to Britain and British identity
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Cian McGrath
Eat the Reich: Nazis are Bad

Eat the Reich: Nazis are Bad

This TTRPG is mechanically elegant, visually glorious, and thematically apropos
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Oscar
Balatro: The Little Roguelike With A Monstrous Rise to Fame

Balatro: The Little Roguelike With A Monstrous Rise to Fame

Just one more run…
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Elvia M.
LATEST
‘Nine Sols’ Is Here To Tide Us Over Until ‘Hollow Knight: Silksong’

‘Nine Sols’ Is Here To Tide Us Over Until ‘Hollow Knight: Silksong’

Good lord, the combat in this game is fantastic
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Ben Copeland
‘Memory’ Powerfully Unpacks the Pain of Grappling with the Past

‘Memory’ Powerfully Unpacks the Pain of Grappling with the Past

Director Michel Franco’s latest film is haunting and tender, but also makes for a frustrating watch
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Cian McGrath
‘Queer’ is a Highly Entertaining, Heartfelt Look at Loneliness and Connection

‘Queer’ is a Highly Entertaining, Heartfelt Look at Loneliness and Connection

Luca Guadagnino’s alcohol-fuelled tale is a woozy stroll through picturesque backdrops and lonely psyches
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Cian McGrath
A Goodbye to the Arrowverse

A Goodbye to the Arrowverse

And the other Heroes of the CW Era
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Nick Bundarin
TRENDING
Pokemon Should Have Stayed 2-D

Pokemon Should Have Stayed 2-D

A perfected art style sacrificed to update with the times
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Elvia M.
Spice: The Dirty Book Rebrand

Spice: The Dirty Book Rebrand

“But does it have spice?”
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Cariad Jones
‘Wicked’ Isn’t Perfect

‘Wicked’ Isn’t Perfect

Spoilers ahead
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Ben Copeland
Has Streaming Become the New Cable Nightmare?

Has Streaming Become the New Cable Nightmare?

The cords have been cut. So why does it feel like they’re gradually coming back?
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Keith Price
Tracing Chinese Folklore in Genshin Impact

Tracing Chinese Folklore in Genshin Impact

I was delighted when I entered Liyue in Genshin Impact and met a bunch of characters inspired by the folklore I grew up with.
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Michelle Kwan
MCU Get a Grip, For Odin’s Sake!

MCU Get a Grip, For Odin’s Sake!

Chris Evans can do this all day!
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Tsopping Block
Palestinian Relief Bundle — Overview: The ‘Repeats’

Palestinian Relief Bundle — Overview: The ‘Repeats’

‘FIST’ is so nice you saw it THRICE
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Jacob ._.'
‘Alien: Romulus’ has Excellent Worldbuilding and a Mixed Story

‘Alien: Romulus’ has Excellent Worldbuilding and a Mixed Story

This latest ‘Alien’ film from Fede Álvarez isn’t perfect, but shows there is still life to this iconic space horror franchise
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Cian McGrath
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