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Warning! Spoilers ahead forPoker Faceseason 2, episode 7.Poker Facedeconstructs and subverts a handful of movie tropes in its latest unconventional mystery-of-the-week, “One Last Job.” In upending Hollywood’s two most formulaic genres — the heist movie and the romantic comedy — this episode gets delightfully meta. It kicks off with the opening car chase fromBaby Driverbefore panning over to a Blu-ray aisle full of classic bank heist movies likeHeatandInside Man, andPoker Faceseason 2’s latest installment maintains that level of cinematic self-awareness for the remainder of its runtime....

Bethesda has just finished up with itsQuakeCon at Home eventwhich featured panels and livestreams for some of the studio’s biggest games. Throughout the weekend, the event was also raising money for charity, which unlocked some cool perks for theQuakegames on the Bethesda Launcher when significant milestones were reached. QuakeCon may have been in celebration of all of Bethesda’s games, includingFallout, Prey, andDoom, but one of the major features was naturally the headlining title,Quake....

The closing of theRings of Powerseries brought about the end of many journeys, and the start of many new ones, including the Stranger and Nori’s journey to the Eastern land of Rhun. The resolution of the final episode came when Nori the harfoot made the brave decision to leave the safety of her family and their colony behind her. Now, she’s going withthe Stranger (who is now known to be Gandalf) to help him with the next dangerous part of his mission....

A leaker claims that an upcomingNinja Gaidengame will be developed by PlatinumGames.Ninja Gaidenis a franchise that has been dormant for nearly a decade, outside of spin-offs and remasters. That changed this past week when Team Ninja, the developers of the most recentNinja Gaidentrilogy, hinted that return is planned – though that announcement has since been walked back, to a degree. Needless to say, it’s going to raise some eyebrows that Team Ninja may not be the team behind the newNinja Gaidenproject....

Portable SSDs tend to offer very little storage. But Samsung’s newT5 EVO SSD, which is just 3.7 inches long and 0.6 inches thick, can accommodate up to 8TB of documents, media, and other files. It’s an interesting product, but its unique storage capacity comes with a high price tag and compromised transfer rates. Samsung’s T5 EVO SDD is available in three storage capacities. The cheapest configuration has 2TB of storage and costs $190....

While discussing what games influenced the design of cult classicThe Simpsons: Hit & Run, one of the game’s original developers mentioned a surprising Nintendo game. It’s now been around 20 years since the release ofThe Simpsons: Hit & Run, which delivered a casualGrand Theft Auto-type gameplay experience. Few likely expected to be surprised by anything regarding the game in 2023, barring a remake announcement, yet confirmation of Nintendo’s influence onThe Simpsons: Hit & Rundoes make a lot of sense....

Sony Group Corporationhas consolidated as an undisputed leader in the global entertainment market, increasing its investment in anime as part of its business strategy in recent years. However, according to recent statements, the company isn’t planning to slow down any time soon. Sony revealed that the corporation is looking to expand much more aggressively into the anime medium. Although the acquisition of Crunchyroll in 2020 was considered a risky move at the time, it turned out to be one of Sony’s best business strategies, serving to strengthen its role in the global anime market in both production and distribution....

Since premiering in 1966, theStar Trekfranchise has managed to introduce a lot of villains through countless shows and movies. As such, the attention of the fans typically focuses on the most iconic villains, such as Khan Noonien Singh or the Borg. However, for every Khan and the Borg Queen, there are dozens ofStar Trekvillains who aren’t in the spotlight, and not because they aren’t interesting. RELATED:TV Shows That Killed A Character Way Too Early Some villains simply flew under the radar, while others became overlooked as time passed, but that doesn’t make them any less worthy of the audience’s attention....

ActorDavid Corenswethas confirmed his love forStar Warsseveral times while doing press for the DCU’s first major movie. Thanks to James Gunn’sSuperman​​​​​​, Corenswet has just made his debut as the next live-action Man of Steel, cementing himself as a key focal point in a new cinematic universe for years to come. However, I know exactly howStar Warscould also use him. According toDavid Corenswethimself, theSupermanactor has said that it had been his childhood dream to play a Jedi Knight in theStar Warsgalaxy....

The Fantastic Four: First Stepshas climbed theMarvel Cinematic Universe’s box office charts. Marvel’s First Family is finally home, and with that comes the highest-grossinglive-action Fantastic Four movie. That said, whileThe Fantastic Four: First Steps' worldwide total currently stands at $368.7 million, the Fantastic Four movie dealt with a 66% drop from its opening weekend. The year has been harsh on theMCU’s slate of projects. BothCaptain America: Brave New WorldandThunderbolts*underperformed. While the Fantastic Four reboot might not be flying as high as the studio might have expected, it is still posting solid numbers for the Fantastic Four franchise....

The Tim Burton-producedWednesdayseason 2 finally introduces Joanna Lumley’s Grandmama, but there was another frequent collaborator of the director who previously played the role just a few years ago. Despite Burton being well-known for reusing various actors across his projects,Wednesday’s castonly features a few actors who had worked with him beforehand, such as Lumley, Christina Ricci, Steve Buscemi, and Anthony Michael Hall. WithWednesdayseason 3 already confirmed, it’s expected that the Netflix series will continue to recruit morefrequent Tim Burton collaboratorsto portray new or familiar characters inThe Addams Familyworld....

Gareth Evans’ explosive new action thriller movieHavoc, which stars Tom Hardy in its lead role, is one of Netflix’s biggest feature-length releases of 2025 so far, but it took a while to land on the platform.Havocis the passion project of Evans himself, who also wrote the script and co-produced the movie alongside Hardy, Aram Tertzakian and Ed Talfan. It’s a project that’s been at least four years in the making, with the time it’s taken to produceHavocunusually long for a Netflix action flick....

When it comes to the firstSeinfeldepisode, it’s easy to assume that every member of the iconic cast has seen it at least once. After all,Seinfeldisn’t just one of the most influential sitcoms in television history, it’s a cultural landmark. Surprisingly though, Julia Louis-Dreyfus (who, of course, played Elaine Benes) has never watched theSeinfeldpilot. Despite being an essential part of the show’s success, Louis-Dreyfus recently revealed that not only did she miss it when it aired, she’s still never gone back to see it....