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"If being “woke” is fighting against injustice, championing the truth, and supporting the Geneva Conventions… then yeah, Superman is super “woke.”"

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Yeah, ‘Superman’ is about Palestine (among other things)
On the importance of a “woke,” punk rock Superman
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"In the heist sequences, the lean qualities of the action are just propulsive enough to never feel understated, while still underscoring the gritty realism that makes these scenes shine."

#movies

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‘The Town’ Melds Gritty Action with Surface-Level Characterisation
One-note stereotyping and clichés weigh down Ben Affleck’s sophomore effort as director
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"It’s an intriguing premise that hooks you from the get-go, elevated further by a non-linear narrative following multiple characters as the pieces of the strange puzzle slowly fall into place."

#horror

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Weapons — Captivating Mystery, Disappointing Horror
Zack Cregger’s second spooky outing enthralls with a sublime production and a rousing plot, but it fizzles out on the scares
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57% of all ad spending by Republicans in the Virginia governors race was on anti trans ads. Just an incredibly mismanaged campaign. Anti-trans politics are a losing issue.
"The amount of detail put into character relationships and interactions is bewildering. I think the majority of my hours in the game aren’t even in real gameplay; they are spent talking to characters."

#gaming #Hades2

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‘Hades II’ Evolves the Roguelike
How this genre-defining sequel shatters all the expectations for roguelike games
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"There seems to be this undercurrent among audiences that argue that Ernest actually loved Mollie all along. They argue that Ernest’s love for Mollie makes the story all the more tragic."

#movies

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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: The Osage are Dead
Can you find the wolves in this picture? Can you find the wolves in your real world?
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"[Ben] Burtt essentially created a Hollywood in-joke. He included the scream throughout both the Star Wars films and the Indiana Jones series."

#Filmmaking #movies

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The Lord of the Rings and the Wilhelm Scream
How the legendary sound effect became a Middle-Earth staple
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"Knife fighting in the game isn’t just some afterthought. It’s a love letter to Sicily’s very real old world tradition of paranza corta, a short-blade martial art carried out with stilettos..."

#gaming #NoPaywall

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Mafia: The Old Country — Blood on a Saints Card
Is Los Ondas the future of the franchise?
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"...Witch Watch follows Nico and her growing entourage of retainers — an assortment of classic horror monsters and Japanese folk legends, reinterpreted for the modern day."

#anime #RomCom

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‘Witch Watch’ is a Monster Mashup of Shonen and Romantic Comedy
A wonderfully weird anime for absolutely everyone
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Is there an official Gundam TTRPG? Or did you reskin another ruleset?
"...most of Ethan’s actions throughout the ‘Mission: Impossible’ films are unsanctioned. He simply decides to do what he thinks is best at all times. And conveniently, Ethan is always right."

#movies #MissionImpossible

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‘Mission: Impossible’ — Is Ethan Hunt a Terrorist?
Why do we let this gambler-superhero saviour-of-humanity break all the rules?
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"The film’s brilliant opening sequence sets the stage for a depressingly cruel world these characters don’t merely inhabit, but bask in, like pigs in shit eager to dive back in to the murky territory they call home."

#gangster #movies

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‘Goodfellas’ Is a Blissfully Entertaining Mob Classic: 35-Year Retrospective
Martin Scorsese’s 1990 crime classic is a helter-skelter thrill ride that is equal parts cruel and charming
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"The two bricks go swinging, jumping, and flinging around the environment to activate various mechanisms that trigger parts of the environment to move or break off or put some process into motion."

#LEGO #gaming #GiftArticle

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Attachment and Letting Go in ‘LEGO Voyagers’
‘Voyagers’ builds an emotional tale about friendship and distance
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It's been way too long since I made one of these. It helps me write other stuff. #LancerRPG
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Not the most recent paint job, but it's hard to get more Halloween-y than robot skeletons with Freddy Krueger claws that wear their victims' skins. Happy Halloween! #miniaturepainting #wargaming #40k #necrons
Also the necron painting continues on! Got the first couple flayed ones looking comfortable in someone else's skin #miniaturepainting #wargaming #40k #necron