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Assassin's Creed Origins

Kill the Flame: The Burden of Grief in Assassin's Creed Origins

Oct 20, 2022 | By Andrew Wyatt
Cyberpunk 2077

Love Among the Ruins: Romance in Cyberpunk 2077

Jul 7, 2022 | By Andrew Wyatt
Drive My Car

Ranked: The 2022 Best Picture Nominees

Mar 17, 2022 | By Joshua Ray
Illustration of a man (left) and a woman (right), both in bomber jackets and both pointing guns at each other. The word "Deathloop" is superimposed over the orange background.

Why Deathloop Is the Game of the Year

Nov 17, 2021 | By Andrew Wyatt
Cartoon tableau of a party of fantasy adventurers, facing off against abstract, monstrous threats.

The Beautiful Disarray of Wildermyth

Sep 21, 2021 | By Andrew Wyatt
A medium shot of a Black woman in a vintage yellow gown and retro hairstyle singing into a microphone.

The Sight and Sound of Music: Respect, CODA, Beats

Sep 7, 2021 | By Joshua Ray
Wide shot of a man in sweatpants and hoodie, with his back to the viewer, holding his arms high in the air. In the background is a Philedelphia citscape at sunrise.

Culturally Significant: Rocky

Jul 14, 2021 | By Frank P. Tomasulo
A man in a red-and-white checked shirt standing with his hands on his hips, surveying a grass field. His family -- wife, daughter, and young son -- are in the background with the family car.

Ranked: The 2021 Best Picture Nominees

Apr 23, 2021 | By Joshua Ray
A collage of images from 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons,' 'evermore', 'We Are Who We Are', 'Bob's Burgers', "Stary Night", and 'Felicity'.

Better Things: The Pop Culture That Got Us Through 2020

Jan 11, 2021 | By Andrew Wyatt
Jesse Bradford (right) is left to fend for himself in Depression-era St. Louis in Steven Soderbergh's 'King of the Hill'.

When Hollywood Met St. Louis... A Look Back at the 1992 Shoot of King of the Hill

Dec 2, 2020 | By Cliff Froehlich
Tribute to George Hickenlooper

Tribute to George Hickenlooper

Oct 30, 2020 | By Cliff Froehlich
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994)

Tribute to George Hickenlooper

Oct 30, 2020 | By George Hickenlooper
Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003)

Tribute to George Hickenlooper

Oct 30, 2020 | By Bob Gale
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)

Tribute to George Hickenlooper

Oct 30, 2020 | By Cliff Froehlich
The Big Brass Ring (1999)

Tribute to George Hickenlooper

Oct 30, 2020 | By Cliff Froehlich
Factory Girl

Tribute to George Hickenlooper

Oct 30, 2020 | By Kayla McCulloch
Posters from the ten best films of director Russ Meyer.

A Russ Meyer Top Ten

Sep 18, 2020 | By Tom Stockman
Arthur Morgan is an ideal protagonist for a prequel like 'Red Dead Redemption 2'.

More Ghosts Than People: Red Dead Redemption 2 and the Art of the Prequel

Jul 2, 2020 | By Andrew Wyatt
Nora Ephron

Compendium: Nora Ephron

Apr 10, 2020 | By Kayla McCulloch
Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro, center) can't outrun his past in Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman'.

Ranked: The 2020 Best Picture Nominees

Feb 7, 2020 | By Joshua Ray
The Favourite

Ranked: The 2019 Best Picture Nominees

Feb 22, 2019 | By Joshua Ray