Throwing an hour of light comedy into the middle of a 10-episode arc with galactic-level stakes could derail an entire season, but Star Trek: Strange New Worlds dances gracefully from week to week between courtroom drama, time-travel romance, and its latest wild swing: a musical episode. In “Subspace Rhapsody,” the...
Yorgos Lanthimos on how to be an actor in his movies: ‘You might feel ridiculous’
In the new anthology film Kinds of Kindness, surrealist Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos tells three stories with the same group of actors — Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, and more. He recasts each of them in every segment: Plemons is a put-upon office worker, a paranoid cop,...
The Legend of Zelda is everywhere in modern music
Whether it’s sound effects from Super Mario Bros. and Street Fighter popping up in Charli XCX and Flying Lotus songs, or hip-hop producers flipping samples from Donkey Kong and Chrono Trigger to make beats for Drake and Wiz Khalifa, the influence of video games on modern music is hard to...
New DLC weapon locations in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
Weapons are the lifeblood of any Elden Ring build, and you’ll be able to find plenty more in Shadow of the Erdtree, the game’s DLC that takes place in the Shadow Realm of the Lands Between. In this Shadow of the Erdtree guide, we’ll show you where to find all...
How to beat Messmer the Impaler in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Messmer the Impaler is one of the toughest boss fights in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. From Spirit Ashes to elemental imbuements, you’ll need to use every tool at your disposal. Messmer’s attack patterns are swift and unforgiving. Our Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree guide explains how...
Nice, you can kill Conor McGregor in Hitman’s new DLC
Agent 47’s next assassination target is Conor McGregor, the MMA fighter and star of this year’s Road House remake, developer IO Interactive announced Thursday. McGregor will serve as the next elusive target in Hitman World of Assassination, and he’s available in all versions of the game from June 27 through...
Sir Moore questline walkthrough for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Sir Moore is an NPC you’ll meet early on in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. He’ll first appear as a vendor outside of Belurat, Tower Settlement. Our Elden Ring DLC Moore questline guide will walk you through where to find Moore, and all the steps you’ll need to...
Kalki 2898 AD has the ultimate recipe for a sci-fi epic: Star Wars + Hindu myth + RRR
Actor Amitabh Bachchan is a metaphorical giant of Indian cinema, a superstar of proportions that dwarf even A-list American celebrities. In the Indian sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD, his stature becomes literal: In his role as the 7-foot-tall immortal warrior Ashwatthama, the 81-year-old towers over his younger co-stars, all of...
How to get the good ending in Persona 3 Reload
Getting the good ending in Persona 3 Reload requires making the right choice in the game’s sole branching narrative path. You’re able to select one of the game’s two endings on New Year’s Eve, which will drastically change how the rest of the game plays out. Thankfully, the game does...
What can modern TCGs learn from the long-dead Dune: Collectible Card Game?
Trading card games aren’t just popular with players. They’re also incredibly popular with executives, as they can be lucrative for publishers and distributors alike. Magic: The Gathering became a $1 billion brand for Hasbro in 2023, which went quite a long way to improving its bottom line, if we’re being...