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  1. vulture lists
    The 100 Hardest Video-Game Bosses, RankedFrom gods and zombies to a shark and a tree, the one trait they share is an ability to end your game swiftly.
  2. role call
    Lance Reddick Answers Our Questions About Horizon Forbidden West and Destiny“Sylens was one of the first times I’ve watched myself as an animated character and thought, Wow, that’s a really cool character. I got a good deal.”
  3. 2021 preview
    24 Games We Can’t Wait to Play in 2021Plenty of options as you look ahead to another year of staying in.
  4. video games
    Which Video-Game Console Is Right for You?If you can manage to get your hands on one, that is.
  5. review
    Spider-Man: Miles Morales Isn’t Quite Sure How to Build a Better New YorkerIt’s a fun game that knows where it came from and hints at where it needs to go.
  6. best of 2020
    The 10 Best Video Games of the YearNew classics, new takes on old classics, and New Horizons offered us distraction and connection when we needed it most.
  7. video games
    PlayStation 5 Argues That Games Don’t Need to ChangeSony’s new console isn’t too big of a leap forward — at least not yet.
  8. video games
    The New Xbox Is Ready for a Netflix WorldMicrosoft’s latest console brings the on-demand streaming revolution to gaming.
  9. fall preview 2020
    Everything to Know About the Looming PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X ShowdownHow to pick the perfect new console for you this fall.
  10. emmy insider
    Why Isn’t Every Show Like Los Espookys?It’s a world where we don’t have to fight for representation, and TV can be as weird and queer as it wants.
  11. video game review
    The Last of Us Part II Plays a Dark, Cynical TrickThe game wants players to wrestle with extreme violence, perhaps a little bit too much.
  12. summer 2020
    The 8 Can’t-Miss Video Games of This SummerGet ready to scratch your nostalgia itch with vigor.
  13. endings
    With Final Fantasy VII Remake, Video Games Have Their Last Jedi MomentIt’s not a story, but a struggle against fandom.
  14. close reads
    In Workplace Comedies Like Mythic Quest, Even the Dream Jobs Are AwfulLabor, like comedy, is tragedy plus time.
  15. beginner’s guide
    What to Know About The Witcher If You Know Absolutely Nothing About The WitcherA handy guide to the characters, their stories, what’s worth paying attention to, and what you can ignore.
  16. best of 2019
    The Best Video Games of 2019World-saving adventures, delightful puzzles, and one unruly goose.
  17. now streaming
    What’s Leaving HBO: August 2019Tully, The Pelican Brief, The Bourne Identity, and other movies leaving HBO this month.
  18. vulture lists
    17 Great Mystery-Box TV Shows Worth Getting Lost InFrom The Prisoner to Russian Doll.
  19. lists
    Every Season of Marvel’s Netflix Shows, RankedFrom Jessica Jones to Iron Fist, where does each superhero show land?
  20. best of 2019
    The Best Video Games of 2019 (So Far)The start of the year is no longer a dead zone, as 2019 has already seen weird PC games, white-knuckle flight simulators, and horror nightmares.
  21. now streaming
    New on Showtime: March 2019Here comes more Billions.
  22. overnights
    Riverdale Recap: Escape From the Tabletop-Gaming Sex BunkerA chaotic episode sends our four heroes in four different directions to try and solve the mystery of Gryphons and Gargoyles.
  23. overnights
    Daredevil Finale Recap: Who Is the Real Man Without Fear?Three seasons in, Matt Murdock still doesn’t seem to know who he is or what he wants Daredevil to be — and neither do we.
  24. overnights
    Daredevil Recap: Nelson and Murdock Ride AgainMatt & Co. help prepare Nadeem to testify in an episode that returns to some well-trod thematic material.
  25. overnights
    Daredevil Recap: Hey Matt, Remember Your Friends?Wilson Fisk’s power grab is now complete.
  26. overnights
    Daredevil Recap: The Origin of Karen PageIn Daredevil, men do things and Karen Page pays for them.
  27. overnights
    Daredevil Recap: Out of the PastMatt confronts a secret about his identity as Fisk tightens his grip.
  28. overnights
    Daredevil Recap: Karen vs. FiskKaren confronts Fisk and things do not go according to plan as Matt continues to brood.
  29. overnights
    Daredevil Recap: A Table Full of Unanswered PhonesThere’s a moment in “Aftermath” that really messed me up.
  30. overnights
    Daredevil Recap: Matt Murdock, Meet DaredevilMatt, Karen, and Foggy struggle to forgive and forget then a costumed character’s unexpected arrival complicates matter.
  31. overnights
    Daredevil Recap: The Origin of Benjamin PoindexterThe focus shifts to a supporting player’s troubled history as Matt’s troubles intensify.
  32. overnights
    Daredevil Recap: In Hallways, We Have FightsIn a standout episode, Matt takes on prisoner after prisoner in the most ambitious fight scene yet seen in Marvel’s Netflix series.
  33. overnights
    Daredevil Recap: Matt Lets the Devil OutFisk settles into life as a free man, shoring up Matt’s determination that he not stay free for long.
  34. overnights
    Daredevil Recap: Matt Murdock Has an Attitude ProblemMatt continues to reconcile his faith with his double life as Fisk prepares to go home.
  35. overnights
    Daredevil Recap: Back in Black, Still a Sad SackThough the world still thinks him dead, Matt hits the streets with a vengeance, and with more than a little desperation, in the season three premiere.
  36. fall preview 2018
    11 New Video Games to Play This FallWill Fallout 76 live up to the hype?
  37. now streaming
    New on Showtime: September 2018An old Jim Carrey movie and a new Jim Carrey show.
  38. now streaming
    New on HBO: September 2018The Shape of Water, Phantom Thread, and more award-worthy titles.
  39. now streaming
    New on Hulu: September 2018Two Wes Anderson movies, Sixteen Candles, and a new season of fall TV.
  40. now streaming
    New on Amazon Prime: September 2018Including Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph’s new series.
  41. now streaming
    New on Netflix: September 2018American Vandal, Black Panther, The Witch, and more.
  42. now streaming
    What’s Leaving Netflix: September 2018Catch the 1976 A Star Is Born while you can.
  43. now streaming
    What’s Leaving HBO: September 2018Including the original Alien trilogy.
  44. now streaming
    What’s Leaving Hulu: September 2018Revisit Rian Johnson’s pre–Star Wars work.
  45. Leaving Showtime: August 2018Watch Miles Teller enter the ring in Bleed for This.
  46. now streaming
    New on Showtime: August 2018You should absolutely rewatch 10 Things I Hate About You.
  47. now streaming
    New on Amazon Prime: August 2018Binge an Agatha Christie murder mystery.
  48. New on Hulu: August 2018Stream Mother! if you’re up for it.
  49. New on HBO: August 2018Insecure returns!
  50. What’s Leaving HBO: August 2018In a Valley of Violence is the John Wick of the Wild West.
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