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The Best Film of 2024

The Best Film of 2024

Our Best Film of 2024 commemorates intriguing films, emerging voices and celebrated doyens searching for stranger narratives and new angles on existing legends.

Learning the Barbarian in ‘Conan Exiles’

Learning the Barbarian in ‘Conan Exiles’

There's no one better than a barbarian to teach you how to become civilized.
‘The Revenant’ Finds Beauty in the Brutality of Survival

‘The Revenant’ Finds Beauty in the Brutality of Survival

With The Revenant, Alejandro González Iñárritu weaves a story both simple and complex, brutal and beautiful, and with a focused and impressive visual aesthetic.
Less Is Much, Much More: Making Do in ‘Dead Rising 3’

Less Is Much, Much More: Making Do in ‘Dead Rising 3’

Time and efficiency are most often the factor that creates tension in a zombie story, which is about when you will be overwhelmed and then if you have enough time to prepare to do something about it. So where is the source of tension in Dead Rising 3?

‘Lord of the Flies’ Still Reigns