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metacritic @metacritic.com · 5h

The Skin I Live In [70] is free on Kanopy: www.metacritic.com/movie/the-sk... #11pmspecial
"An eye-popping and genuinely shocking gender-bending twist on Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo." - Lou Lumenick, New York Post

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metacritic @metacritic.com · 6h

Splinter Cell: Deathwatch [70] is now on Netflix: www.metacritic.com/tv/splinter-...
"Thanks to a great turn as Fisher by Liev Schreiber and a briskly paced plot with enjoyable characters, it’s time well-spent. If it were a book, it’d be a page-turner." - Ryan McCaffery, IGN

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metacritic @metacritic.com · 9h

Black Phone 2 [74] hits theaters Thursday: www.metacritic.com/movie/black-...
"This weird movie works its fear factor in unexpected, creative ways." - Brian Tallerico

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metacritic @metacritic.com · 14h

With the first 42 critic reviews lodged, Pokemon Legends: Z-A has a Metascore of [81] www.metacritic.com/game/pokemon...
"Takes all the elements that made Arceus fun and refreshing and elevates them to new heights with the introduction of its real-time battle system." - CG Magazine

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metacritic @metacritic.com · 15h

Pokemon Legends: Z-A reviews are coming in now: www.metacritic.com/game/pokemon...
"If Legends: Arceus was the experiment, Z-A is the final result. And, honestly, it's the Pokémon game for which I've been waiting for years." - Omelete

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metacritic @metacritic.com · 1d

New & Upcoming DVD/Blu-ray Releases: www.metacritic.com/news/dvd-blu...
Out tomorrow: Weapons [81] - "A hugely accomplished horror achievement." - John Nugent, Empire

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metacritic @metacritic.com · 1d

New & Upcoming Video Game Releases (with Metascores): www.metacritic.com/news/major-n...
Oct 21 - Ninja Gaiden 4 (PC PS5 XBX) - Expect reviews at the beginning of next week. Any Metascore predictions for this one?

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metacritic @metacritic.com · 1d

Murdaugh: Death In The Family [52] comes to Hulu Weds: www.metacritic.com/tv/murdaugh-...
"The acting often outshines the merely competent direction, editing, and melodramatic writing. By the time we get to Alex’s murder trial, we’ve grown tired of the whole rancid Murdaugh bunch."- Richard Roper

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metacritic @metacritic.com · 1d

DMV: Season 1 [49] premieres on CBS tonight: www.metacritic.com/tv/dmv/
"Despite being generic and middling at first, as the series settles into itself, the potential of what it could be begins to shine through." - Aramide Tinubu, Variety

metacritic @metacritic.com · 1d

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere [65] opens Oct. 24: www.metacritic.com/movie/spring...
"Movies about depression are tough, but fans invested in the subject during a transitional moment of artistic and personal catharsis will be rewarded." - David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

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metacritic @metacritic.com · 2d

Weekend Box Office (*Domestic Estimates):
(1) Tron: Ares $33.5 mil
(2) Roofman $8.0
(3) One Battle After Another $6.7 [$54.5m total]
(4) Gabby's Dollhouse $3.4
(5) Soul on Fire $3.0
www.metacritic.com/news/upcomin...

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metacritic @metacritic.com · 2d

One Battle After Another [*95*] is the Best-reviewed Movie of 2025 so far: www.metacritic.com/browse/movie...
"A swaggering, funny and timely action epic, where momentum never lets up and supporting actors Sean Penn and Teyana Taylor steal the show." - Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent

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metacritic @metacritic.com · 2d

Absolum [PC - 87; PS5 - 86] www.metacritic.com/game/absolum/
"I played Hades 2 and Absolum back-to-back, and Absolum feels like the perfect chaser." - Inverse

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metacritic @metacritic.com · 2d

The Best Games of 2025 so far: www.metacritic.com/browse/game/...
#3 - Hades II [*95*] - "A triumph in every way, and the degree to which the studio has built on the original makes it feel like we have gotten two sequels in one." - RPG Site