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Review: Star Wars: Galactic Racer wins critics with Burnout speed
Star Wars: Galactic Racer launched on 6 October with an 88 on Metacritic. Here's what critics love, what they don't, and why Burnout's makers matter.
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Pixie Lane writes the Reviews desk, with 20 of 21 stories filed there, rounding up what critics make of new films, shows, games and gear. Recent reviews cover Netflix's East of Eden, Ace Combat 8 and Nothing's Headphone (1) Pro. Lane also takes second looks at older films, like Fritz Lang's Metropolis and Ridley Scott's Alien.
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Review: Tom Cruise's Digger splits critics down the middle
Tom Cruise's Digger, in Australian cinemas since 1 October, sat at 51% on Rotten Tomatoes as of early Tuesday. Critics praise him but split on the satire.
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Review: Netflix's East of Eden rides on Pugh and Hoon Lee
Netflix's seven-part East of Eden, with Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames, landed on 1 October. Critics gave it 84% on Rotten Tomatoes and 79 on Metacritic.
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Review: Ace Combat 8 wins critics over with dogfights and story
Bandai Namco's Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve launched on 2 October on PS5, Xbox and PC. It sits at 88 on Metacritic, near the top of the series.
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Review: Nothing's Headphone (1) Pro wins on sound, not the case
Nothing's US$399 Headphone (1) Pro went on sale in late September. Critics praise the triple-driver sound and Auracast, but the bulky case divides them.
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Review: TOEM 2 charms critics with a gentle photo adventure
Something We Made's TOEM 2 launched on 29 September for US$19.99 on PC, PS5 and Switch. It scores 84 on OpenCritic, but some critics find it too easy.
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Review: Apple TV's Winter K2 doc is a gripping, sobering climb
Amir Bar-Lev's The Last First: Winter K2, about the deadly 2021 race up K2 in winter, premiered on Apple TV on 2 October. Critics call it gripping.
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Ray Gunn still pounds the asphalt
Brad Bird's animated neo-noir Ray Gunn, starring Sam Rockwell, has its first trailer. It's in select theaters 4 December and on Netflix on the 18th.
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Warner Bros releases the final trailer for Iñárritu's Digger
Warner Bros has released the final trailer for Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Digger, with Tom Cruise as oil baron Digger Rockwell. It opens from 30 September.
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Ink Opened the Lido
Danny Boyle's Ink, with Guy Pearce as Murdoch, opened the 83rd Venice film festival. Maggie Gyllenhaal heads the jury.
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What Love Builds at Venice
Russell Crowe's documentary What Love Builds, about his band Indoor Garden Party, screens at Venice. It's a 99-minute concert film and confession.