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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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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: 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.
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Clooney and Burstyn Take the Lions
George Clooney and Ellen Burstyn get lifetime achievement Golden Lions at the 83rd Venice film festival, running 2 to 12 September 2026.
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Fall 2: Deadpoint opens to mixed reviews
Lionsgate's survival sequel Fall 2: Deadpoint opened on 2 September, starring Harriet Slater. Reviews are mixed, and Variety called it mostly successful.
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Review: Wingard's Onslaught is a lean A24 siege thriller
Adam Wingard's A24 film Onslaught opened in US cinemas on Friday, 4 September, with Adria Arjona as Celeste. The Globe and Mail made it a Critic's Pick.
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Ink opened Venice with a red-top roar
Danny Boyle's Ink, about Rupert Murdoch and editor Larry Lamb, opened the 83rd Venice Film Festival on 2 September. It hits US theatres on 11 December.
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The Dog Stars keeps a runway
Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars, from Peter Heller's novel, is in theatres. Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin star in 118 minutes of grief with pockets of hope.