Daily Archives: May 2, 2025

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Year 1 Roadmap Includes Story Expansion, Parkour Improvements, New Game Plus, And More

Ubisoft has laid out its Year 1 content roadmap for Assassin’s Creed Shadows. The open-world title will be treated to new story content, parkour improvements, quality-of-life and accessibility updates, and more over the next several months. The biggest content drop will be the game’s first

Borderlands 4 Deep Dive Details New Vault Hunters, Open-World Changes, Loot Shakeups, and More

Gearbox Software gave us our first big deep dive into Borderlands 4 courtesy of its own dedicated PlayStation State of Play. The 20-minute presentation revealed two of the game’s four new vault hunters, broke down its new loot and progression systems, and new streamlined approaches

‘Henry Johnson’ Review: David Mamet Stays in His Rabbit Hole of Cryptic Power Games, but Shia LaBeouf Makes a Striking Convict

As Henry, Evan Jonigkeit (who is Mamet’s son-in-law) makes Henry such a passive, petulant naïf that we never develop much of a rooting interest in him. He’s a dupe in two ways: Everyone around him keeps manipulating him, and Mamet doesn’t seem too interested in

‘Drive My Car’ Outfit Bitters End Adds Sho Miyake’s Manga Adaptation ‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ to Cannes Market Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

Bitters End has acquired international sales rights for “Two Seasons, Two Strangers,” the latest feature from Japanese director Sho Miyake, ahead of the Cannes film market. With three decades in the business, Bitters End has established itself as a leading Japanese distributor, handling films from

At Variety’s ‘Power of Women: Nashville,’ Kelsea Ballerini, Sheryl Crow, Mickey Guyton and Reba McEntire Talk About Making a Difference, Mental Health and Mutual Standom

Introducing her friend Sheryl Crow at Variety’s inaugural “Power of Women: Nashville” event Thursday, Maren Morris said, “She is a rare example of: Do meet your heroes.” That was a theme that ran through the Music City event, which celebrated four of Nashville’s most empathetic

How That ‘9-1-1’ Funeral Episode Laid to Rest Peter Krause’s Captain Bobby Nash

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Thursday’s episode of “9-1-1″ on ABC. “9-1-1” returned after a two-week hiatus tonight with a pivotal, heartbreaking episode featuring the funeral of Captain Bobby Nash (Peter Krause). On the previous episode, Krause’s Bobby died unexpectedly after contracting a virus,

‘Top Chef’ Judges Unpack the Surprisingly Political ‘Destination Canada’ and Slam Trump’s Tariffs: ‘What the F— Are We Doing?’

On March 4, the Trump administration began levying 25 percent tariffs on all imports from Canada. (The plan has since been somewhat modified, though Canada has imposed retaliatory tariffs of its own.) Nine days later, the 22nd season of “Top Chef” premiered, dedicated entirely to

‘Thunderbolts*’ Cast Guide: Who’s Who in Marvel’s Team-Up Movie and Everything You Need to Know

They may not be the Avengers (or even the Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men, Fantastic Four or Eternals) but Marvel has a new team assembling in “Thunderbolts*.” The MCU’s latest movie is bringing together some of the anti-heroes and villains from past movies and shows,