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Francis Lawrence’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk offers a less action-packed and more dystopian vision of the ...

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The most discussed video game of the year included plenty of sequels — among them Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades II and Assassin’s Creed Shadows — and the debut R.P.G. that could, Clair Obscur: ...

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