The Best-Reviewed Games of 2024 so far: metacritic.com/browse/game/al… #2 - Astro Bot [94]

Trigger Point S2 [64] is on BritBox now: metacritic.com/tv/trigger-poi… "It’s all Sunday-night nonsense but also oddly moreish – you’ll keep watching to see what the next explosive encounter will bring, and to find out how Lana gets out of a major scrape in the finale." - Telegraph

Three Women [54] comes to Starz Sept 13: metacritic.com/tv/three-women/ "There's a version of Three Women that trusts itself and its audience enough to tie the characters' stories together in a way that isn't quite so literal. Maybe someday we'll get it." - TV Guide

The Dare - What's Wrong With New York? [78] drops tomorrow metacritic.com/music/whats-wr… "Sonic debauchery laced with moments of introspection, The Dare’s debut is worth the hype." - The Skinny

Joker: Folie à Deux [54] opens Oct 3: metacritic.com/movie/joker-fo… "Joker: Folie à Deux may be ambitious and superficially outrageous, but in a basic way it’s an overly cautious sequel." - Owen Gleiberman, Variety

Mercury Rev - Born Horses [78] drops Friday: metacritic.com/music/born-hor… "A dream experience, Born Horses canters at a fine pace." - Classic Rock Magazine

Early reviews of NBA 2K25 reviews are in: metacritic.com/game/nba-2k25/ "The game feels like a notable improvement on NBA 2K24." - Sean Migalla, ScreenRant

September Movie Preview: metacritic.com/pictures/septe… Sept 27 - Azrael [63] - Samara Weaving stars in this nearly dialogue-free horror film from writer Simon Barrett (You're Next, The Guest).

Deathtrap [54] is free on Hoopla/Tubi metacritic.com/movie/deathtra… #11pmspecial "It wants to mislead us at every turn, confound all our expectations, and provide at least one moment when we levitate from our seats and come down screaming." - Roger Ebert

Molchat Doma - Belaya Polosa [79] drops today: metacritic.com/music/belaya-p… "Regardless of language, it’s substantive synth-pop with broad appeal." - Mojo

Every Game Available for Xbox Game Pass (and PC Game Pass): metacritic.com/news/xbox-game… Age of Mythology: Retold [83]

Rebel Ridge [78] is now on Netflix: metacritic.com/movie/rebel-ri… "Saulnier has returned with a tremendous, high-impact blast of a movie, making any delayed gratification all the more satisfying." - Barry Hertz, The Globe & Mail

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions reviews are in: metacritic.com/game/harry-pot… "A polished and well-engineered attempt at turning Quidditch into a real sport, which is only slightly marred by having to play as a less exciting seeker or keeper for portions of each round." - Metro

Reviews are in from the TIFF premiere of David Gordon Green’s Nutcrackers starring Ben Stiller. metacritic.com/movie/nutcrack…

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice [63] is in theaters now: metacritic.com/movie/beetleju… "Where its predecessor kept a foot planted in reality, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice barrels through the underworld with an ever-looser, crazier Looney Tunes energy." - Justin Chang, The New Yorker

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Switch - Sept 26) metacritic.com/game/the-legen… Impressions/final preview pieces are filtering in....

Neil Young - Neil Young Archives, Vol. 3 (1976-1987) [Box Set] [*97*] dropped today: metacritic.com/music/neil-you… "Writing about it is like trying to catalogue and analyse a newly opened Egyptian tomb. Archives III is more legacy than most artists muster in a lifetime." - Mojo

Broadcast News [84] is a Metacritic Must-See ($4 VOD): metacritic.com/movie/broadcas… #11pmspecial "Enormously entertaining, Broadcast News is an inside look at the personal and professional lives of three TV journalists." - Variety