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Zendaya and Pattinson's Strangest Movie Yet Hits HBO Max Friday
The Drama, Kristoffer Borgli's A24 dark comedy about a couple unraveling the week before their wedding, was a surprise 126 million dollar hit. On Friday it comes home to streaming.
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The best-reviewed thing arriving on streaming this week is also the strangest. The Drama lands on HBO Max this Friday, July 31, and if you skipped its spring run in theaters, this is the one to fix. Kristoffer Borgli, the…
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Television
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Television
Netflix's Twist Machine Keeps Churning Out Content
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Games
Palworld's Comeback Pulled Almost a Million Players Back
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Games
Is the Console War Finally Over?
Halo: Campaign Evolved rebuilds the 2001 game that launched the Xbox in Unreal Engine 5, and for the first time in the franchise's history, you can play it on a PlayStation.
Books
Stephen King, Where to Start?
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Music
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