If you consider yourself a yearly re-watcher, rest assured youre in good company.
Am I making new choices?
Am I tired of knowing exactly where all these character beats go?
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Not a chance in hell.
The first film is better, butThe Main Coursewins points for energetically embracing its Easter setting.
The same was true for me withDestiny 2and its summer expansion,The Final Shape.
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Dragon Age II
Dragon Age IIis the best one.
I playedThe Veilguarda lot.
Liked it a lot, too.Dragon Age IIis still the best one.
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All the while, she finds hope in forging new friendships.
Its genuinely an anime of the ages.
More than the fact it exists, thatHades IIis such a complete Early Access game is a delightful surprise.
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Lovecrafts Cthulhu Mythos in the 1930s.
Given the eye-bleeding amount of information that surrounds us today, its a notion that still feels entirely plausible.
In the two decades since, Ive watched each of them innumerable times.
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I was not just filled with nostalgia and emotion but reinvigorated by the undeniable power of cinema.
The gowns are fantastic; the dread isdivine.
Cheryl Eddy
Scavengers Reign
Scavengers Reignis the first sci-fi animated show Ive watched that feels genuinely alien.
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And thankfully, theyre just as much a pair of crowd-pleasing experiences as their regular versions.
Justin Carter
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The year 2024 was important forDeep Space Nine.
This film is perfect.
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Its almost a movie thats only appreciated if you have its predecessor fresh in your mind.
Only replace TikTokers and Kick streamers harassing unsuspecting pedestrians with pervasive ads.
I guess it is just modern-day YouTube and Twitch, but I digress.
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Its a simple premise, but that doesnt stop it from being timeless.
Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth are the blueprint.
And all of a sudden I was back in my Defying Gravity era 20 years later.
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The merch, the multiple screenings, and that press tour with Cynthia and ArianaIll always hold space forWicked.
Going throughX-Men EvolutionandAvengers: Earths Mightiest Heroesover the summer was an appreciably nostalgic blast.
Justin Carter
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