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One classic after another: A closer look at the 10 Oscar nominees for best picture

Here are Stars and Stripes staffers’ thoughts on the 10 best picture Oscar nominees this year -- and one film that perhaps ...

‘Project Hail Mary’ Review: Ryan Gosling And A Rocky Alien Are Out To Save The World In A Dazzling And Humane Deep Space Buddy Film

It would be easy to dismiss Project Hail Mary as an amalgamation of movies set in space that we have seen over the decades. First and foremost has to be 2015’s The Martian which presented Matt Damon ...

Just like XCOM, superhero comedy Dispatch cheats random percentages of success in the player's favor: 'anything that had over a 76% success chance would automatically succeed'

When Firaxis's XCOM remake came out a constant complaint in the comments was that its random number generator was clearly cheating against players. Someone would miss a 95% chance, or God forbid a ...