Although Hitman 2 scraps the episodic release of its immediate predecessor, it very much retains the feel with its distinct locations rife with different approaches to the main job and numerous additional threads to be followed. That means that while the game is relatively short on locales, each one is treated like a sandbox that can be played through multiple times.
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There’s a B-movie hokeyness to the plot and characters that comes across as endearing thanks to a mostly solid cast. Statham works as the no-nonsense lead, Bingbing as the capable love interest, Wilson as the dot-com billionaire and Cliff Curtis as the sorta comic relief guy.
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Backes is off to a simply horrific start, having gone scoreless in 10 games with a -1 rating. But he’s way too good a player to be held down for long, right? We’re talking about a dude that’s topped 30 assists five times in his career, and with Boston in need of secondary scoring, he’ll get his chances. Backes is headed back to the wing on the fourth line, and taking away those defensive responsibilities may be just what the doctor ordered to get him going. It’s worth a shot to see if he can get going, as we find it hard to believe that he’s done like dinner.
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Blackkklansman is a very well-acted film, and that starts at the top. Driver has already had some strong performances in the past, but the emergence of Washington is critical to the movie’s success. He gives a layered performance as both a cop doing his job and a black man concerned about his people’s struggle for equal treatment.
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Part of the film’s charm is putting serious characters in ridiculous situations, and it does so to great effect. Watching the Titans ride big wheels to travel back through time to prevent origin stories from happening is probably the highlight of that approach whether they’re fixing Krypton or guiding the Wayne family through a safer part of town.
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Set roughly a decade before the original, Red Dead Redemption II casts you as Arthur Morgan, the primary enforcer of Dutch Van der Linde’s gang, which includes a young John Marston, RDR’s protagonist. We initially find the gang on the run following a botched heist in the town of Blackwater, forcing them to abandon all their money and head into the mountains to escape.
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Need a big that can contribute some points and plenty of treys? Hernangomez could be your man. On Thursday, he went off for 23 points in 29 minutes, nailing five treys with four boards, two blocks and a steal. Hernangomez’s shooting from downtown is so vastly improved this season that he’s worth considering. He’s become more valuable each season since going 15th overall in 2016, and if he starts regularly getting 20 MPG or more, he’s ready to break out.
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