Jason Dietz

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TV Premiere Dates (2025) - Metacritic

1 month ago | metacritic.com | Jason Dietz

Find a frequently updated calendar of premiere dates for all upcoming new and returning television shows on broadcast, streaming, and cable, plus TV movies and specials and VOD releases.
2024 Video Game Awards Tracker

Nov 19, 2024 | metacritic.com | Jason Dietz

Recent updates: November 19, 2024: Scorecard launched with this year's The Game Awards and Indie Game Award nominees. Key to awards: [BAFTA] BAFTA Games Awards - noms/winners announced tbd spring 2025 [DICE] D.I.C.E. Awards - nominations tbd; winners announced Feb. 13 [GDC] Game Developers Choice Awards - noms/winners tbd spring 2025 [IND] Indie Game Awards - winners announced Dec.
Reviews for Sony's PlayStation 5 Pro Console

Nov 6, 2024 | metacritic.com | Jason Dietz

Sony Interactive Entertainment What is it? PlayStation 5 Pro $699.99 Available from November 7, 2024 at , Best Buy, and other retailers. An updated, high-end version of Sony's four-year-old PlayStation 5 console, the new "Pro" model promises improved visuals—think 4K at high frame rates—thanks to three major changes.
The Best Albums of 2024 So Far (at Midyear)

Jun 25, 2024 | metacritic.com | Jason Dietz

Which albums impressed critics during the first half of the year? In the gallery on this page we rank the highest-scoring LPs of 2024 released through June 21, 2024. Albums are ranked by their Metascores as of June 25, 2024 and must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible. Resissues, EPs, live albums, and compilations are excluded.
The 20 Best Movies Based on TV Shows

May 2, 2024 | metacritic.com | Jason Dietz

Based on: Deadwood (HBO, 2004-06) Despite being hailed as one of TV's all-time great shows, David Milch's profane, Emmy-winning HBO western series Deadwood—loosely based on true 1870s events—was canceled in 2006 after just three seasons. But HBO finally gave Milch an opportunity to wrap up the story with a feature-length finale in 2019, and it was as satisfying as fans dared to hope.
The 15 Worst Movies Based on TV Shows

Apr 30, 2024 | metacritic.com | Jason Dietz

Based on: Car 54, Where Are You? (NBC, 1961-63) Nothing says "box office gold" than a big-screen musical based on a thirty-year-old, black-and-white New York cop comedy. Apparently, distributor Orion Pictures also sensed that the film was a bad idea because, after keeping the film on the shelf for four years, they stripped out almost all of the music (to the frustration of director Bill Fishman of Tapeheads fame) before finally releasing Car 54 to the public. So it's Cop Rock without the rock.
May 2024 TV Preview: Dark Matter, Hacks, and More Shows to Watch

Apr 25, 2024 | metacritic.com | Jason Dietz

Apple/MetacriticTo help you plan your viewing options, our editors have selected the most interesting TV and movie titles debuting at home in May 2024, listed in order by premiere date. Beth Dubber/MaxSeason 3 Premieres May 2 on Max The acclaimed comedy led by Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder returns after a lengthy hiatus (necessitated by both the strikes and a health scare for Smart) for a third season that will feature Succession's J.
April 2024 TV Preview: Fallout, The Sympathizer, Ripley, The Jinx, and More Shows to Watch

Mar 28, 2024 | metacritic.com | Jason Dietz

To help you plan your viewing options, our editors have selected the most interesting TV and movie titles debuting at home in April 2024, listed in order by premiere date. NetflixLimited series Premieres April 4 on Netflix Andrew Scott (Fleabag) stars in an eight-episode adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley novels (previously adapted into the 1999 feature film The Talented Mr. Ripley).
Xbox Game Pass: List of Available Games Plus Upcoming Additions and Titles Leaving Soon

Nov 16, 2023 | metacritic.com | Jason Dietz

Sign up for Xbox Game Pass here > Sign up for PC Game Pass here >All games are available on both console and PC unless otherwise indicated. KEY: (U) = console version is exclusive to Game Pass Ultimate subscribers (including EA Play titles) (GPC) = available to Game Pass Core subscribers (formerly Xbox Live Gold). Core subscribers do not have access to any other games on this list.