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The Last Of Us Part II

1 THE PIVOTAL DEATH

James Dyer: Given we spent most of the original The Last Of Us living in his skin, Joel’s death hits like a truck. When you, as Ellie, hear the grunts and thuds before bursting in, and are subsequently held down and forced to watch him beaten to death with a golf club, it perfectly sets in motion everything that follows. You may not agree with what Ellie decides to do afterwards, but you sure as hell understand it.

Neil Druckmann: In that moment, when Joel is taken out, we want you

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The Suicide Squad (Empire, December) looks very male and very white. It will be interesting to give it the once-over with the Bechdel-Wallace test and view the film through the lens of diversity. ANN, NUGENT, TAS From what we could see, the Squad

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