It’s one thing to be in awe of a character who can demolish entire buildings with a single blast. But it’s just as impressive when a character can withstand such a blast and still remain standing. Unkillable characters are obviously overpowered, so they often come with serious weaknesses that prevent them from overtaking the world. Maybe they can’t dish out damage, or maybe they have diminished brainpower. From fearsome individuals to ultimate forms of life, here are the toughest anime characters who can take a ton of damage and still not die....

For as long as language has been around, artists have naturally translated thoughts and emotions into rhymes and stories that express the deepest aspects of humanity: love, hate, fear, gratitude, anger, etc. Here are some of the best movies about poets and poetry, retelling the lives of the world’s best and most famous writers while giving voice to even the most troubled characters. 15. Mary Shelley (2017) You’ve heard of Mary Shelley, right?...

Either way, today’s TV protagonists—ranging from the organized crime boss Tony Soprano to the homicidal forensic technician Dexter—are less of the standard “good guy hero” and more of the morally ambiguous “not-so-heroic guy.” Gangsters and hitmen who are free from the confining rules of traditional heroic morals make for more interesting stories. And when a story needs to span multiple seasons, it’s important that we stay hooked onto and intrigued by the characters....

Since its beginnings on the NES in 1987, the series has survived every console generation, and each new entry is always cause for hype, anticipation, and celebration. And each entry always rekindles debate among JRPG fans over which game in the series remains the best. With over two dozen titles in the franchise and few that are objectively bad, it’s extremely hard to pick five of the best, let alone the best of the best!...

Despite how long ago their movies came out, they’re still worth watching today, especially if you consider yourself a cinephile. Here are the best Marx Brothers movies ever made, which are great entry points if you want to experience their anarchic, nonsensical, and satirical humor first-hand. We can’t let them be forgotten! 5. The Cocoanuts (1929) The story is set during the Florida land boom of the 1920s. Hotel de Cocoanut is run by Mr....

But on the rare occasion, Hollywood studios actually hire an actor or actress whom fans have lobbied for. When that happens, fans put great expectations on that casting’s shoulders. It’s a blessing and curse for performers. To finally land a dream role in a big-budget superhero blockbuster? Amazing. But the pressures of living up to a manic fandom’s demands can be suffocating; if they don’t do a good job, they’ll be hated by everyone....

Ever since that day, the elegant winding streets of Paris have seen many movie industry names stride along its sidewalks, all attempting to write their own names into filmmaking folklore for generations to come. The city of Paris was once the center of the cinematic universe—and in some ways, it always will be—with numerous greats having stood there, staring at the Eiffel Tower while trying to impress their own image on the city that’s remembered as the birthplace of cinema....

The Rose family’s transition from rich to poor occurred in the opening minutes of the series, leaving the rest of the show to give the family the chance to come to terms with a less luxurious life and to grow as people (rather than stay as indulged, overgrown children). Created by Eugene and Daniel Levy, the writing on the series was most lauded as the show’s best asset, alongside its hilarious cast of characters....

From Adam West’s skin-tight borderline-Halloween-costume to Ben Affleck’s The Dark Knight Returns-inspired battle armor, the Batsuit is essential to get right on the big screen. If it looks wrong, it can throw off the whole picture. If there’s even the slightest flaw, fans will go to their Twitter feeds in disgust. It’s no good for Batman to come out of the darkness wearing something that would embarrass the other members of the Justice League and make Catwoman run away....

Few comic book series have ever inspired such devotion to a singular storyline as Watchmen did. The characters’ brutal realism within their world is anchored not only by carnage, but also the fear that armageddon may be impossible to avoid. When all has transpired and the full scale of what atrocities have taken place is laid bare, Watchmen asks the audience to consider a simple question: what price is too high to pay for everlasting peace?...

That said, even though gaming laptops have gotten better, they don’t magically take care of themselves. Follow these tips to upgrade your portable gaming experience from merely good to great. 10. Keep Your Laptop Dust-Free If you want the best performance when gaming, make sure to keep your laptop clean of dust. Not only will this help you get maximum airflow through your laptop for higher frame rates, but it will help extend the lifespan of your laptop by a few years....

…Except when it doesn’t. What happens when you don’t have a finished script but production must commence? Or when actors keep changing an existing script on the fly? Often times, that’s when improvisation plays a big role—which can be risky, but can also result in a film’s best moments. Here are several amazing movies that either started without scripts or relied on improvisation for a good chunk. 12. Before Sunrise (1995) Technically, Before Sunrise wasn’t improvised despite rumors of it, which arose from its true-to-life realism....

The company claims it can’t add any more games due to licensing and technical issues, but they did pretty well nonetheless, adding over 70 newly backward compatible games for Xbox gamers to enjoy. Not only can you play these older games on newer systems, but Microsoft actually updated many of them with frame rate boosts that make them play better than ever and feel smoother than you might remember. Here are our favorite backward compatible Xbox and Xbox 360 games that look and play better than ever on the Xbox Series X|S....

Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner: The Final Cut came about in 2006, resulting in fans of the first movie marveling at the fully realized masterpiece. With it, Blade Runner went from a film bogged down by studio interference to one of the most profound sci-fi movies ever made. The 2017 sequel Blade Runner 2049 continued the tale, picking up decades later with new characters and a new mystery. Aside from the grandiosity of its dystopian Los Angeles, it’s the characters of Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 that have allowed the franchise to endure....

It might be to some far-off land with mythical creatures and filled with magic, or it just might be a slightly different version of the world we already live in. No matter what you’re looking for, chances are there’s a fantasy book (or a full-blown fantasy series) that’ll take you there. But you may not have the time to read every story you want to read—and given how much longer fantasy stories tend to be versus other fiction genres, that can be a problem....

But what about movies where the protagonist isn’t the one going back in time, but rather the movie itself? Directors like Christopher Nolan like to manipulate their narratives in various ways, and one of those ways is to play with the story’s chronology. By choosing to unfold a story in ways other than linearly straightforward, we get unique cinema experiences that blow our minds. Here are our picks for the best movies that use reverse narratives—to big and small degrees—and tell their stories in unusual ways....

And that includes a fair number of RPGs, many of which are absolutely fantastic. Not sure where to start? Here are our picks for the best RPGs on Xbox Game Pass, covering all types of RPG. 10. Cris Tales Cris Tales is a 2D turn-based RPG that turns time on its side, introducing a new gameplay mechanic in the process. Not far into the game, you get a mysterious power that lets you see into the past, present, and future (simultaneously) of a given place....

Stripped away from all the finery of modern life, would you be able to survive a deadly situation caught out in the wild? Stranded on an island? Beaten and weathered by natural disasters? How long could you hang on for rescue before giving up? Plenty of movies have been made about humanity’s fight for survival, but there aren’t too many that can be considered great. Here are the best survival movies worth watching!...

Maybe you’re a hero who wants to fight crime and injustice without any desire for fame or popularity. Or maybe you’re the bad guy who wants to wreak havoc or conduct criminal activities without law enforcement all up in your business all the time. And then there are overseer-type organizations who stay at a distance and simply observe, slightly involving themselves with subtle course corrections when the balance between forces appears to be tilting....

You have the genius detective—who’s usually battling his own demons in the subplot—and the funny sidekick. There’s the countdown to solve a case before something bad happens. Not to mention the puzzling clues that have us guessing along with them. These detective tropes and murder mystery beats appear again and again, yet somehow we’re gripped and sitting on the edges of our seats every time—at least when these classic elements are spun in new and inventive ways that feel fresh....