Severance, one of the flagship series on Apple TV+, already impressed critics and viewers in 2022. There was only one problem — the story stopped at the most interesting point, practically at its climax. The wait for the continuation was long, but now the second season has finally started airing, and we can find out what actually happened to Mark and the company. Or rather, let's discuss the debut episode, so to speak, the beginning. We'll talk about the entire season once it is fully released.

Secret Level — a new anthology of short films and the main successor to Love, Death & Robots. However, this time the main theme is video games, and the production was handled by Amazon, though still with Tim Miller. The project includes as many as 15 episodes, but critics did not like it. We decided to delve into the topic ourselves and watched all the episodes, and now we will explain why the secret level turned out not to be so secret.

The departing year 2024 was incredibly rich in game releases. We finally got the buggy S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, enjoyed the charming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and laughed through tears at Dragon Age: The Veilguard. But what does the industry have in store for 2025? We decided to prepare a series of top lists of the most anticipated projects for the upcoming year. This one will be about hits for PC and Xbox. It's obvious that most new releases come out on consoles after personal computers and vice versa, so don't be surprised to find multiplatform titles on the list. However, these projects are theoretically expected to provide the most complete experience specifically on the two platforms mentioned above.

For the third year in a row, on the eve of the New Year holidays, we recall films that might have been lost among the loud premieres and popcorn blockbuster attractions of the past year. This time, the list includes only those projects that were equally liked by both critics and audiences, or those that we personally enjoyed. We understand that cinema is always a matter of taste, and it can be very specific, but give these films a chance. They might pleasantly surprise you.

Only the lazy did not criticize The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The first season became a real disaster for fans. Ordinary viewers did not particularly appreciate Amazon's creation either. With an astronomical budget, there was nothing outstanding in the project. In addition, the creators took great liberties with the canon and shook up, it seems, everything. And then the second season came out — and unexpectedly started much more successfully. It was still criticized, bloggers recorded multi-hour videos with devastating reviews, but the fact remained a fact — viewers liked it a little more. In this article, we decided to take on a heavy burden and not describe the obvious problems of the new chapter of «Rings», but to prepare a top list of reasons why the second season, which has already been released in full, can improve your impressions and deserves a little more attention.