Game Rant

A Monster Shooter, A Cozy RPG, And More New Steam Releases You Missed

Mark Sammut serves as the lead editor of the Evergreen gaming list department for GameRant, along with contributing to other department like anime lists and resources. In a previous life, he also ...
Space.com

'Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2' upgrades the sci-fi action shooter to the state-of-the-badass art

With Alien Isolation 2 serving the horror-oriented side of the fanbase right now, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is bringing the ...

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 preview: A flashy and entertaining co-op shooter

Knowing Alien: Isolation 2 is on the way makes it easier to enjoy the vastly improved action of Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 from ...
Salon

“Hacks” finale is a moving tribute to comedy’s power to keep going

Comedy loves a good callback. The fifth and final season of “Hacks” contains some outstanding nods to triumphs that Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) savored together in ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Hacks’ Goes Out on Its Own Terms

In its audacious series finale, the comedy series chose silence, grief, and a one-liner over a tidy sendoff — and mostly stuck the landing. By Kevin Dolak [This story contains spoilers from the series ...
IndieWire

Three Sequences in the ‘Hacks’ Finale Define Its Great Cinematography

Cinematographer Adam Bricker tells IndieWire about the joys of getting to always have Paris, and also five seasons of an HBO series. Getting to sculpt the show for five seasons with a core group of ...
Variety

The Series Finale of ‘Hacks’ Showed What the Rest of Season 5 Was Missing

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the series finale of “Hacks,” now streaming on HBO Max. In the closing minutes of “Hacks,” Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder ...
IndieWire

‘Hacks’ Co-Creator Explains Why the Finale’s Surprise Storyline Was Its Logical Conclusion

The way “Hacks” would ultimately end hasn’t changed since the series was pitched seven years ago, Lucia Aniello told IndieWire, but the decision to make Season 5 the last was debated late in the ...
TheWrap

‘Hacks’ Creators Explain Series Finale’s Big Fakeout: ‘We Always Knew This Was the Ending’

Note: This story contains spoilers from “Hacks” Season 5, Episode 10. Deborah Vance was never going to die. That may be a shock to “Hacks” fans who have seen the series finale to HBO Max’s Emmys ...
Page Six

‘Hacks’ ends after 5 seasons with surprising twist to Deborah Vance’s fate

Standing ovation for the “Hacks” series finale. HBO’s Emmy Award-winning comedy series ended after five seasons Thursday night and pulled a major switcheroo with Deborah Vance’s (Jean Smart) fate.
Gold Derby

‘Hacks’ ending explained: Show creators break down Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder’s callbacks and full-circle moments

The Emmy-winning HBO Max series aired its final episode May 28. The episode opens with an intentional full-circle moment. It begins with a one-shot of Ava walking through the set of the show she is ...
The Washington Post

‘Hacks’ became a phenomenon. Its creators know the finale needs to deliver.

On an episode of “Hacks” earlier this season, legendary comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) goes to an autograph convention and grows increasingly frustrated by the demands of her fans. The mood ...