Metacritic Features and Reports

  1. Music Monday: New Albums, Videos, and Music News

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    Published: February 13, 2012
    Get a concise recap of last week's music news and a look ahead to this week's new album releases and TV appearances. Plus, watch the week's best new music videos (from Bruce Springsteen, The Black Keys, St. Vincent, and more) and get links to stream dozens of just-released songs and albums.
  2. Six Picks for the Week of February 13-19

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    Published: February 12, 2012
    The week ahead brings a new Ricky Gervais series to HBO, the return of "Twisted Metal," and an especially odd group of celebrities to "The Apprentice." Get all of this week's picks inside.
  3. Metacritic's 2nd Annual Game Publisher Rankings

    Metacritic's 2nd Annual Game Publisher Rankings Image
    Published: February 9, 2012
    Which game companies released the best video games in 2011? You'll know as soon as you check inside for our annual Game Publisher Rankings.
  4. Give Us Your 2012 Oscar Predictions!

    Give Us Your 2012 Oscar Predictions! Image
    Published: February 7, 2012
    Can you out-guess the Oscar experts? Make your picks today in our third annual Academy Awards poll.
  5. Metacritic's 3rd Annual Movie Studio Report Card

    Metacritic's 3rd Annual Movie Studio Report Card Image
    Published: February 6, 2012
    Which studios released the best movies in 2011? For the third straight year, we grade each major and indie studio on their overall performance during the past year.
  6. 2011 Film Awards and Nominations [Updated Feb. 13]

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    Published: December 5, 2011
    Over the next three months, we’ll be tracking the awards and nominations handed out by over 40 different organizations, from the Academy Awards to honors from press and critic groups and the professional guilds. Find out which 2011 films, actors, directors, and writers have been honored the most.
  7. Film Friday: This Week's Movie News and New Trailers

    Film Friday: This Week's Movie News and New Trailers Image
    Published: February 10, 2012
    This week, watch the first trailers for "The Amazing Spider-Man," "Bourne Legacy," and more, view extended versions of the trailers you saw during the Super Bowl, and get a concise recap of the week's movie news.
  8. Music Monday: New Albums, Videos, and Music News

    Music Monday: New Albums, Videos, and Music News Image
    Published: February 6, 2012
    In our weekly column, get a concise recap of last week's music news and a look ahead to this week's new album releases and TV appearances. Plus, watch the week's best new music videos (from M.I.A., The Magnetic Fields, Feist, and more) and get links to stream dozens of just-released songs and albums.
  9. Six Picks for the Week of February 6-12

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    Published: February 5, 2012
    This week, NBC hopes for a rare "Smash" hit, while Grammy hopefuls get their big night, "The Phantom Menace" gets a third dimension, and gamers get a promising new action-RPG. Get all of this week's picks inside.
  10. Film Friday: This Week's Movie News and New Trailers

    Film Friday: This Week's Movie News and New Trailers Image
    Published: February 3, 2012
    This week, watch new trailers for "The Hunger Games," Bobcat Goldthwait's "God Bless America," and more, preview the movie-related ads that will be shown during Sunday's Super Bowl, see the world's scariest coffee, and get a quick recap of all of the week's movie news.
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    Film Friday: This Week's Movie News and New Trailers
    February 10, 2012 - 2 comments
    1. MarcDoyle : Mark me down for Iron Sky, The Bourne Legacy, and Take This Waltz. Bringing up the rear - The Amazing Spider-Man,... Read »
    2. LamontRaymond : That new Spider-Man trailer looks pedestrian as hell. Am I looking forward to it? Hardly. Read »
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    Metacritic's 2nd Annual Game Publisher Rankings
    February 9, 2012 - 5 comments
    1. nathan737 : This list is heavily skewed in favor of Microsoft. Microsoft released many crappy exclusive Kinect games like Kinect... Read »
    2. LynchOrwell : @OMGLover69 How does including 3rd party games skew the score in favor of 360 versions of multiplatform games? The... Read »
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    Give Us Your 2012 Oscar Predictions!
    February 7, 2012 - 10 comments
    1. Potter17 : Ledyvengeance and Travis1, I totally agree with you guys! Elizabeth Olsen and Tilda Swinton deserved more recognition... Read »
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    Metacritic's 3rd Annual Movie Studio Report Card
    February 6, 2012 - 2 comments
    1. buellerbueller : Lionsgate has a D, film quality wise. They also made "The Artist". lol Read »
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    The Best Videogames of 2011
    December 23, 2011 - 35 comments
    1. sinadoom : Look at the monumental failure of the noob console (the Wii of course). No wonder casual gamers love it. All crap games. Read »
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    The Best iPhone and iPad Games of 2011
    December 20, 2011 - 1 comment
    1. Justsomeguy : http://appsctrl.blogspot.com/ I just started a blog on iphone games, mostly just reviews and my opinion on them, take... Read »
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    The Walking Dead: Critics Re-Evaluate Season 2
    November 28, 2011 - 10 comments
    1. Vidmeister : I work in the industry, and have seen the ENTIRE 2nd season. The second half ROCKS... Period... If anyone has gripes... Read »