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3 months agoDope Thief Pulls It Off
Dope Thief revitalizes early FX aesthetics with emotional male connections in a gritty crime drama.
Michael B. Jordan’s portrayal captures two distinct identities, offering a compelling exploration of duality while grappling with the film's themes of trauma and redemption.
Every occasion is an occasion to really get dolled up. The portrayal of Cheryl in This City Is Ours reflects the pride Liverpool women take in their appearance.
"The perspective of how we shaped this character came in conversations with Ben Watkins where we didn't even talk about the character. We just talked about what was going on in our personal lives, our lives as men."
Contrary to popular misinformation across the fan base and subsequent outcry, the show's divergences from the story, tone, and characters of the games is a feature, not a bug, of the adaptation. Speaking on Ryoma Takeuchi's Kiryu in an interview with Polygon, head of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Masayoshi Yokoyama clarified, "It's not an imitation or mimicking the game character. It's more embodying the spirit of him and making him live again as a new character. So there's no comparison. It's just something completely different - and it's cool."