Welcome to my Rogue “Dance of Knives” build guide, where I’ll show you the build that made me fall in love with the Rogue class in Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred.

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The Farrelly brothers reunite with Jack Black after their 2001 film Shallow Hal in this new Christmas comedy that makes use of the popular joke misspelling of Santa. Paramount has just released the trailer for Dear Santa. The holiday film stars Jack Black, Robert Timothy Smith, Keegan-Michael Key, Brianne Howey, Hayes MacArthur, Post Malone, P.J. Byrne, Jaden Carson Baker and Kai Cech. While both the Farrellys are involved, only Bobby Farrelly directs the movie while Peter Farrelly writes the screenplay with Ricky Blitt.

The holly jolly comedy centers on Liam Turner (Robert Timothy Smith), a young boy who still believes in Santa Claus. Liam isn’t the best speller, and while writing his yearly note to Santa, he misspells the rotund elf’s name, addressing his wishes to Satan instead. Touched by the boy’s outreach, Satan (Jack Black) visits Liam, bringing the gift of devilish tricks, demonic shenanigans, and laughs to the spirited season.

The script was written from a story by Ricky Blitt & Peter Farrelly and Dan Ewen. The movie is produced by Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly and Jeremy Kramer. The executive producers on board include Kevin Barnett, Pete Jones and Gretel Twombly.

Bobby Farrelly says Jack Black was the first choice to play Satan/Santa. “Jack is just that guy that with his arching eyebrows and his faces and all that, there’s a little bit of mischievous to him at all times, but he’s eminently likable, and that’s just Jack,” Bobby explained. “We never wanted to make it a horror movie or something like that. We wanted it to be comical. So it was a delicate ball of playing this iconic character but doing it in a way that the audience can have some fun with it. And Jack was the perfect guy.”

He also explained, “It is a family story because it is Christmas. But you know what? Pete and I, we’re the Farrelly brothers, so we wanted to put our skewed version on a Christmas story like this, but at the same time, we don’t want to just blow it up. We wanted it to have a sweetness to it underneath all the edge and all that. So that’s the Farrelly Brothers Christmas movie.”

Dear Santa hits Paramount+ and Digital on November 25.

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Generally, Tom Hanks has had a great track record when it comes to critical acclaim. Hanks, being a veteran of films like Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, Philadelphia and the Toy Story movies, has also seen his share of films that have been panned. Deadline reports that Hanks acknowledged the strangely fluctuating opinions critics can have when he appeared on Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend. He explained, “Then the critics weigh in. And that’s always up, down: ‘We hate it, we like it. This is the worst thing. … Oh hey, Tom, I saw you in a movie.’ ‘Oh did you?’ ‘It was cute. That’s when you ask the wife, ‘Hey, honey, could you take the revolver out of the glove box and hide it somewhere, because I think…’”

Hanks continued, “But then, this other thing is how it does at the box office. Then, a ton of time goes by when none of that stuff matters anymore, and The movie just exists exactly as it is outside of loser, winner status, thumbs up, thumbs down. And that’s when this stuff comes around, where it’s like this thing that didn’t work back then kind of does work now, or just the opposite, a thing that was huge back then is a museum piece and doesn’t really speak to anything.”

As O’Brien brings up Hanks’ directorial debut, That Thing You Do, as an example, Hanks is reminded of a specific critic, then jokes,

Let me tell you something about these c*cksuckers who write about movies. Can I say that?”

Hanks continues to cite a story about a critic of That Thing You Do, “Somebody who wrote about it [said], ‘Tom Hanks has to stop hanging around with veterans of TV, because this is just like it’s shot on TV and it’s not much of anything.’ That same person then wrote about the ‘cult classic’ That Thing You Do. Same exact person, they said, ‘All you need is 20 years between now and then, and it ends up speaking some words.’ But that’s the thing we all signed up for. That’s the carnival, that’s the contest. I got faith in that. That’s okay.”

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As the date of Death Stranding’s fifth anniversary sits hours from ticking over in Japan, the former PlayStation exclusive has been surprise-released on the Xbox Series X/S! And at the same time, it’s half-price, meaning you can now pick up Hideo Kojima’s adored falling over simulator for $20.

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As the date of Death Stranding’s fifth anniversary sits hours from ticking over in Japan, the former PlayStation exclusive has been surprise-released on the Xbox Series X/S! And at the same time, it’s half-price, meaning you can now pick up Hideo Kojima’s adored falling over simulator for $20.

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Perhaps no other voice has been as crucial to many of our upbringing as Conan O’Brien – and we’re not even talking about any of his namesake shows. Coming up as a key voice with landmark seasons on Saturday Night Live and later The Simpsons, Conan left his mark and honed his voice before even bothering with late night. And while both would seem like dream jobs, Conan O’Brien never fully gave himself a chance to enjoy his days on SNL.

Prompted on his podcast (via EW) about his days on SNL by guest Tom Hanks (a 10-time SNL host), Conan O’Brien admitted, “People always say no regrets. I regret being so intense about that job. Yeah. I was way too intense, and I think I robbed myself of some fun that I could have had. I did have a lot of fun, but I think I could have had more fun. And I think I could have maybe written there a little longer if I didn’t make it such a grind for myself.”

Conan O’Brien came onboard SNL near the end of the 13th season, staying on until season 16 before he headed off for Springfield.  He jokingly said, “[Jay Leno] came and took my writing job at SNL,” referring to his tumultuous relationship with Leno over The Tonight Show. “No, I burnt out. I burnt out. And [Lorne Michaels] could not have been nicer. This was a couple years before he contacted me about the late night show. But I was burnt out and I was like, ‘I’ve got to go,’ and that’s when I went to The Simpsons.” It was there that O’Brien – albeit with only a small selection of episodes – would prove to be a key presence, getting his first writing credit on season four’s “New Kid on the Block”, following that up with classics like “Marge vs. the Monorail” and “Homer Goes to College”.

Conan O’Brien has been pretty distant from SNL since leaving the show but recently turned up on The Simpsons’ 36th finale, which disguised itself as a faux series finale. He, too, continues with one of the best interview podcasts out there and is expected to release more episodes of his namesake travel show Conan O’Brien Must Go.

Outside of his late night show, what stands as your favorite work from Conan O’Brien? Keep cool, my babies, and let us know below.

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Perhaps no other voice has been as crucial to many of our upbringing as Conan O’Brien – and we’re not even talking about any of his namesake shows. Coming up as a key voice with landmark seasons on Saturday Night Live and later The Simpsons, Conan left his mark and honed his voice before even bothering with late night. And while both would seem like dream jobs, Conan O’Brien never fully gave himself a chance to enjoy his days on SNL.

Prompted on his podcast (via EW) about his days on SNL by guest Tom Hanks (a 10-time SNL host), Conan O’Brien admitted, “People always say no regrets. I regret being so intense about that job. Yeah. I was way too intense, and I think I robbed myself of some fun that I could have had. I did have a lot of fun, but I think I could have had more fun. And I think I could have maybe written there a little longer if I didn’t make it such a grind for myself.”

Conan O’Brien came onboard SNL near the end of the 13th season, staying on until season 16 before he headed off for Springfield.  He jokingly said, “[Jay Leno] came and took my writing job at SNL,” referring to his tumultuous relationship with Leno over The Tonight Show. “No, I burnt out. I burnt out. And [Lorne Michaels] could not have been nicer. This was a couple years before he contacted me about the late night show. But I was burnt out and I was like, ‘I’ve got to go,’ and that’s when I went to The Simpsons.” It was there that O’Brien – albeit with only a small selection of episodes – would prove to be a key presence, getting his first writing credit on season four’s “New Kid on the Block”, following that up with classics like “Marge vs. the Monorail” and “Homer Goes to College”.

Conan O’Brien has been pretty distant from SNL since leaving the show but recently turned up on The Simpsons’ 36th finale, which disguised itself as a faux series finale. He, too, continues with one of the best interview podcasts out there and is expected to release more episodes of his namesake travel show Conan O’Brien Must Go.

Outside of his late night show, what stands as your favorite work from Conan O’Brien? Keep cool, my babies, and let us know below.

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On November 15, the fight none of us asked for will take place on Netflix between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium. In promotion of the event, Netflix released the first two episodes of the three-part docuseries Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson, showing a behind-the-scenes look at the lead-up to the bout. It didn’t…

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On November 15, the fight none of us asked for will take place on Netflix between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium. In promotion of the event, Netflix released the first two episodes of the three-part docuseries Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson, showing a behind-the-scenes look at the lead-up to the bout. It didn’t…

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Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait a little longer to see Bong Joon-ho’s highly anticipated sci-fi movie Mickey 17, as Warner Bros. has pushed the release date back by three months. Mickey 17 was previously slated to hit theaters on January 31, 2025, but the film has been given a new release date of April 18, 2025, filling the slot previously held by Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic.

This shift will also allow the film to screen in IMAX. “When the April 18 date became available, we quickly moved to secure it for Mikey 17. We’re thrilled with the new date, and very happy the film will be available to audiences in Imax,” said a Warner Bros. spokesperson, “With January 31 now available with a full Imax footprint, we are also very happy to have Companion releasing on this new date.“

The official synopsis for Mickey 17 reads: “From the Academy Award-winning writer/director of “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho, comes his next groundbreaking cinematic experience, “Mickey 17.” The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.” In addition to Robert Pattinson as the various Mickeys, the film also stars Steve Yeun, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette, and Naomi Ackie. It is based on the novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton, with Bong Joon-ho writing the script and directing.

Just last month, the MPA Classification and Rating Administration gave Mickey 17 an R-rating for “violent content, language throughout, sexual content and drug material.” We caught a little of this in the trailer for the film, as Mickey met his end in several gruesome accidents ranging from getting limbs sliced off by space debris and being devoured by space aliens.

I’m pretty excited about the film, but there have been rumblings that Warner Bros. wasn’t quite sure what to make of it. Mickey 17 was originally supposed to be released back in March, but it wound up being taken off the schedule entirely before making the shift to 2025. Some have claimed that the reason for the delay is that the studio won’t let Bong Joon-ho release his director’s cut, but instead want to release a “more accessible” version of the movie.

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