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In the summer of 2020, after a police officer killed George Floyd, Rockstar Games quietly shelved a mode of play it had planned to release for its Grand Theft Auto Online game. Called Cops ‘n' Crooks, the mode was a twist on the children's game where players organize into teams of good guys and bad guys, but seemed especially tone-deaf during the global reckoning over police violence. Senior executives at the company, concerned about how the narrative might be interpreted during a time of heightened skepticism and…

A pair of college buddies planning to complete the “legendary” – a tour of every frat house party in a single evening – hit an early snag when they discover a stranger passed out in the living room of their apartment. What makes it a whole lot trickier to negotiate is the fact that Kunle (Donald Elise Watkins) and Sean (RJ Cyler) are Black, their stoner roommate Carlos (Sebastian Chacon) is Latino, and the stranger is a white girl.They might be the victims in this scenario – their rug is awash with vomit – but as Sean…

What’s new this week? How about a psychological horror film that’s so twisted it’s destined to divide audiences and have some viewers headed for the exits, along with a hilarious buddy comedy that confronts issues about racism in America. Both are worth checking out at theaters this week. On the tube, we recommend a fascinating PBS documentary on the bubonic plague in 1900s San Francisco. Here’s our weekly roundup. “Emergency”: All the buddy-comedy tropes typically associated with the stoner comedies of Seth Rogen and…