The world of Dungeons & Dragons is a melting pot boasting diverse styles, beliefs, and chiefly races. Many humanoids coexist in the Material Plane living in relative peace despite their considerable differences, which is astounding considering the vast number of different races. Dungeons & Dragons' base books and various expansions provide players with a wide selection of races to choose from.

Solo Leveling season two is off to a flying start, and it has taken the internet by storm. After a stellar first season, the anime returned stronger than ever. The anime's season 2 is also known as Solo Leveling Arise from the Shadow.

Pokemon is one of the biggest franchises in the industry, and despite the fact that 2025 is seemingly breaking the traditional development cycle for new generations, with Gen 10 presumably coming out in 2026, there is still a lot of hype surrounding confirmed and potential releases for this year. Like every year, one of the biggest times for Pokemon fans comes on Pokemon Day, which occurs on February 27. Between video games on Nintendo consoles, mobile titles, and the trading card game, the franchise is looking at a rich 2025 that may be even bigger than anticipated if some leaks are true.

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Nexus Mods recent removal of custom skins that gave Captain America the heads of United States presidents Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Barack Obama in Marvel Rivals caused a bit of a stir among the types who typically freak out about this sort of thing. As such, the popular mod repository is doing its best to combat the misinformation and subsequent harassment surrounding its decision.By removing the Trump mod, we are simply executing our existing file submission policies, Nexus Mods said on X (formerly Twitter) on Jan. 8, referencing its 2020 decision to enforce a site-wide ban on cowards with sock puppet accounts uploading provocative and troll mods based on sociopolitical issues in the United States. What has been overlooked in much of the conversation is that we also removed other mods featuring US presidents uploaded to the site for Marvel Rivals, such as Biden and Obama.The statement goes on to explain that, as a small company based out of the United Kingdom with no stake in the goings-on of the American government, Nexus Mods doesnt wish to be used as a platform for political discussion about the United States.The Trump mod was reported to us and, in line with our [terms of service], weve been actively ensuring that any other American political mods are also removed from our site, Nexus Mods said. While we have the right to choose what we host on our platform, we are not the authority on what you do or do not decide to mod into your games, and these mods can be found elsewhere on other sites.And theres the crux of the issue. Like the above statement mentions, several websites free of so-called censorship now exist to house these kinds of controversial mods. The community that really wants a Trump mod for Marvel Rivals therefore doesnt need Nexus Mods, so its not clear why theyre still resorting to two-bit trolling when they could happily move on to greener pastures that cater to whatever belief is driving their desire for this mod.Nexus Mods owner Robin Scott summed up the situation perfectly on Jan. 6, two days before the official statement went out on X, in the comments of a Reddit thread about censorship on his site:We also removed the exact same mod with Joe Bidens head at the same time (on the 2nd of January) to ensure there was no bias and because we dont want to handle all the nutjobs that come out the woodwork whenever these mods get posted. Funny how the outrage-bait YouTubers dont mention that, isnt it?Case in point, today, with all the nutjobs coming out of the woodwork sending us death threats, calling us pedos and all the other wah wahs that come with this ridiculous situation because some YouTuber told them we are only removing Trump mods.Its so dumb, and these people are so dumb, that I really cannot be fucked with it. Im not expecting any of my staff to have to handle these whackjobs any more than showing them the door either. So we delete all the mods we see/that get reported to us on the topic, and all the people this upsets can trot-on because its really not worth our time or effort to care about.In the United States, Donald Trump is about to be president again, and the Republican Partys significant gains in Congress mean his opponents will be able to do very little to impede his hateful vision for the future. But because certain segments of the online right in this case, the gamer contingent cant deal with the fact political power doesnt necessarily impart cultural cachet, theyre apparently going to keep needling platforms like Nexus Mods with fake controversies. Fortunately, the website already has guardrails in place to nip these issues in the bud, and its leadership has the courage to face down what could end up being daily harassment for its decisions.

On Jan. 9, League of Legends will be undergoing a Noxian-themed makeover to celebrate the first season under the new model. On Tuesday, Riot Games released a cinematic trailer to show off some of the new lore related to season one, dubbed Welcome to Noxus. The Black Rose is gathering for a mysterious ball, rich with subterfuge and assassination. Meanwhile, Mel is traveling to the Immortal Bastion after the events of Arcane, the Netflix adaptation that just concluded its final season.On Wednesday, Riot released more details on the new season in a dev diary video. Mel will be the games next champion, and shell be using some of the powerful magic she showed off in Arcane to shield her allies on Summoners Rift.Mel, the Souls Reflection, is rocking a Noxian-themed set of red and black threads. Her kit is based around projectile reflction. While champions like Yasuo and Nilah have been able to block or absorb projectiles, Mel can use Rebuttal to send targeted abilities back at their original caster, and non-targeted abilities back towards the enemy. Mel will be unlockable for free throughout seasonal missions, and Riot will be sharing more about her past in an upcoming novel called Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf, which will delve into the relationship between Ambessa, Mel, and Noxus.Over the course of Welcome to Noxus, well see more narrative emerge. Arena, a popular game mode, will be returning as the Reckoning Pits of Noxus, where gladiators duel for fame and fortune. There will also be a new minigame, and out-of-game media like motion comics. We can also expect visual updates for LeBlanc and one other champion possibly Vladimir, since he appears at the end of the Welcome to Noxus cinematic.

The fervor for Marvel Rivals is so strong that people are willing to risk their accounts to turn Iron Man into Vegeta and Mantis into a fishnets-wearing goth. There are so many people downloading custom skins and performance tweaks on NexusMods that Marvel Rivals is competing with Skyrim and Cyberpunk 2077 for having the most popular PC mods this month.Anyone using these mods can get banned because they technically violate the games terms of use, which prohibit cheats, automation software (bots), hacks, mods, or any other unauthorized third-party software. In December, NetEase warned players in the Marvel Rivals Discord that modifying game files may lead to unexpected issues, after players discovered a way to tweak graphics settings not surfaced in the game.When asked whether it will take action against players using mods, NetEase told Polygon, It is not recommended to modify any game files, as doing so carries the risk of getting banned. So far, however, we have seen no reports of players getting punished for using mods.Right now, the most popular mod is, well, a mod manager. Over 88,000 people have downloaded user MerryJoyKeys Mods Manager for Marvel Rivals to simplify the whole process. Right behind it is a mod that supposedly improves the performance of the game, with over 66,000 downloads. And then theres Vegeta as Iron Man, a mod that does exactly what it says on the tin. The modder behind it, Leonaura, also turned Iron Fist into Goku. Youd think this could spark clips of these two battling like it was an episode of Dragon Ball Z, but mods are only visible in your own version of the game.Scroll down the list and youll find tons of other outfit swaps for popular characters, like Magik with black hair and Jeff wearing Hololive Vtuber Gawr Guras hoodie. And yes, Thomas the Tank Engine is in there too. User ToastedShoes has a mod that replaces a bunch of characters with their Overwatch counterparts, side-stepping the whole debate about which is the better hero shooter by just smashing the two together.Even though Marvel Rivals has a healthy number of skins for a game that hasnt been out for more than a month, the overwhelming amount of cosmetic mods shows people are hungry for more even if theres a chance they could get them in trouble. But I also doubt NetEase is ever going to turn Luna Snow into Hatsune Miku, so someone had to do it.

We may earn a commission from links on this page.Our houses are getting smaller just when were all spending more time in them, and living with housemates more than ever due to skyrocketing costs, which have been rising faster than incomes for more than two decades. As were increasingly pushed to use rooms in multiple ways, you really feel this space crunch in the bedrooms. Since an extra bedroom can translate to as much as 15% more in resale value, theres motivation to list even the tiniest spaces (the minimum square footage for a bedroom is considered to be about 70 square feet, which is pretty small, but folks will call any old closet with a window a bedroom).If youve got one of those tiny bedrooms that make you claustrophobic, you can try to maximize the space to make it feel bigger. But you also have to address the rooms functionality: A bedroom that is all bed and no room isnt very usable or comfortable. But you can make even the tiniest bedroom into a functional space with a little planning. Here are a few things to consider.Buy appropriately sized furnitureThe first thing to consider is the size of your furniture. Unless youre absolutely stuck with the stuff you already own, buying appropriately sized furniture for the space is the first step toward making it work as a space:Beds: Start with the size of the room. A bedroom thats 7 feet by 10 feet is destined for a twin bed. If youve got 100 square feet or so to work with, you can upgrade to a full. Larger bed sizes are probably not going into a tiny bedroom: If you want a queen bed, youll need a little more rooma room that's 10 feet by 11 feet or so will work. And for a king or California king, youll need at least 144 square feet (a room that's 12 feet by 12 feet).Other furniture: For other furniture, you can look for apartment sized or small space pieces that are designed to be used in cramped quarters. A small dresser that poses storage challenges but lets you walk around the room is better than a full-sized piece that forces you to crabwalk around your bedroom.Optimize the layoutOnce you have your furniture picked out for the room, the next step is to think about layout. In a tiny bedroom, youll want to leverage the existing features of the room:Bed placement. Generally speaking, larger beds (queens and kings) should be placed in the middle of the room with the headboard against a wall, granting access to both sides of the large mattress (unless you like the idea of climbing over someone every time you have to go to the bathroom), while fulls and twins should be tucked into corners in a small space. Choose bed placement based on the specifics of your room and lifestyle, however. If theres only one occupant of the bed, that king can be shoved into a corner without penalty.Create pathways. In a tiny room, any layout that will allow you to walk freely through the space is the right one. Put the bed against the window, push it up against one wall, float it in the middle of the roomwhatever opens up a reasonable pathway to get from the door to everything you need (the closet, the bed, the dresser, etc.) is the right way to go.Leverage existing features. Consider what the room already offers. For example, if the window has a large sill, consider putting the bed sideways against the window and using the sill as an ersatz nightstand, eliminating the need for an extra piece of furniture. You can even expand the sill with a piece of shelving to deepen it and make it more useful. Or, if the tiny bedroom has a surprisingly large closet, you could consider turning it into a bed nook, pushing the bed into the closet and opening up the rest of the floor spacein fact, you can put dressers in the closet, too, or create a casual cloffice by pushing the desk in there.Multi-purpose furniture. Eliminate extra pieces by making what you have do double duty. If you want a desk in your bedroom, placing it on the side of the bed can let it also function as a nightstand, for example. And if youre going with a small bed anyway, switching to a daybed can let it double as a seating area during the day.Get pieces with built-in storageStorage is a problem in a tiny space, even if its a legal bedroom with a closet. If youre able to buy specific furniture for the space, choose stuff that has built-in storage to conserve floor space and keep pathways open:Captains Bed. The bed is a prime opportunity hereyou might think of a Captains Bed as a kids bed, but having drawers built into the bed itself can allow you to skip the dresser entirely. Add a bookcase headboard and your bed can provide all the storage you need without eating up an additional inch of floor.Murphy Bed. You can also consider storing the bed itself, by installing a Murphy Bed (or alternative) that keeps the floor free unless youre actively using it.Utilize wallsIf theres a theme to making a tiny bedroom functional, its maximize floor space. Keeping stuff off the floors will let you move easily around the room and make it feel bigger. There are a lot of ways to keep stuff off the floor:ShelvingFold-down desks and chairsFloating nightstandsSconces or hanging lampsHanging as much as you can on the wall allows you to have all the functionality without crowding the space or making it impossible to navigate.Add a loftOne powerful way to make even the tiniest bedroom usable is to install a lofted bed. This allows you to keep the floor open for other uses, whether thats a home office, a sitting area, or clothing storage. You can find loft beds as small as twin size, so as long as you have the ceiling height to make this work comfortably.Remove doorsIf the bedroom has a closet or an en-suite bathroom, consider removing the doors or replacing them with pocket doors or barn doors. Traditional and bifold doors require floor space to swing through, which limits your furniture layout options and creates dead space you cant use for any other purpose. Removing or replacing them can reclaim a few square feet of space for furniture, storage, or to create a usable pathway.

Theres a reason leftover risotto is not really a thingit gets gluey and broken if you try reheating it. Its considered normal practice to make risotto fresh, stirring constantly and ladling small installments of liquid into the pot for 30 minutes until its perfect. I wouldnt blame you if thats exactly why you never make risotto at home; what a chore. But theres actually a less annoying way to make this creamy rice dish. Its overnight risotto, and its my favorite way to prepare it.Perfectly cooked risotto is a thing of beautytender individual grains of rice loosely bound by a creamy, savory gravy of its own making. Theres a short window before this velvety dish becomes thick and claggy, and a limit for reheating it with more liquid. Overdoing it, whether on the stove with too much broth, or microwaving leftovers, overwhelms the starch capsules in the rice and causes them to burst. Youll see this as gritty, broken rice grains (good risotto has visibly whole grains) and spoonfuls of risotto that look closer to stiff mashed potatoes than rice in a flowing sauce.This isnt surprising; many starchy ingredients will act the same way. Mashed potatoes can get sticky if blended with a blade; oats can be overcooked; and mac and cheese will get too soft and break apart if you overcook the pasta. But there is a surprisingly effective trick that I remembered from Ina Gartens cookbook Go-To Dinners, which I reviewed a few months ago to make her Overnight Mac and Cheese. She only partially cooks the pasta so its still hard in the middle. She lets it sit in liquid overnight in the fridge. The next day, simply top it with more cheese and bread crumbs, and bake it off in the oven. The pasta gently absorbs some liquid when its in the fridge; it finishes cooking through in the oven, and the loose starches work together with the shredded cheese and cream to make a decadent sauce without the need for a roux. It's a truly stellar mac and cheese designed to be an easier work load.Overnight risotto uses the same idea: only par-cook the rice, so the starches dont reach capacity, and finish it in a pan in about three minutes the next day. Its absolutely perfect, and so much faster than the traditional way. You might be making risotto a lot more starting today. Heres how to do it.Overnight Risotto RecipeIngredients:1 shallot, minced1 tablespoon olive oilPinch salt cup dry arborio rice cup dry white wine2 to 2 cups broth (divided) cup shredded parmesan cheese cup frozen peas1 tablespoon butter1. In a large frying pan, add the olive oil, minced shallot, and salt. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until the shallot is translucent.2. Add the rice and stir for about a minute. Pour in the wine, and stir until its absorbed, about 30 seconds. Add one and a half cups of broth to the pan and let the rice absorb this completely, you can stir once or twice. Once its absorbed, taste a grain. It should have a soft ring on the outside and a stiff-chalky interior. Take the rice off the heat. This process should only take 10 minutes. You can see the outside ring of the par-cooked rice is more translucent than the center. Credit: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann 3. Pour the rice mixture immediately out onto a plate or wide bowl and spread it out to cool for 10 minutes or so. Pour the rice into a storage container and pour a half-cup of the remaining broth over it. (Pouring the liquid in at this step is optional. You can, instead, just add the liquid when youre ready to cook it tomorrow, but it might then take an extra couple minutes.) Cover it with a lid and put it in the fridge overnight. The next day, add any green veggies as you finish off the risotto. Credit: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann 4. When youre ready to have your risotto, pour the cold, par-cooked rice and liquid into a large frying pan. A little broth will have been absorbed but not all of it. Cook over medium low heat, stirring frequently. Once it begins bubbling vigorously, add the cheese, peas (or other delicate veggies), and butter. (Theres a half-cup extra broth built into the ingredient list in case you like a looser sauce.) Stir until the liquid is absorbed but the sauce still pools a bit. This takes about three minutes. Serve immediately.

We may earn a commission from links on this page.Unexpectedly, one-time critical punching bag Pamela Anderson is garnering rave reviews for her performance in Gia Coppola's The Last Showgirl (opening in theaters this weekend). She plays a veteran Las Vegas entertainer who suddenly finds herself out of a job, as her once-popular revue became tired and outdated without her even noticing. She's forced to look ahead to an uncertain future in a city unlike any other.Visions Las Vegas vary wildly: It's a place for adventure in the sun, where anything goes; a city of infinite possibilities. It's also home to sleazy degeneracy; a city that never escaped its origins as a side-hustle for east coast mobsters. It's simultaneously Disneyland for adults and a desert metropolis where sin goes unchallenged, if not necessarily unpunished. The real Las Vegas (which happens to be my hometown) is another thing entirely, but strict adherence to dull reality isn't the business of the movies. Frank Sinatra made his film debut in 1941's Las Vegas Nights, celebrating the city even as it was only just rising up out of the desert. Here are 15 movies that have helped shape our collective vision of the city of sin.Ocean's 11 (1960) Essentially an excuse for the Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop) to hang out and make a movie together, the film finds Danny Ocean and Jimmy Foster (Sinatra and Lawford) plotting to recruit some of their old comrades-in-arms to rob, simultaneously, five different Las Vegas casinos. As a heist drama it's just OK, but as a record of a long-gone era, you can't do much better. Not only are we talking peak Pack, but the movie (filmed on location, largely after the actors were done with their club gigs) also records a lost Vegas: Of the five major casinos that the group rob, only two survive undemolished. You can rent Oceans's 11 from Prime Video. Ocean's 11 at Prime Video Learn More Learn More at Prime Video Over the Top (1987) Menahem Golan, the man behind some of the finest cinematic cheese of the 1980s (The Apple, Masters of the Universe, Superman IV, Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo) produced and directed this sports drama that takes itself very seriously, while also being about arm wrestling. Sylvester Stallone plays Lincoln Hawk, a long-haul trucker looking to win back the affections of his estranged son while training for the World Armwrestling Championship (a real thing, I'm told) in Las Vegas. Not much of the movie was actually filmed there, but we come to a Menahem Golan movie not for verisimilitude, but for the goofy good time that results when you apply all the beloved '80s action/sports film tropes to a movie about armwrestling. You can stream Over the Top on Tubi and Pluto TV or buy it from Prime Video. Over the Top (1987) at Tubi Learn More Learn More at Tubi Showgirls (1995) One of the best, most misunderstood "bad" movies ever. Las Vegas is a city of dreams and nightmares in Paul Verhoeven's wild erotic satire (at least: I think it's satire) in this Vegas-set spin on All About Eve. Elizabeth Berkley stars as Nomi Malone, a small-town gal who dreams of becoming a Las Vegas showgirl, hitchhiking to sin city only to find herself pole-dancing in less reputable establishments than she's imagined. As she works her way toward her goals, the drama escalates to uncomfortable, but also fully camp, proportions. You can stream Showgirls on Tubi and Pluto TV. Showgirls (1995) at Tubi Learn More Learn More at Tubi Viva Las Vegas (1964) One of cinema's great meet-cutes occurs when swimming instructor Rusty Martin (Ann-Margaret) throws Lucky Jackson (Elvis Presley) into a pool while he's in the middle of trying to raise money to buy a new engine for his car. His dream, you see, is to compete in Las Vegas' inaugural Grand Prix race. I'm not the world's biggest Elvis fan, but the chemistry between the two leads is electricPresley never had a better love interest/foil. A classic scene involves the Folies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel, the longest-running show in the city's history (it lasted until 2009), and the climax takes place at the Little Church of the West, the city's famous wedding chapel that also happens to be the oldest surviving building on the Strip. You can stream Viva Las Vegas on Hoopla or rent it from Prime Video. Viva Las Vegas (1964) at Prime Video Learn More Learn More at Prime Video Indecent Proposal (1993) With the Demi Moore renaissance fully upon us (see The Substance, unless you're squeamish), it's high time to revisit the triumphs of her classic era. Though this is definitely not one of those. It is, however, a charmingly goofy erotic thriller from the master of the form, director Adrian Lyne, and one that feels like it couldn't have been set anywhere other than the sleaziest corners of Vegas. It stars Moore and Woody Harrelson as a down-on-their luck couple who are handed the titular proposal: A slick businessman (Robert Redford) offers them $1 million to buy a night of passion with Demi, an idea that was extremely scandalous back in 1993 (I'd call it a no-brainer, but maybe that's just me). It's all fairly sexist, and none of it makes a whole lot of sense, but it was one of the highest-grossing movies of its year, and had everybody talking. You can stream Indecent Proposal on Paramount+, or rent it from Prime Video. Indecent Proposal (1993) at Paramount+ Learn More Learn More at Paramount+ Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Given Bond's penchant for gambling, it's almost surprising it took him so long to make it to Las Vegasperhaps the neon and kitsch don't fit with Bond's whole aesthetic as well as the comparatively cool casinos of, say, Monte Carlo. This one saw Sean Connery return to the role for the almost-last time (depending on whether you count the semi-unofficial installment Never Say Never Again) in order to take revenge on arch-nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld for the murder of his wife in the last one (in which both hero and villain were played by different actors). Bond impersonates a diamond smuggler as part of a scheme that lands him in several different casinos, including the Las Vegas Hilton, doubling for a fictional gambling den called the Whyte House. You can rent Diamonds Are Forever from Prime Video. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) at Prime Video Learn More Learn More at Prime Video Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) While Bond (James Bond) feels like an awkward fit in sunny, kitschy Vegas, Austin Powers (Mike Meyers) slots right in. Much of the movie's Sin City sequences were filmed at the now-demolished Riviera. You can rent Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery from Prime Video. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) at Prime Video Learn More Learn More at Prime Video The Hangover (2009) A triumph of the weekend-gone-bad genre, The Hangover stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis as three friends who take their soon-to-be-married pal Doug (Justin Bartha) on a trip to Vegas with the goal of finding some hijinks at Caesars Palace, starting with a few shots on the roof. The next morning, they all awaken with no memory of what happened the night before. The clues aren't subtle: a missing tooth, a tiger in the bathroom, a baby in the closet, and a mattress impaled outside. Heather Graham joins the trio as Jade, the escort who helps them reconstruct their lost night. You can stream The Hangover on Max or rent it from Prime Video. The Hangover (2009) at Max Learn More Learn More at Max Army of the Dead (2021) My favorite Zach Snyder movie (which, OK, isn't saying a ton) is set in a near-future in which Las Vegas has been overrun by zombies and sealed off from the rest of the world. The government is planning a nuclear strike, intending to blow the city off the map and be done with it, but a former casino owner has a plan in the meantime: he's hired a bunch of mercenaries led by Dave Bautista to sneak into the abandoned (except by zombies) city and come out with $200 million left behind in a vault. A zombie heist action movie is pretty unbeatable as a premise, and the resulting movie is a lot of fun. You can stream Army of the Dead on Netflix. Army of the Dead (2021) at Netflix Learn More Learn More at Netflix Ocean's Eleven (2001) Though it's hard to compete with the original for its breezy Rat Pack swagger, the Steven Soderbergh-directed spin on this concept is the extremely rare remake that outdoes the original in almost every other regard. Where the 1960 version was mostly an excuse for Sinatra and company to make a few extra bucks while already working in Vegas, here we have a superior heist film with an A-list ensemble (George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy Garca, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Casey Affleck, Don Cheadle, Scott Caan, Elliott Gould, Bernie Mac, and Carl Reiner). Danny Ocean and Rusty Ryan (Clooney and Pitt) assemble a team to rob three casinos simultaneously: the Bellagio, the Mirage (closed in 2024), and the MGM Grand. It's as fun as it is smart, and endlessly rewatchable. You can rent Ocean's Eleven from Prime Video. Ocean's Eleven (2001) at Prime Video Learn More Learn More at Prime Video Bugsy (1991) Las Vegas has never been particularly enamored of its own history, as made clear by the excitement that typically attends the implosions of outmoded casinos and hotels, no matter how venerable. But here we have a movie that tells the (heavily embroidered) story of the birth of Sin City through the lens of the life of gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Warren Beatty), who moved west with other mobsters in the 1930s looking for new opportunities and less interference from law enforcement. Abandoning Hollywood for an obscure patch of desert, Siegel became key in the development of the Flamingo, his prescient dream of a Vegas yet to come becoming so passionate that it ultimately gets him killed. Beatty's real-life future wife Annette Bening plays his mistress and confidante Virginia Hill. You can stream Bugsy on MGM+ or rent it from Prime Video. Bugsy (1991) at Prime Video Learn More Learn More at Prime Video Casino (1995) Marin Scorsese takes on a bit of real-life Las Vegas history here as well, moving the timeline forward to the 1970s. Names have been changed, but the film chronicles the dying days of the city's mob-run heydey, beginning with the arrival of low-level gangster Ace Rothstein (played by Robert De Niro, and based on the real Lefty Rosenthal) and his takeover of operations at the Tangiers casino (which you may know better as the Stardust). Sam's job becomes increasingly precarious over his tenure, in no small part thanks to his temperamental enforcer (Joe Pesci) and his hustler ex (Sharon Stone). Before it's all over, we'll witness the beginnings of the slightly more respectable corporate-run Vegas of today. You can stream Casino on Starz or rent it from Prime Video. Casino (1995) at Prime Video Get Deal Get Deal at Prime Video Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Based on Hunter S. Thompson's stream-of-consciousness gonzo-journalism narrative, Fear And Loathing sends Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp, honing the whacked-out cinematic persona that would become his signature) and Dr. Gonzo (Benicio del Toro) to the titular city to cover first the Mint 400 desert motorcycle race, and then a district attorney convention. Both the real and a hallucinated Vegas provide a backdrop to all their drug-fueled shenanigans. Your enjoyment of the film will vary depending on your tolerance for psychedelic weirdness in place of a plot, but director Terry Gilliam certainly sells the visualsand it's not like nobody's ever experienced Vegas while as high as Duke and Gonzo. You can rent Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas from Prime Video. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) at Prime Video Learn More Learn More at Prime Video Leaving Las Vegas (1995) No movie captures the grim side of the vision of Las Vegas quite like Mike Figgis' acclaimed but notoriously downbeat drama. "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" is a slogan used to imply uninhibited fun, but it also suggests something darker: a liminal space where nothing (and no one) matters. Nicholas Cage gives a phenomenal performance as Ben, an alcoholic screenwriter with nothing left to lose, whose only remaining life goal is to drink himself to death in Sin City. On that journey he connects with Sera (Elisabeth Shue), a sex worker whose prospects aren't much better. Though not a feel-good movie by any means, the essential decentness of these two characters, whatever their circumstances, makes it hard to look away. You can stream Leaving Las Vegas on Max or rent it from Prime Video. Leaving Las Vegas (1995) at Max Learn More Learn More at Max Go (1999) By far the best of the post-Pulp Fiction Tarantino imitators of the late 90s, Go features an impressive cast (Taye Diggs, Sarah Polley, Jane Krakowski, Timothy Olyphant, etc.) and a clever, tricky script, telling the overlapping stories of a holiday drug deal gone wrong. Only one of the narratives really centers around the city in question, but it's a doozy: Simon (Desmond Askew) crashes a wedding, sleeps with two of the bridesmaids, sets a hotel room on fire, and shoots a strip club bouncer. Ya know: a typical night in Vegas. You can rent Go from Prime Video. Go (1999) at Prime Video Learn More Learn More at Prime Video