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Mando and Baby Yoda Make the Leap to the Big Screen with ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu brings our small-screen duo to cinemas with a standalone adventure that thankfully avoids empty fan service, but doesn’t quite hit the highs of the Skywalker saga.
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‘Exit 8’ Video Game Becomes Psychological Horror in New Japanese Film
‘Exit 8’ adds depth to a popular Japanese liminal space video game, creating an effective, surprisingly tense psychological horror film.
Featured Reviews
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‘The Drama’ Could Become the Most Discussed Film of the Year
Robert Pattinson and Zendaya star in The Drama, Kristoffer Borgli’s jet-black comedy about a happily engaged couple whose love is put to the test after a shocking revelation during a party game.
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Brings Much-Needed Hope to Cinema Screens
‘Project Hail Mary’ couples Ryan Gosling’s charm with a sci-fi sense of wonder for a story about the value of connection, cooperation, and compassion.
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Sam Raimi’s ‘Send Help’ Twists Office Hierarchy with Horror and Humor
With Send Help, Sam Raimi reminds us that he is a master at balancing horror and comedy, turning a simple scenario about a downtrodden employee (Rachel McAdams) stranded on an island with her horrible boss (Dylan O’Brien) into a delightfully tense, bloody, fun movie experience.
Latest Reviews
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What We Do in the Shadows, When Spinoffs Go Right
FX’s What We Do in the Shadows is one of the rare TV shows adapted from a movie that actually lives up to the original. Here’s how this series defied the TV spinoff odds and became one of the best new comedies on TV.
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Why Doesn’t Anybody Remember True Blood?
True Blood was one of HBO’s biggest hits, but just six years after the final episode aired, it seems like nobody talks about it anymore. Why did the show go from sexy, campy classic to fizzled-out and forgotten?
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The Millennial Gal’s Guide to Relatable Comedies
Female-led comedies have moved away from aspirational shows like Friends or Sex and the City toward awkward, relatable shows like Hulu’s Shrill and Pen15.
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Does Raised by Wolves rival Westworld?
HBO now has two killer robot shows in its lineup, but with very different budgets and ways of presenting their themes. So, does the Ridley-Scott-produced HBO Max original rival HBO flagship Westworld?
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The Mandalorian Season 2 Trailer is Here
The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda are back for season 2 on Disney+ streaming October 30.
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What makes a good true crime docuseries?
Netflix has some of the best true crime on TV, but why are we so hooked on their shows? It all starts in 1988 with a documentary that changed true crime.
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The trailer for Dune has arrived
The trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune just hit the internet and social media is already filled with commentary and hot takes. The film stars…well…everyone. Let’s just hope movie theaters are open and safe when it comes out on December 18.
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The Best Comic Book TV Series You’ve Never Seen
Most people have Netflix and Amazon Prime, so you’ve probably seen The Umbrella Academy and The Boys, but there’s another superb superhero series you probably haven’t watched.
