The Mule’s Shadow Looms Large as One Mind-Bending Game-Changer Follows Another
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Foundation Season 3 Episode 2. A lot happened during Foundation's Season 3 premiere — understandably, since last week had 152 years' worth of events to cover on top of keeping up with…
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Taron Egerton’s Apple TV+ Crime Drama Delivers Its Best, Most Gripping Hour So Far
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Smoke Episode 5. We're reaching the halfway point in Apple TV+'s crime drama Smoke, and things are heating up — pun intended. The last two episodes focused heavily on character building, with…
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Smurfs Review | Flickreel
Throughout the 21st century, Hollywood had rebooted The Smurfs about as many times as Fantastic Four. We’ll see if they finally get Fantastic Four right in another week, but the Smurfs remain blue in the face. For a film that tries to…
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The Curse Of A Demon Versus The Wrath Of A Mother!
Maa (2025) – A Mother’s Reprisal: Starring Kajol Devgn If there is good, there’s evil! “Shaitaan” as we call it in Hindi! The evil again comes to life in a mythological spinoff to Ajay Devgn’s horror-thriller “Shaitaan” (2024). Starring his…
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The Sadistic Cruelty Of Nurse Ratched Has Not Lost Any Of Its Psychological Bite
It’s been 50 years since One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was released, but this Best Picture winner has not lost any of its enduring appeal. With Jack Nicholson as the cunning convict who weasels his way into a mental…
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‘Atrabilious’ Is a Messy Mystery Thriller From a Young Director (and Nepo Baby) Who Still Has Much To Learn — Movie Review
I am the sort of person, and, by extension, the sort of critic who always tries to find the good in things. There is very little out there, animal, vegetable, or mineral, that is completely without merit. When it comes…
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Eric Bana and Sam Neill’s Sleepy Western Miniseries Definitely Isn’t Netflix’s Answer to ‘True Detective’
Created and written by The Revenant co-writer Mark L. Smith alongside daughter Elle Smith, Netflix's six-part Western miniseries teases a much more captivating whodunit mystery than it ultimately delivers. In Untamed, Eric Bana and Sam Neill spearhead a strong cast…
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A Franchise Low on Fuel
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Destination Wedding, the thirteenth entry in the long-running Madea cinematic universe and his sixth Netflix-released film, once again brings the brash matriarch into the center of a family in crisis. This time, the chaos is set against…
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I Know What You Did Last Summer Review
I Know What You Did Last Summer was a sleeper hit in 1997. Admittedly, I wasn’t the biggest fan. The characters were stupid even by slasher standards, the violence felt restrained despite the R rating, and on the heels of…
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Brutal Secrets Are Brought to Light With the Wildest Exit Yet
Just five days into Bachelor in Paradise Season 10, the romance is already blossoming, and emotions are running high. Tonight, after an intense and tearful rose ceremony, a fleet of new men and women hit the beach and spill juicy…
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I Would Have Been Charmed By Netflix’s Buddy Cop Comedy Had It Tried A Lot Harder To Be Funny
The buddy cop comedy genre has always been a personal favorite, as even the best of chemistry can overcome the worst of stories. In recent years, however, the genre has struggled to find the same stride as it used to…
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James Gunn’s DCU Takes Flight
There’s a new Man of Steel in town, and he soars with strength, soul, and style. In James Gunn’s Superman, the world already knows metahumans exist, but they’ve never known one quite like this. Set in a universe where gods…
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