Unforgettable Vegas Challenge Sparks Emotional Twist Connection
Love Island USA Season 7, episode 33 sees the islanders continue to grow their connections as they move ever closer to the end of the season. They grieve the loss of day one islander Taylor and his partner Clarke, but…
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Taron Egerton Delivers a Truly Disturbing Performance as Dave’s Dark Desires Are Exposed
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Smoke Episode 4. Apple TV+'s crime drama Smoke keeps moving at a steady pace, with Episode 4 continuing the character drama and putting the investigation on hold. Following a character-driven Episode 3,…
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Eddington Review | Flickreel
“It’s not here.” That’s what Sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) keeps saying in Ari Aster’s Eddington, which takes place in May 2020. Eddington is a small, isolated, and fictional town in New Mexico. Yet, it’s not immune to what’s happening…
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A Familiar Yet Underwhelming Franchise Revival
After years of prehistoric chaos escaping theme parks and infiltrating modern cities, Jurassic World Rebirth picks up in a world where dinosaurs are no longer confined to islands or labs. Humanity has tried to adapt. Governments have built sanctuaries. Private…
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Shudder’s Pulse-Pounding Horror Thriller Offers Edge-Of-Your-Seat Scares, Until It Doesn’t
I've always been a huge fan of horror movies that take simple premises and add unique twists to make them more compelling and terrifying. Some of my favorite horror movies of 2025 have done this, from the enthralling presentation of…
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Lena Dunham Returns to TV With An Introspective Rom-Com Led By ‘Hacks’ Star Megan Stalter
Jessica (Megan Stalter, “Hacks“) is an open book from the moment we meet her, raging and punching holes through windows. Reeling from a bad breakup where her ex proceeded to move on too fast and too soon with a new…
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This Brutally Honest Crime Thriller Is an Uncomfortable Look at a Very Hot Topic Issue
"In a way, it's sort of the fate of Palestinians, not to end up where they started, but somewhere unexpected and far away." To a Land Unknown opens up with a quote by the famous Palestinian-American scholar, Edward Said, thrusting…
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Nick Offerman and Jacob Tremblay Play Against Type in This Crime Thriller Based on a True Story
Making a feature film based on a real-life story can be a challenge. For biopics, the story often becomes predictable and melodramatic. For darker, tragic stories, you run the risk of going off the rails and losing the plot by…
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Why Can’t More Detective Thrillers Be As Twisty & Stylish As Rian Johnson’s Directorial Debut?
Since he landed on my radar with the thrilling and intelligent sci-fi thriller Looper, Rian Johnson has remained one of my favorite filmmakers as he's ventured through everything from a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: The Last Jedi…
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Heads of State Review: Explosions and Exhaustion
In an age where global politics often feel like farce and reality TV stars somehow find themselves in positions of power, Heads of State arrives with a premise that seems ripe for sharp satire and raucous action comedy. Directed by…
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Netflix’s New Sci-Fi Thriller Is an Escape Room Puzzle Not Worth Solving
Way back in 1997, a Canadian sci-fi/horror film titled Cube became a video-store cult hit thanks to its clever story, which finds six strangers waking up one day trapped in a series of deadly, interconnected rooms and having to solve…
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James Gunn’s Earnest Idealism Is Tainted By Its Contrived Need To Feel Momentous
If it was writer/director James Gunn’s goal was to distinguish himself from the previous DC era and regime or his previous home at Marvel Studios, then the filmmaker succeeds with his new “Superman,” film, the first of its kind from…
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