Taraji P. Henson Has the Worst Day Possible in This Gut-Wrenching Netflix Thriller From Tyler Perry
Before watching Straw, the title gives very little away, until you venture into the first 20 seconds of a quotidian, color-drained montage of dirty dishes and cluttered tables, ending with a woman waking up to the weight of everything on…
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Jai Courtney Understands The Assignment In A Serial Killer Kidnapping Escapade
Is it safe to label Quint, the rogue-ish shark expert played so memorably by Robert Shaw in the now-40-year-old shark extravaganza “Jaws,” one of filmdom’s most legendary characters? It’s only fitting that, four decades removed from Steven Spielberg‘s first true…
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Taraji P. Henson’s Jaw-Dropping Performance Barely Keeps This Illogical Mess Afloat
Warning: Some SPOILERS lie ahead for Straw! Tyler Perry is inarguably one of the hardest-working directors out there, somewhat to his own detriment; he's just spread too thin. With Straw, it almost feels like he tried to channel some of…
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Sydney Sweeney and Julianne More Are Terrorized by a Menacing Domhnall Gleeson in This Thrilling Parental Nightmare
Echo Valley, the new Apple TV+ thriller from Michael Pearce (Beast) and written by Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby, really hits home the potential perils of parenting. A good parent would do anything to protect and care for their…
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While It’s Not Exactly a Movie, It’s Still a Fun Romp from Start to Finish
A raunchy romantic comedy with sprinkles of supernatural adventure on top, Dan Da Dan is currently one of the hottest anime series around. In 2024, the show was voted the third most popular on anime ranking site My Anime List,…
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Prize-Winning Comedy Of Manners Gently Skewers The Festival Audience It Was Made For [Cannes]
At a key moment in “A Poet,” the directors of a poetry festival suggest that Yurlady (Rebeca Andrade), a 15-year-old lower-class girl, write a poem about her poverty, skin color & general misfortune. She ordinarily writes about sunlight and flowers,…
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There Was A Defining Moment Where This Mess Of An Erotic Drama Sort Of Came Together, But It Didn’t Save It
The series of erotic films centered around the French character of Emmanuelle — originally based on the book of the same name by Emmanuelle Arsan — has a streak of rotten scores that have not impeded the making of its…
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Netflix’s Blood-Soaked Revenge Thriller Is the Unofficial John Wick Spinoff We Always Wanted
In recent decades, South Korea has released a variety of exceptional thrillers into the global film and TV scene. Bong Joon-ho's history-making masterpiece Parasite and Hwang Dong-hkuk's international phenomenon Squid Game both connected with international audiences through their incisive look…
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This Is What They Call an “Oh, Sh*t” Moment
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Murderbot Episode 5. Despite its noble intentions, Murderbot's titular star (Alexander Skarsgård) is still alive and well – sort of. Alive and unwell might be more applicable circa Episode 5, “Rogue War…
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Dan Trachtenberg Continues To Usher In a New Golden Age for the Bloody Franchise
The Predator franchise has always been an interesting beast, and that's really been the case since the franchise's inception in 1987. While it might be hard to believe now, John McTiernan's original feature film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger was critically panned…
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Killer Of Killers Review — I Can’t Believe This Is Our First Predator Movie After The Masterpiece That Was Prey
Dan Trachtenberg's Prey not only blew me away with how it revived the sci-fi action franchise, but also gave me endless hope for whatever the filmmaker did next with the series. When Predator: Killer of Killers was revealed to be…
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Garrett Hedlund Goes on a Satisfying Revenge Rampage in This Devastating New Crime Thriller
It's been a while since I found myself so invested and emotionally affected by a movie as I was by Barron's Cove. It sometimes feels like the world and entertainment have grown stale, and that maybe being so engrossed in…
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