Over nearly two decades and three shows, Jared Padalecki has been one of the faces of The CW. But that doesn’t mean the actor likes where the network is headed. IndieWire (via Variety) reports that Padalecki didn’t hold back about The CW’s…
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Summary Fans are divided over the new Superman suit, with some praising the update while others feel it's a downgrade from Henry Cavill's iconic look. The upcoming DCU reboot from James Gunn introduces David Corenswet as Superman alongside Rachel Brosnahan…
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The internet is abuzz this week about the fifth episode of the “Star Wars”/Lucasfilm series, “The Acolyte,” from writer/director Leslye Headland. And for good reason, but we’ll get to that in a second. For the uninitiated, “The Acolyte” is a…
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The 2024 Cannes Film Festival had its fair share of notable premieres, including Sean Baker‘s Palme d’Or winner “Anora” and Francis Ford Coppola‘s “Megalopolis,” among others. But a certain doc made waves in the Cannes Classics roster, quietly collecting a…
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In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo gets killed off in episode one while discussing “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.” The Netflix series is based on the Bryan Lee O’Malley Manga book series and the Edgar Wright-directed cult hit film…
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A teenage girl visiting her father in Berlin is unwittingly targeted by a cult that's also secretly manipulating him in the new film, A Sacrifice. The movie stars Eric Bana as Ben, a famed author and psychological profiler investigating a…
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to a U.S. plea deal that will see him plead guilty to one criminal charge and walk free after five years in a British jail. The 52-year-old has left the U.K. and will not…
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If you were dying, how would you handle an apocalypse? What would motivate you? How would you react to a surprise global catastrophe unfolding around you? Those are the initial questions asked by Michael Sarnoski’s “A Quiet Place: Day One,”…
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The phrase “word-of-mouth indie theatrical hit” sounds as outdated in 2024 as “coming soon to LaserDisc.” And yet, the slapstick fur-trapping adventure comedy Hundreds of Beavers has graduated from its lengthy festival run to become that rarest of things, a…
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Summary A Quiet Place: Day One lacks emotional depth and creativity, with a weak storyline and underdeveloped characters. Lupita Nyong'o's strong performance can't save the film from its lack of tension and scares. The alien creatures lose their impact, and…
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FX’s highly acclaimed, highly anticipated dysfunctional kitchen/family drama “The Bear” returned to Hulu yesterday, June 26, to much online fanfare (fans were binge-watching the series immediately). Created by Christopher Storer and co-showrun by Storer and Joanna Calo, the two sole…
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Earlier this spring, we talked to Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly about their excellent Apple TV+ sci-fi series “Dark Matter” for our Bingeworthy podcast; it’s a darker, more adult consideration of the multiverse-type stories that have dominated comic book movies…
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