Imaginative Paramount+ Film Proves Jack Black’s Humor Is What Holiday Movies Need More Of
Having Jack Black and Ben Stiller in a comedy feels just like old times. While the latter makes only a brief appearance, it’s nice that Dear Santa feels so carefree and fun with its humor. It’s been a while since…
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Keira Knightley & Ben Whishaw Charm In Joe Barton’s Witty & Entertaining Spy Series
Take two of Britain’s best media outputs: spy dramas, like the James Bond franchise or “Killing Eve,” and works of well-mannered political intrigue, like “The Crown.” Smush ’em together, and you get Netflix’s newest miniseries, “Black Doves”—a slick, six-episode romp…
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‘Black Doves’ Review – Keira Knightley’s Netflix Holiday Spy Thriller Is Worth Unwrapping
TV shows rooted in the world of espionage are more commonplace than ever these days, but their rise in popularity in recent years also equals more difficulty in standing out from the rest of the pack. Series like Apple TV+'s…
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‘The Madness’ Review – Colman Domingo Propels an Excellent, Twisty Thriller
There comes a point in almost every good political thriller where the viewer might wish it wasn't plausible. The entire purpose of the genre, after all, is to highlight corruption, as well as the machinations of power and the struggle…
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‘Mononoke The Movie – Phantom in the Rain’ Review
It's easy to look at a movie like Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain and immediately break down how wonderful every frame looks. Not that the Kenji Nakamura movie isn't a wonder: it's the kind of style in…
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This Delightfully Dark Animated Classic Is Still One Of The Best Holiday Movies Ever
The Nightmare Before Christmas features incredible stop-motion animation, with a deliciously dark story for the whole family. Unlike many of Disney's best-known animated films, The Nightmare Before Christmas has a markedly darker and more twisted approach to storytelling. Everything from…
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This College Rom-Com Isn’t Groundbreaking, But It Still Manages To Charm
Every once in a while, an heir apparent to the title of this era’s “Superbad” or “American Pie” materializes as if out of nowhere, often boasting a cast of relative unknowns and a premise extracted from its ancestors in an…
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Francis Ford Coppola’s Timeless Yet Imperfect Crime Drama Changed Hollywood Forever
The Godfather has long been hailed as a masterpiece of cinema, and more than 50 years after its debut, it still stands out. Francis Ford Coppola is considered a visionary director, namely because of his influence and contributions to the…
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‘The Sticky’ Review – Margo Martindale Finally Gets the Leading Role She Deserves in a Canadian ‘Fargo’
At the start of each episode of the new Prime Video series The Sticky, a text appears on screen, proclaiming that “This is absolutely not the true story of the great Canadian maple syrup heist.” Presumably, most of the audience…
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‘Our Little Secret’ Review – Lindsay Lohan’s New Netflix Christmas Movie Skimps on the Romance
No one goes into a Netflix Christmas rom-com and expects to have their world shattered by the sheer magnitude of artistic integrity that is laid out before them. These are usually cheap, superficial, and stiffly-written tales of middle-class white people…
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Winter Wonderland Stoke 2024 Review: The Magic is Back!
It’s not Christmas without Winter Wonderland Stoke rolling into town and this year brought the joy and festive sparkle into the heart of Hanley. I want to kindly thank the event for providing me with free tickets to provide an…
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Lindsay Lohan Christmas Rom-Com Has Very Little Comedy, Even Less Romance
Netflix's latest holiday offering, Our Little Secret, is something of a step back from the streamer's efforts to go slightly spicier with their rom-com content this season following the shirtless-man-forward releases Hot Frosty and The Merry Gentlemen. The new movie…
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