Noah Hawley Matches Ridley Scott’s Classic In A Terrifically Smart, Engaging & Terrifying Sci-Fi Horror Series
“Alien: Earth” is scary. Sure, hissing, vicious predatory xenomorphs dripping with viscous goo—the ones audiences have become acutely familiar with over the course of nine films— are unsurprisingly frightening. But the terrors in this sci-fi horror FX series, created by…
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Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy’s Netflix Political Thriller Miniseries Is the Perfect ‘Diplomat’ Replacement
If you had to choose between your family or your job, which would you pick? Would the answer remain the same if you'd pledged an oath to serve a country where millions of lives could be at stake based on…
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The End Is Nigh for This Once-Exciting Horror Franchise
Found footage is perhaps the most unfairly maligned subgenre of horror out there. It is a divisive form of storytelling that some appreciate for its realism, and others can't stand for its visual unsteadiness and sometimes contrived explanations for why,…
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Ne Zha 2 Review
Ne Zha 2 doubles down on the spectacle, along with the action and comedy. The post Ne Zha 2 Review appeared first on Flickreel. Disclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by…
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A Tonally Clumsy Heist Misfire
Tim Story’s The Pickup, starring Eddie Murphy, Keke Palmer, and Pete Davidson, is an action-comedy-heist film that seems to want to be a little bit of everything—funny, thrilling, romantic, and even emotionally poignant. But rather than blending these elements into…
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The Sword & Sorcery Genre Takes A Critical Hit In This Messy, Unenjoyable Franchise Reboot
For those who fall in love with fantasy worlds and remarkable heroes, you won't find these things in Red Sonja. Starring Matilda Lutz as the titular Sonja, a spinoff character from Conan the Barbarian, the film crafts a new and…
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A Jarring Twist About Dave Delivers a Fizzling Ending for Apple TV+’s Crime Drama
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Smoke Episode 9. After eight weeks, Apple TV+'s Smoke has finally reached an ending — though more with a fizzle than with a bang. The crime drama starring Taron Egerton and Jurnee…
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Eric Bana’s Well-Acted Wilderness Mystery Series Has Plenty Of Tree Bark But Little Bite
Two climbers work their way up the side of Yosemite’s El Capitan, taking their time so as to evaluate what’s ahead. As noted in “Free Solo, ” the colloquially-named El Cap flaunts a surface of sheer granite, one that necessitates…
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This Might Be The Saddest Movie I’ve Ever Seen, But It’s A Masterpiece Everyone Should Watch
The first time I watched Grave of the Fireflies, I ugly-cried through the entire second half of the film and then continued for another hour or so after it was over. I’m not exaggerating when I say this just might…
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Batista Kicks Things Up a Notch in His Hunt for the Real Bay Harbor Butcher
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Dexter: Resurrection Episode 7. You'd be forgiven if you rolled your eyes when it was announced that Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) was returning yet again for Dexter: Resurrection. Even the biggest…
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Vanessa Kirby Spirals Into the Darkness in This Netflix Crime Thriller
As many of us might sadly know all too well, the American economy is in a tough place right now. That's not a political statement, but a truthful one found in sky-high prices, and Americans struggling with not only job…
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Weapons (2025) Review – This Is Not What I Expected
Zach Cregger, the twisted genius behind Barbarian, is back, and this time he’s swinging for the fences with Weapons, a dark, surreal horror-thriller that plays like It, 28 Weeks Later, and Magnolia got locked in a basement together. It’s spooky,…
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