The Smashing Machine Review | Flickreel
What’s the difference between “movie stars” and “actors?” We expect an actor to play a wide variety of different roles. Movie stars are expected to play themselves, selling the project with their bankable name, face, and persona. Dwayne Johnson is…
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Mark Ruffalo & Tom Pelphrey Shine In Brad Ingelsby’s Captivating Crime Drama About Losing Faith
“It’s easy to talk about forgiveness and mercy when it’s not your loss,” Mark Ruffalo wearily says in the new HBO series “Task,” and with that, writer/creator Brad Ingelsby effectively lays down the heavy emotional gauntlet for what will be…
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Tobe Hooper & Stephen King’s Quintessential 1979 Horror Shines In 4K, Revealing Its Timeliness
Small towns are rapidly losing their distinct charm, but that feeling of driving past a small American place and thinking it never left the 1950s, Salem's Lot presupposes: what if it's frozen by vampiric bloodlust? Stephen King's second novel has…
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An Unexpected Cameo From ‘The Boys’ Leads to the Show’s Darkest Twist Yet
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Gen V Season 2 Episode 5. Gen V Season 2 has moved into its second half by revealing just how dark things can get. After Episode 4, "Bags," showed Marie (Jaz Sinclair),…
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With Traitors on Both Sides, HBO’s Crime Drama Has Never Been More Tense Than This
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Task Episode 4.As Brad Ingelsby's new HBO crime drama Task continues, tensions are only escalating on a number of fronts. While FBI agent Tom Brandis (Mark Ruffalo) and his team have discovered…
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Hedda (2025) Review – Tessa Thompson Unleashed
Nia DaCosta’s Hedda takes Henrik Ibsen’s classic play Hedda Gabler and reimagines it in 1950s England, swapping stage minimalism for lavish production design and sharp period detail. The film was shot at Flintham Hall, a stately country estate whose glass…
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Anemone Review | Flickreel
It’s been almost eight years since Daniel Day-Lewis announced his retirement. Call it denial, but I never believed that Phantom Thread would be Day-Lewis’ swan song. Day-Lewis has often taken extended breaks from acting. He even retired once before between…
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Aziz Ansari’s Satiric Comedy Tackles The Gig Economy With Seth Rogen & Keanu Reeves [TIFF]
TORONTO – Times are tough. Job losses keep increasing, as do the prices of medical care, food, and housing. The gig economy is partly booming because people need the work or the extra side hustle to make ends meet. There…
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Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie Review
Premiering on Netflix in 2021, Gabby’s Dollhouse took off in popularity, so it made sense that the next step would be a feature-length movie. While the film, Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie, changes its format a bit to give the story…
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The Brutal Reveal of Who Killed Carter Just Proved One Thing About the Series
Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Law & Order Season 25, Episode 1.Law & Order is officially back with its Season 25 premiere, “Street Justice.” Season 24 had its ups and downs, but for me, one of the best…
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Emma Thompson and Judy Greer Fight to the Death in This Exhilarating Wilderness Thriller
Emma Thompson and Judy Greer are among the most versatile and capable character actors of their respective generations. You may have notions of them when you hear their names, but they have undeniably built incredible careers on never staying still…
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The Lowdown Episode 1 Review: Ethan Hawke’s Tulsa Noir
The Lowdown Episode 1 opens in Tulsa with a vibe that feels raw, funny, and a little haunted. Things get really dark very quickly but in that we also discover the humor of The Lowdown that echoes throughout the episode.…
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