Disney+’s ‘Black Panther’ Prequel Series Is the Show ‘What If…?’ Tried and Failed To Be
The Marvel Cinematic Universe had arguably its best run of films during Phase 3, which had heavy-hitting classics introduced like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, and more. However, when it comes to pure pop…
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Swings for Nostalgia but Misses the Fairway
One of my all-time biggest comfort movies is the first Happy Gilmore, released back in 1996. Ever since I was a kid, I used to watch that movie all the time with friends at sleepovers, with my mom, and even just…
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Freakier Friday Review | Flickreel
Freaky Friday found Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis at turning points as actresses. While Lohan had shown promise as a child star in The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday was a major stepping stone to more adult roles like Mean…
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I Loved This Goofy Story About Early Teenage Struggles & The Life Lessons It Provides
Coming-of-age movies are nothing new, which means the ones that want to stand out the most need to provide additional engaging elements to ensure they're well-remembered. In the case of Magnetosphere, it manages to do just that thanks to a…
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With Jason Momoa’s New Show, Apple TV+ May Have Finally Found A Worthy Follow-Up To ‘Game of Thrones’
A long-form story about Hawaii’s violent attempts at unification in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, told primarily in Hawaiian dialogue, seems like a tough sell, especially in an era of TV over-saturation, where one constantly struggles to keep…
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Jason Momoa Returns To His ‘Game of Thrones’ Roots With an Absolutely Epic Apple TV+ Drama Series
Even to this very day, the colonization and eventual gentrification of the islands of Hawai'i is still a controversial subject. It's hardly a secret that many Native Hawaiians feel their cultural identity and even their very homeland are slowly being…
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Sam Rockwell Shines in This Follow-Up to His Hilarious 2022 Sleeper Hit Heist Adventure
For many of the major animation studios, it can be hard to make a film that stands out from the norm. In recent years, audiences have complained that Pixar’s characters look like they’re part of a stock style, and similarly,…
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Adam Sandler’s Long-Awaited Follow-Up Suffers From A Bad Case Of Sequelitis
Happy Gilmore 2 may have its moments, but the film buckles under the weight of a case of sequelitis. Happy Gilmore 2's Netflix release is finally here after an almost 30-year wait, with many eager to see how the golf…
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Bland Sci-Fi Action That Wastes Talent
In Osiris, a high-concept premise crashes under the weight of lifeless execution, threadbare characterization, and unconvincing visual effects. Written and directed by William Kaufman, the film assembles a promising cast led by Max Martini and Deadpool’s Brianna Hildebrand, with Linda…
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Starz’s Steamy, Emotional Prequel Series Changes Everything You Knew About Jamie and Claire’s Love Story
With the end of Starz's epic adaptation of Outlander looming, the initial expectation might not have been that there was more story to tell — but fittingly, showrunner Matthew B. Roberts has gone back to the past as a way…
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Seth Rogen’s Rom-Com-ish Apple TV+ Show Continues To Be A Good Hang
The second Apple TV+ series released this year that features Seth Rogen, “Platonic” season two definitely isn’t going to get the amount of insidery raves and Emmy nominations that “The Studio” received. Yet, after a first season that began a…
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Sophie Brooks’ Attention-Grabbing Premise Beats The Discourse, Even With Shaky Execution
This age of modern dating, and its myriad uncomfortable situations and odd terms, has already spawned a number of movies aimed at capturing the difficulties of finding love today. Whether it's covering the strangeness of social media or the concept…
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