HBO’s New Billionaire Satire Movie Is The Succession Follow-Up I Didn’t Need
Comparing Mountainhead and Succession is useful not just because the former film is written and directed by Jesse Armstrong, who created the latter series. The two projects feel like siblings, exploring the billionaire milieu with the same stylistic and satirical…
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Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning Review: Thrilling But Flawed
Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning feels like a wild victory lap for Ethan Hunt and his crew, packed with jaw-dropping stunts, ear-splitting sound design, and globe-trotting scenery that feels almost too good to be true. But for every incredible action…
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It’s Starting to Feel More Like ‘Sex and the City’ in Here
Season 3 of Max's Sex and the City reboot, And Just Like That..., is a welcome course correction. It's a flawed but diverting ensemble dramedy that's easier to enjoy than the previous seasons, which suffered from something of an extended…
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Prime Video’s New Murder Mystery Series Is a Tepid ‘Big Little Lies’ Knock-off
Who doesn’t love a good mystery? Though HBO has been dominating that space as of late with everything from the soapy fun of The White Lotus to more gritty fare like Mare of Easttown, Prime Video is throwing its hat…
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Karate Kid: Legends Review | Flickreel
The Karate Kid franchise has given us a few pleasant surprises over the past fifteen years. Cobra Kai struck an unlikely balance, revisiting history through the conflicting perspectives of Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso while still looking to the future.…
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Bloodlines is Bloody, Brilliant, and Brutal
If you thought you had outgrown your fear of random objects leading to your doom, Final Destination Bloodlines is here to remind you that Death’s plan is never truly done. This sixth entry, directed by Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky,…
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Karate Kid: Legends Review – Wildly Entertaining & Charming, Legends Proves The Karate Kid Franchise Has Not Yet Lost Its Spark
After decades of new stories and characters, a franchise can grow tired and even phone it in. It’s what many franchise movies have done in the past. After all, why put in the effort when you know it’s going to…
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A Flawed But Entertaining Distraction That Doesn’t Quite Live Up To The Franchise’s Legacy
When “The Karate Kid” landed in theaters in June 1984, it became a pop culture phenomenon. The pairing of Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso and Pat Morita’s Mr. Miyagi became instantly iconic. An Oscar-nominated box office smash, it spawned a franchise.…
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Nothing’s Ever Gonna Keep Ben Wang Down in a Consistently Fun Franchise Reboot
The Karate Kid was nothing short of a sensation when it was first released in 1984, so it's no wonder that the underdog story blossomed into a multi-faceted franchise. Following the original trilogy's conclusion, things got a bit bumpy with…
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A Pop Musical Reimagining That Falls Flat
Timothy Scott Bogart’s Juliet & Romeo aspires to reframe the world’s most enduring romantic tragedy as a pop-infused spectacle that breaks free from its Shakespearean roots and lands somewhere between a concept album and historical revisionist fantasy. But despite lofty…
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Bring Her Back Review | Flickreel
Watching Paddington in Peru, we all thought the same thing, “Emily Mortimer is wonderful, but we miss Sally Hawkins. Bring her back.” That segues us into today’s movie, which strangely has a few more parallels to Paddington. Once again, Hawkins…
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Mel Gibson’s Historically Inaccurate Epic Has Some Of The Greatest Battle Scenes Of All Time
When Braveheart was first released in 1995, the reviews weren’t universally positive, but it was mostly well-received. It swept the Oscars; it was nominated for 10 awards and won five, including Best Picture and Best Director for Mel Gibson, who…
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