Shazad Latif’s Swashbuckling Action-Adventure Series Is This Summer’s Must-Watch
With summer now in full stride, we’re all inevitably thinking about the beach — or, at the very least, about the ocean, for those of us who either spent too much time at the aquarium as a child or hate…
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Emma Mackey and Fiona Shaw Search for a Cure in This Dark, Messy Family Drama
We’re in the midst of a record-breakingly sweltering summer, and while there’s probably relief to be had in watching a film like Fargo or Frozen — one that features decidedly cooler temperatures — if you’d rather use your media to…
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John Cena and Idris Elba’s Prime Video Action-Comedy Is Stupid in All the Right Ways
Among the many highlights of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad was the will-they-won’t-they bromance between Idris Elba’s Bloodsport and John Cena’s Peacemaker. While in the film, they were on the same side (for the most part), their constant bickering made…
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Taron Egerton’s New Apple TV+ Series Starts With a Double Murder — and a Clue Everyone Missed
Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Smoke Episodes 1-2. Apple TV+'s new prestige series, Smoke, debuts with a two-episode premiere that sets up the main premise and then some. Starring Taron Egerton as an arson investigator and Jurnee Smollett…
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As the Team Races to Save One of Their Own, the Enemy Is Finally Revealed
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Murderbot Episode 8. With just two episodes left until the finale, Murderbot Episode 8 kicks off the series' last push to the end. In the wake of last week's chaotic violence and…
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This Brutal Final Installment Takes Everything That Works, Cranks It Up to 100, and Then Goes Even Further
Squid Game is quite the contradiction. It's a show with international appeal and an intriguing premise based around a style of acting and filming that is very much Korean. As a viewer who's watched her fair share of Asian dramas…
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Tara Battles for Her Life and Makes Some Major Life Changes
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 3 Episode 8A lot has happened in the past week, so it's fine if you don't remember the terrifying cliffhanger from last week's Criminal Minds: Evolution, but it's…
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This Sequel Switches Gears and Still Hits Hard
s been two years since M3GAN’s synthetic rampage shook the world. Now in M3GAN 2.0, her original creator, Gemma, is forced to reactivate the infamous AI companion after a military defense contractor hijacks her core technology to build a deadly…
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I Can’t Believe I’m Saying This, but the Show Should End Here
Editor's note: The below review contains mild spoilers for The Bear Season 4. I'll be the first to admit that I started Season 4 of The Bear with very low expectations. After a flawed but decent Season 2 and a…
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No One Is Safe in the Explosive Opener of Jensen Ackles’ New Prime Video Series
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Countdown Episodes 1-3. If you love action, drama, suspense, and mystery, then Prime Video's latest thriller, Countdown, should be your next binge. Following Jensen Ackles' LAPD detective Mark Meachum, DEA agent Amber…
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A Thrilling and Worthwhile Upgrade
Gerard Johnstone returns to the director’s chair for M3GAN 2.0, the slick, self-aware, and slightly unhinged sequel to 2022’s surprise horror hit. Swapping out the techno-horror leanings of its predecessor for a science fiction action spectacle, M3GAN 2.0 delivers a…
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