Elias Voit Is Back From the Dead
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 3 Episode 1. The BAU is back in a new season of Criminal Minds: Evolution that picks up six months after the events of the last, with the…
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This Sexless Sex Comedy Has A Lot Of Heart, But Never Takes The Story Far Enough
Don't let the name fool you. Summer of 69 is firmly set in the present day and strikes a distinctly modern yet sweet tone as it barrels its way into the sex comedy movie canon. It stars Sam Morelos and…
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I Fell Head Over Heels in Love With Netflix’s Irresistible Judy Blume Adaptation
Judy Blume wrote about preteens like no other. The author wasn't afraid of getting into risqué territory, with her novels addressing themes like sex and menstruation with an ease that was unheard of at the time they were published. Her…
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A Haunting Portrait of Queer Repression
Lilies Not For Me is a quietly devastating period drama that examines the cruel intersection of queer identity and institutional control. Set in a 1920s English medical facility where homosexuality is pathologized as a disease to be “cured,” the film…
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Marvel’s Darkest and Most Human Film Yet
It’s really no secret that I’m one of the seemingly few people who has consistently loved the recent phases of the MCU, even if I can admit that they’re nowhere near as good as the good old days ten years…
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Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
When Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith premiered in May 2005, it was heralded as the final chapter in a long-anticipated saga. George Lucas’ operatic conclusion to the prequel trilogy bore the burden of not only…
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A New Killer Clown Tries To Live Up to Pennywise’s Legacy
The teen slasher will never go out of style. Sure, the waves of cinematic trends always come and go, but for the horror genre, there is arguably no safer staple than what Roger Ebert dubbed the "Dead Teenager Movie." They…
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I Wasn’t Sold on the BAU’s Return Until Elden Henson’s Creepy Serial Killer Showed Up
When Criminal Minds returned on Paramount+ under the sequel title Criminal Minds: Evolution, it quickly set itself apart by introducing one of the series' most dangerous unsubs. Elias Voit (Zach Gilford), the deadly Sicarius Killer, plagued the Behavioral Analysis Unit…
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Welcome to the Rebellion, Mon Mothma
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Andor Season 2 Episode 9.Once again, we have arrived at the end of an arc. Andor is officially staring down the barrel of the final year of Cassian Andor’s (Diego Luna) life…
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Syril Karn’s Years-Long Obsession Meets a Violent End
Editor's Note: The below recap contains spoilers for Andor Season 2 Episode 8. Picking up the morning after the previous episode, Andor Season 2 Episode 8 opens with a distinctly uneasy feeling. The Ghorman massacre is upon us, and there…
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Skip Tracer Randy Is Just What We Need in These Trying Times
Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Rookie Season 7, Episode 17.The world feels like one big dumpster fire right now, and last week's episode of The Rookie did not offer any breaks from that feeling. Seth Ridley (Patrick…
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The Situation on Ghorman Reaches a Fever Pitch
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Andor Season 2 Episode 7. Once more, Andor jumps a year into the future and lands in the midst of 2 BBY. In the intervening time since Luthen’s (Stellan Skarsgård) ploy to…
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