Marvel’s Shamed Misfits Defeat Self-Doubt & Find Their Heroic Purpose
You’ve seen this story before, the notion of a disparate group of irredeemable characters who discover a modicum of redemption through heroic acts they themselves didn’t expect to commit. Yet, this is also just classic archetypical storytelling, because what separates Marvel’s…
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I Think the MCU Just Saved Itself With an Explosive, Surprisingly Heartfelt Superhero Movie
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has too many characters and unfinished stories. The MCU has had this issue for a while; they dedicated several minutes to introductions in the climax of Avengers: Endgame, they’ve added tons of new characters in recent…
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The Surfer Review | Flickreel
Hey, ya wanna see a guy get tortured for roughly an hour and forty minutes? What’s that, you’re on the fence? Well, what if I told you it was Nicolas Cage? Thought that would get your attention! Whether he’s being…
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Rainey Qualley Puts Artistry on the Line in Surface-Level Music Drama
Many pop stars have gone through thick and thin at the hands of labels who had full control of their earlier discography, leaving them no choice but to re-record their songs to, in a sense, reclaim them. Off the Record…
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David Dastmalchian’s Latest Supernatural Horror Is No ‘Late Night with the Devil’
Horror has a lot of subgenres, from slashers to monster movies and everything in between, and supernatural and possession films have been among the most popular for many decades. Classics like Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist did it best, and…
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This B-Movie Creature Feature Gives Rodents the ‘Piranha’ Treatment’
Friends, I love a good "bad movie." I love crappy effects, terrible acting and shoddy production values. Some of the most entertaining movies of all time have fallen into the "bad movie" category and exhibited all the above traits. I…
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‘Some People Just Can’t Be Saved”
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 3. The third episode of The Last of Us Season 2 begins in a whole new world for these characters, a world where Joel (Pedro…
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Stuart’s Desire To Win Puts Him in a Killer’s Crosshairs
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Suits LA Episode 10.Did you think that just because the Pellegrini trial was wrapped that Suits LA would stop with the flashbacks? Yeah, I did, too, and we were both fooled. Episode…
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Defying Moriarty Has Its Consequences
Editor's note: The recap below contains spoilers for Watson Episode 11. As the two-part season finale looms on the horizon, Watson’s (Morris Chestnut) past catches up with him in Watson Episode 11 — but not in ways that anyone would…
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Colter Shaw Races Against the Clock for a Missing Girl
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Tracker Season 2 Episode 18. Small town drama almost gets the best of Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) on this week's Tracker. One of the problems with cooperating with local law enforcement is…
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One Of Adam Sandler’s Best Movies, This Comedy Classic Is More Than Just A Nostalgic Watch
In the run-up to Happy Gilmore 2's release, I rewatched Happy Gilmore and was happy to find it still (mostly) holds up as an entertaining, lighthearted movie. As is always the case in revisiting an older comedy, I was worried…
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Vince and Sharon Face a Jaw-Dropping Cliffhanger
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Fire Country Season 3 Episode 20. Multiple crises are dangling after the first half of the Fire Country Season 3 finale. There's an emerging fire at Three Rock that no one has…
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