David Arquette Leads a Mafia Movie That Makes an Offer You Can Refuse
Police corruption is a major social danger, and some of the best films in history have featured dirty cops as key antagonists. Chinatown portrays the entire justice system as under the thumb of the rich and powerful. Training Day features…
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Max’s Engrossing Medical Drama Is ‘ER’ Meets ‘24’ With A Little ‘Industry’
A belated catch-up on MAX’s “The Pitt” that took viewers by surprise and storm this late winter and spring. Take a moment, if possible, to imagine the worst scenario that could potentially unfold within the confines of any hospital’s emergency…
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On Swift Horses Review | Flickreel
Set in the 1950s, On Swift Horses opens with Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones) trying to connect intimately with her future husband Lee (Will Poulter). In the next scene, Muriel looks out the window to find Lee’s shirtless brother Julius (Jacob Elordi),…
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A Blunt, Breezy, Big-Screen Reunion of Comedy Greats
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are stoner comedy legends, with a successful stage act, comedy albums, and films like Up in Smoke and Cheech and Chong's Next Movie essentially codifying tropes for the subgenre before going their separate ways for…
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Nine Hours of the Best Star Wars You Will Ever Watch
For nearly fifty years, Star Wars fans have spoken — at great length — about how certain characters have “spoken to them.” For many, it was Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill); for others, it was Obi-Wan…
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Another Iconic Sherlock Holmes Character Arrives
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Watson Episode 10. The last time Watson chose to introduce iconic Sherlock Holmes characters into the plot, it derailed a lot of the forward momentum the series had been starting to gain.…
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‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Episode 2 Recap: “End It”
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 2. The second episode of The Last of Us Season 2, "Through the Valley," is a big one, one that completely alters what this story…
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Ted and Harvey Team Up To Take an Old Enemy Down
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Suits LA Episode 9. The Pellegrini (Anthony Azizi) situation is front and center in the latest episode of Suits LA as Ted (Stephen Amell) and Harvey (Gabriel Macht) team up in the…
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Is Colter Shaw Finally Coming Out of His Shell?
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Tracker Season 2 Episode 17. What does it take to get Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) out of his shell on Tracker? Cousin Randy (Chris Lee) tries his darnedest by prodding him about…
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A Pulse-Pounding Mystery Results in One of the Modern Era’s Best Moments
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 2. After a solid character introduction in a perfectly serviceable season opener, Doctor Who is back this week with one of the best episodes of the modern…
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The Wedding Banquet Review | Flickreel
Ang Lee’s The Wedding Banquet was surprisingly progressive for 1993 when being gay was typically treated as a bad punchline. The American remake might not be as groundbreaking, but director Andrew Ahn (Spa Night, Fire Island) cleverly adapts the material…
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Sinners Review | Flickreel
Many will compare Sinners to From Dusk till Dawn. Where that film had Robert Rodriguez’s signature, Ryan Coogler plays his own tune in Sinners. I say that in more ways than one. People who go into Sinners blind might be…
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