A Familiar Face Returns, and I’m Reminded Why I Love This Show
Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Rookie, Season 7, Episode 16 The Rookie is not always the best at tying up loose ends. For example, Monica Stevens (Bridget Regan) resurfaced in Episode 11, and we still don't know…
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Please, Someone Beat Me to Death With Negan’s Bat Already
The Last of Us is dominating TV, but before this tale of humans and zombies at the end of the world, there was The Walking Dead. It's what viewers talked about every week — until Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) did…
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Netflix’s Chilling Sci-Fi Thriller Has No Shortage of Apocalyptic Twists
Post-apocalyptic stories are a common refrain in pop culture these days. They haven't quite reached an overwhelming fever pitch, but it does speak to a larger trend that some of the most popular narratives on TV at the moment include…
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Another Simple Favor – Review
A Simple Favor was among the most underrated comedies of the past several years. Then again, maybe that description no longer holds water since it proved popular enough to spawn a sequel. In any case, the original remains among the…
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Revenge Is Best Served With Explosives
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Andor Season 2 Episode 6. As the final episode of this week’s Andor arc opens, it’s hard to believe that we’re already saying goodbye to BBY 3. Thematically, this arc has been…
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Editor's Note: The recap below contains spoilers for Andor Season 2 Episode 5. Andor Season 2 Episode 5 breaks with tradition and opens without the fanfare of the normal opening title screen. Instead, it begins with the static of a…
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The Name on Everybody’s Lips Is Ghorman
Editor's Note: The below recap contains spoilers for Andor Season 2 Episode 4. With Andor Season 2 Episode 4, we arrive at our first one-year time jump following the nail-biting events of the three-episode season premiere. It’s also the first…
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Thunderbolts* Review
Thunderbolts* might not be a game-changing MCU movie, although it is a distinct one bolstered by mature themes and a strong cast. The post Thunderbolts* Review appeared first on Flickreel. Disclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and…
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Apple TV+ Cooks Up a Delicious, Lusty Take on French Culinary History — With a Side of Espionage
Humans share many common denominators, but few of our driving forces hold more power than food. At its best, food denotes stability and comfort. Eating the right dish, made by the right hands, evokes memories of specific people and periods:…
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Exactly What The MCU Needs Right Now & I’m More Excited About The Franchise’s Future Than I’ve Been In Years
For all 17 years the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been around, few Marvel Studios movies have explicitly tackled mental health with the depth and deftness of Thunderbolts*. Certainly, Iron Man 3 sees Tony Stark wrestling with PTSD from the events…
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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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