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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Fun Sci-Fi Adventure Gives Stranger Things Vibes, But With One Glaring Problem
I enjoy sci-fi films, especially those that tap into extraterrestrial concepts, such as movies about aliens. Some of my favorite movies growing up were E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, offering a sort of emotional wonderment I haven't…
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Wyatt Russell Gives This Dennis Quaid Cowboy Drama Its Much-Needed Heart
The drama genre often gets a bad rap. As the one category that cannot be categorized, it feels like the place where all the movies that aren't funny enough to be comedies, exciting enough to be action, or scary enough…
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Forget ‘Trap,’ This Is the Josh Hartnett Comeback You Should Be Watching
Action films these days, particularly ones that are working on a lower budget, live or die on what their main hook is. This often comes down to a statement like "It's 'EX big budget hit action movie' but with...", such…
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Josh Hartnett’s Formulaic Action Thriller Didn’t Wow Me, But It Had Its Moments
The new airplane action movie Fight or Flight was an intriguing prospect for two reasons. It's the first movie starring Josh Hartnett since the actor burst back onto the scene with a chilling performance in M. Night Shyamalan's Trap, reintroducing…
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