This Dark Comedy Is a Therapy Session I’m Not Sure I Needed, but I Still Can’t Look Away
In a culture flooded with wellness gurus, meditation apps, and podcasts offering guidance on mental health, it’s only fitting that a movie could push the concept of therapy to one of the darkest and most absurd extremes. Entering a genuinely…
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Grimm Horror Fairytale Spins Straw, but Not Into Gold
The Brothers Grimm gave us enough material to last the rest of humanity. From Terry Gilliam's take on the brothers themselves, as played by Matt Damon and Heath Ledger, to every reimagining of their classic fairytales, the sheer scope and…
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Somehow, the Best Video Game Adaptation Ever Only Got Better
There’s a moment in The Last of Us Season 1 that seems to represent creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann’s modus operandi for the entire series. As we look over a destroyed Boston, while Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal) and Tess…
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Watching People Do Math Has Never Been As Interesting To Me As It Is In This Stunning & Realistic Ode To NASA
The genre of movies based on the real missions of NASA is actually a fairly succinct conversation when almost no other titles achieved the same acclaim as Apollo 13. The three-decade-old Oscar winner led by Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin…
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Finally, a Documentary That Proves What I’ve Always Said About ‘A Goofy Movie’
Is it possible for a Disney film to be a cult classic? For A Goofy Movie, that certainly has been the case, as a film made by smaller Disney teams with a fraction of the budget used by movies of…
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Who Achieves Nirvana and Who Meets Death at the End of Their Stay?
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The White Lotus Season 3 finale. After eight episodes of second-guessing who the floating corpse from the premiere is, The White Lotus Season 3 has aired its finale, and it's just as…
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We Finally Learn Why Dr. Derian Acts Like That
Editor's Note: The below recap contains spoilers for Watson Episode 9. After last week’s misstep in introducing iconic Sherlock Holmes characters to the detriment of the forward momentum the series was starting to experience, Watson returns to form with Episode…
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Ted’s New York Case Hits a Career-Altering Roadblock
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Suits LA Episode 7.With Lester's (Kevin Weisman) trial wrapped up on Suits LA, it's time for Ted (Stephen Amell) to focus on the future. Of course, since this is Ted, that actually…
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The Duttons’ Last Stand Against Whitfield Ends in Heartbreak
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for the 1923 Season 2 finale. Well, this is it, folks. Despite Paramount billing 1923's Season 2 finale as a "season" finale rather than a "series" finale, this two-hour chapter feels more definitive…
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Mickey’s Got Daddy Issues in a New ‘Sheriff Country’ Crossover
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Fire Country Season 3 Episode 16.CBS would like to remind audiences that the Fire Country spinoff Sheriff Country is still in the works and will premiere next fall. That's a long time…
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I Was Rooting for This Bloody Slasher’s Bad Guy the Whole Time
Slashers have made a comeback in recent years, with offerings like Thanksgiving, Heart Eyes, the return of the Scream franchise, and the Terrifier trilogy. Now comes a newer slasher that's not quite like the rest. Wake Up, directed by Anouk…
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I Went to a Therapy Session and Tig Notaro and Mike Birbiglia Were There
Image via Hartbeat It's a universal truth: comedy is the best form of coping. This duty to help people feel better is one that many comedians take up wholeheartedly, but what happens when the vulnerability that has helped thousands no…
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