I Wish I Could Enjoy It, But Something About This Movie Makes It Feel Totally False
The Friend has, unfortunately, triggered one of my movie allergies. There's something about it – how the characters are written, or the rhythm of the dialogue, or the tone – that pushes me away. Or, rather, causes me to push…
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Titus Welliver’s Procedural Is Nowhere Near Done Delivering Gut Punches
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Bosch: Legacy Season 3 Episode 5. Bosch: Legacy Season 3's latest episode throws the politics of law enforcement, justice, and survival into the spotlight — and then pulls the rug out from…
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Wait, When Did This Become a Musical Episode?
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Wheel of Time Season 3 Episode 6. It's easy to forget that sometimes, The Wheel of Time isn’t all trauma and darkness. Sometimes, an episode comes along that manages to inject…
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Adi Shankar’s ‘Castlevania’ Follow-Up Is Even Better Than the Games
Thanks to live-action television hits like The Last of Us and Fallout, it's probably safe to say that the epidemic of poor video game adaptations has officially ended. Sure, not every one has been a winner, but the game-inspired movies…
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Shallow Story & Characters Aside, I Can’t Forgive The Video Game Adaptation For Forgetting To Be Fun
Some of the best game movies — Jumanji, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves — have the same things in common: they’ve got a good amount of adventure sprinkled with heart, humor, and genuinely good characters. I wish I could…
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Willa Fitzgerald Leads Netflix’s Uninspired ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Wannabe
Maybe I've become desensitized to the sight of crowded ER rooms in the middle of an extreme life-or-death scenario on television. After watching Grey's Anatomy tackle everything from a hospital shooting to a deadly plane crash, the first few episodes…
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Jon Hamm’s Long-Awaited Apple TV+ Drama Is Our Next Streaming Obsession
Back in 2022, Jon Hamm starred in a clever ad for Apple TV+ where he lamented the fact that the tech giant had rounded up a slew of A-listers such as Tom Hanks, Jennifer Aniston, and Samuel L. Jackson for…
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Shudder’s Repetitive Horror Film Reminded Me Of One Of My Least Favorite Movies From 2024
This article contains mentions of suicide and mental health disorders. One of the first movies I ever got to review for ScreenRant was a little film called Blackwater Lane. This was a personally historic moment, not just in my budding…
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I Wanted To Connect With This Historical Epic, But The Movie Buckled Under Its Own Ambitions
Most audiences have, at least tangentially, come into contact with the legend, play, or overture that inspires the new historical epic, William Tell . Set in the early 1300s in Switzerland, William Tell follows its title character, played by the…
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A Tense, Moody Neo-Noir That Sent Me Spinning With Its Gore & Surrealism
Everything about Gazer recalls the rich history of the neo-noir genre, from its violent femme fatale to its jazzy and atmospheric soundtrack. Ariella Mastroianni leads the cast as Frankie, a young woman estranged from her daughter and struggling to hold…
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The Steamboat Willie Horror Movie Isn’t Great, But It’s So Much Better Than I Thought It Would Be
Screamboat is the latest entry in the ever-popular "public domainsploitation" craze. Now, when I say popular, I mean that it is popular with producers. Movies based on famous public domain properties are cheap to make and have a built-in connection…
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Being the Devil Has Its Consequences
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again Episode 7.With more than sixty victims to his name, neither New York City nor the entirety of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has seen a serial killer as prolific as…
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