A Punishing, Ultraviolent Slow-Burn Thriller Delivers A Grimy Real Estate World
Tash (Polly Maberly) is keeping her life together by the skin of her teeth. She dodges calls from people she owes money to. She runs out of the dentist's office when her payment won’t go through. She seems most at…
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Nicole Kidman Gets Stuck in a Messy, ‘Fargo’-esque Midwestern Mystery
Movies like Holland are typically Nicole Kidman's bread and butter. Mimi Cave's follow-up to the horror-comedy Fresh is a Fargo-like caper film with extramarital affairs, murder, a unique sense of fashion, and an unlikely setting, all of which are right…
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Daisy Ridley’s Zombie Movie Attempts to Resurrect a Decaying Genre
Ah, the "fringe horror" conundrum rears its head again. Zak Hilditch's We Bury the Dead is the latest in a line of zombie movies that want their zeds pushed to the background. It's the “Stage 1” approach to undead scenarios…
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Novocaine Review: A High-Concept Action Thriller
Action thrillers often hinge on their protagonist’s vulnerability, but Novocaine, directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, flips the script by giving its lead a unique condition: congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP). Starring Jack Quaid as the reserved yet resilient…
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Neither Fun Nor Engaging, John Travolta’s High Rollers Left Me Wondering When It Would End
High Rollers is the not-very highly anticipated sequel to the movie Cash Out that will have anyone who accidentally stumbles across it wondering how quickly they can turn it off. For those who watched the first movie, a John Travolta…
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Bode Is Up to Something
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Fire Country Season 3 Episode 15.The top question for Friday's episode of Fire Country is what the hell is going on with Manny (Kevin Alejandro), and we don't have to wait long,…
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Orcas Aren’t the Only Threat
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Doctor Odyssey Episode 10. Hot on the heels of one of the most horrifying episodes of 9-1-1 ever, Doctor Odyssey arrives with a fresh new wave of horrors. The second half of…
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Paul W.S. Anderson Fails Yet Again
Every time you see that Paul W.S. Anderson has a new movie coming out, you probably think the same thing as me: “oh no.” He’s made notoriously bad movies such as Mortal Kombat, Death Race, and Pompeii just to name a few. The only…
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This Shocking Pop Star Horror Movie Reminded Me Of One Of The Best Stephen King Adaptations
Boy band obsession is a storied and decades-long tradition that continues to this day. From Boyz II Men, Backstreet Boys, and N’Sync to Jonas Brothers and One Direction, they populated the pages of J-14 and Tiger Beat and adorned the…
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Steven Soderbergh’s Deliciously Sleek & Taut Spy Puzzle Boasts A Splendid Cast Led By Michael Fassbender & Cate Blanchett
Who’s coming over for dinner, you ask? Oh, just a group of British spies who might have something to hide about a plan that jeopardizes the lives of thousands of innocent people. The hosts? A married spy couple. But they…
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Natalie Makes an Impossible Choice
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Yellowjackets Season 3 Episode 6. Yellowjackets Season 3 has been noticeably slower than the preceding seasons. On the one hand, lots is happening, but on the other, things are moving a heck…
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Hello From the Other Side
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Elsbeth Season 2 Episode 15. For a show that usually gives us a glimpse into the future — which is to say, gives us a view of the murderer long before the…
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