Plankton: The Movie Review – I’m In Awe Of Netflix’s Must-See SpongeBob Animation & Its Ability To Effortlessly Blend Genres
Twenty-five years after his introduction, Plankton is finally taking over — well, sort of. Plankton: The Movie places Krusty Krab’s biggest rival center stage in an original story by SpongeBob SquarePants' original voice actor, Mr. Lawrence. Once again, Plankton is…
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Amanda Seyfried & Atom Egoyan Reteam for Bracing Exploration Of Trauma Via Some Opera & Meta-Text
A Russian nesting doll of trauma, meta-text, and workplace politicking, “Seven Veils” stretches the boundaries of its medium to tell a story that hovers between several different thematic and narrative levels. An opera inside a movie that is a synthesis…
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Great Performances Save Apple TV+’s Wildly Convoluted Drug Heist Drama
Atlanta's Brian Tyree Henry and Narcos star Wagner Moura are teaming up for a Philly drug adventure in Dope Thief, created by The Batman and Bad Boys for Life scribe Peter Craig and with executive producer Ridley Scott helming the…
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Tai Pulls the Short Straw and Coach Scott Faces Twisted Justice
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Yellowjackets Season 3 Episode 5. After last week’s explosive episode chock full of twists, cliffhangers, and shocking exits, Yellowjackets Season 3's fifth episode is tasked with giving us some answers. Lottie’s (Simone…
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Chaos: The Manson Murders Review
True crime is a huge part of Netflix's ongoing offerings, but Chaos: The Manson Murders has very little of the charm and intrigue that makes the genre so captivating. Charles Manson and his disciples were responsible for some of the…
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Make Him an Offer He Can’t Refuse
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Elsbeth Season 2 Episode 14. I'm a firm believer that creative people need to know the rules before they're allowed to break them, and so far Elsbeth Season 2 has only proven…
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Come and Tame These Tempers
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Severance Season 2 Episode 8. Last week, Severance gave us our deepest look yet at everything Gemma (Dichen Lachman) has been going through behind Lumon's closed, stark white doors. In the process,…
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Matty Faces Her Worst Fear
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Matlock Episode 14.The day Matlock fans have been waiting for all season has finally arrived — well, it at least appears that way in this week's episode, but you can never be…
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Forget Kylo Ren, Star Wars’ “Excalibur” Crossguard Lightsaber Is The Coolest Blade You Can Buy
As cool as Kylo Ren's crossguard lightsaber is in the sequel trilogy, it's definitely been topped in recent years thanks to the High Republic Era. While the crossguard of Kylo Ren's lightsaber is actually the venting of excess energy due…
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Amanda Seyfried Is a Disturbed Director in Atom Egoyan’s Reimagining of a Classic Opera
Oscar Wilde's tragedy, Salome, was first translated into opera in 1905 by Richard Strauss. Combining dramatic vibratos and a seductive orchestral arrangement, Strauss' opera is intense to say the least. Not only does it follow the titular character as she…
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Grumpy Old Men, an Evil Doll, and All the Psychological Torture You Can Handle
Horror thrives in situations where someone or something is preying on the vulnerable. It's a frightening set-up, with probable victims unable to contend easily with these forces by definition. The vulnerability of children (like Pan's Labyrinth's Ofelia or The Babadook's…
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I Can’t Believe WB Made Me Worry Bong Joon-Ho’s New Movie Would Be Anything But Great
The nearly six years between Parasite and Mickey 17 is the longest release gap of Bong Joon-ho's career. It would've been shorter if not for a series of delays ultimately totalling about a year, which initially saw it pushed from…
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