TV & Movies Reviews
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Never Mind the Bollocks Plot of ‘The English.’ This Show Is All About the Acting
Writer-director Hugo Blick gives Emily Blunt and her co-stars a chance to shine in this tale of an English noblewoman on a revenge mission in the waning days of the Wild West
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Meet Quentin Tarantino: Film Critic
A documentary, a podcast and a brand new book of essays on '70s cinema highlight the 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' filmmaker's possible career pivot/side gig as an off-the-cuff film historian
- On the QT
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‘Good Night Oppy’: Mars Rover, Mars Rover, Say It Ain’t Over
A new Amazon documentary pays loving tribute to Spirit and Opportunity — the exploration vehicles that unexpectedly lasted years on the Red Planet — and the scientists who made them
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‘The Crown’ Returns With More Scandals, Princess Di Throwing Shade — and Too Many Storylines
The Netflix drama's fifth season gives us a new Queen Elizabeth, a more resentful Charles and Diana, and a royal sense of overload
- Royals With Cheese
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‘Something in the Dirt’: A Kooky, Spooky Journey Through the Minds of Two Paranoid Dudes
Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s kinda-sorta-mystery feels like tumbling down an internet rabbit hole — in a good way
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5 Things We Learned from the New Phil Spector Doc
A new, multi-part documentary on the dishonored producer and convicted murderer relives an out-of-control life and a shocking trial.
- You've Found That Lurid Feelin'
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The Neo-Nazi Karens of ‘Soft & Quiet’ Could Be Your Neighbors. That’s What Makes Them Terrifying
Shot in a single extended take, this unnerving look at white supremacists terrorizing two sisters is like watching a hate crime happen in real time
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‘Causeway’ Starts as a Trauma Drama. It Ends as a Testament to Two Actors’ Talents
To say that Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry — playing a shellshocked war vet and a NOLA mechanic — lift up this let-the-healing-begin story is putting it mildly
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‘Till’: Facing an Unspeakable Murder Through a Mother’s Eyes
Chinone Chukwu’s retelling of the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till focuses on the private grief and public action taken by his mother, Mamie
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‘Wendell & Wild’ Finally Gives Us a Key & Peele Reunion! (Sort Of)
This collaboration with 'Nightmare Before Christmas' director Henry Selick brings the comedy duo back together for a story of demons, empowerment, healing, social commentary and a dozen other things.
- Hellraisers, Inc.
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