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Dead Ringers Series Premiere Review: Twin Entrancing, Brutal Performances From Rachel Weisz

Dead Ringers is an intense, gory, unsettling showcase for Rachel Weisz.

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Barry Season 4 Premiere Review: No Prison Can Be Worse Than Just Being Barry

The Barry season 4 premiere is more of a harrowing tone poem than comedy, but a wonderful spotlight on Bill Hader.

1 year ago

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie Review: Wahoo!

The Super Mario Bros Movie stripped decades of lore to a near-archetypal plot and is the better for it.

1 year ago

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Schmigadoon Season 2 Premiere: Still Silly, Still Self-Aware, Still A Lot Of Songs

The Schmigadoon Season 2 premiere brings its central duo to a darker world, with songs that reflect it.

1 year ago

Fans Are Loving The Super Mario Bros. Movie, But Critics Are Tearing It To Pieces

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is out and fans and critics are split, with fans loving the new movie and critics hating it.

1 year ago

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Tetris Movie Review: Why Tell A True Story If You Have To Change It This Much?

Tetris tells an interesting origin story for the popular game, but doesn’t trust events enough to not embellish them.

1 year ago

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Ted Lasso Season 3 Premiere Review: The Exact Same Show As Ever, Fortunately

The Ted Lasson season 3 premiere indicates the show will continue the narrative of emotional development via U.K. football.

1 year ago

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The Last Of Us Season 1 Finale Review: As Brutal And Powerful As We’ve Come To Expect

“Look for the Light,” the Last of Us Season 1 finale, is as simultaneously difficult to watch and as excellent as the rest of the series.

1 year ago

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Everyone Hates Adam Driver’s New Jurassic Park Rip-Off

Adam Driver’s latest, 65, is getting ripped apart on Rotten Tomatoes by both audiences and critics.

1 year ago

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History Of The World: Part 2 Series Premiere Review

The History of the World: Part 2 series premiere is hit-or-miss, but very Mel Brooks.

1 year ago

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Ant-Man Quantumania Writer Is Despondent Over The Movie’s Terrible Reception

Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania screenwriter Jeff Loveness says the film’s poor performance really got him down, but he found a way to pull himself back up.

1 year ago

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Gattaca Is The Revival Series We Really Need

A television revival of the cult 1997 sci-fi movie Gattaca could explore its themes further in the style of neo-noir mysteries.

1 year ago

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The 25 Worst Movies Ever Made

Giant Freakin Robot’s team compiled the 25 worst movies ever made according to critics, a list led by Is That A Gun In Your Pocket and The Singing Forest.

1 year ago

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The Consultant Series Premiere Review: A Forgettable Workplace Thriller With Too Much Build-Up

Amazon’s The Consultant tries too hard to be mysterious and doesn’t take advantage of its chief talent.

1 year ago

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Whistleblower Claims Professional Reviewers Aren’t Allowed To Give Negative Scores

A former IGN writer claims he and other writers weren’t allowed to write negative comic book reviews for the site.

1 year ago

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Shocking Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania Reactions Are Pouring In

The early word on Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania is overall positive with some dissenters but pretty much everyone singing Jonathan Majors’ praises as Kang.

1 year ago

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Shrinking Series Premiere Review: A Laugh Out Loud Dramedy That Could Use Less Jason Segel

Deputy Editor Michileen Martin loved the first two episodes of Shrinking, but he wants to see more of the cast front and center.

1 year ago

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Poker Face Series Premiere Review: A Brilliant Callback To Seventies Mysteries, Bursting With Talent

In the first couple of episodes of Poker Face, Natasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson deliver a smart and delightful set of character-driven mysteries.

1 year ago

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Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1 Finale Review: A Satisfying, But Imperfect Conclusion

Star Trek: Prodigy’s Season 1 finale is good, but its format limits its punch.

1 year ago

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One Of Clint Eastwood’s Biggest Movies Is Streaming For Free

The 1985 Clint Eastwood Western Pale Rider is currently streaming for free (with ads) on Tubi.

1 year ago

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Daniel Craig’s Best Movie Made Him A Pathetic Bad Guy

Daniel Craig’s best movie role was as a pathetic villain in Road to Perdition.

1 year ago

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Colin Farrell’s Best Movie Ever Is Trending On Streaming

Colin Farrell’s The Banshees of Inisherin is trending on HBO Max.

1 year ago

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The Witcher: Blood Origin Reviews Are In, And They All Say The Same Thing

While most of us won’t be able to watch The Witcher: Blood Origin until Christmas Day, the reviews are starting …

1 year ago

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Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio Reviewed: A Dark, Brilliant Take On An Old Tale

Perhaps one of the strangest things about 2022 in near hindsight is that a single year could produce no less …

1 year ago

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Mel Gibson’s Best, Sweatiest Movie Isn’t Mad Max

Mel Gibson has been a movie star for so long that it can be difficult to remember there was a …

1 year ago

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Kevin Bacon’s Best Movie Is His Most Horrifying Ever

Kevin Bacon holds an interesting place in Hollywood: over the course of his long career, he has been a movie …

1 year ago

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Alan Rickman’s Best Movie Is Not Die Hard

When Alan Rickman passed away in 2016 at age 69 due to pancreatic cancer, the world lost an icon of …

1 year ago

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Glass Onion Review: A Fantastic And Surprisingly Timely Sequel

Our reviewer argues that while you can wait until next month to watch Glass Onion, you’d do well to catch it in theaters first.

1 year ago

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Andor Season 1 Finale Review: The Rebellion Is Here And It’s Glorious, But Will Fans Show Up?

Our reviewer argues the Andor Season 1 finale dials what’s best about the series up to max volume, but he wonders if it lacks the flash for wider appeal.

1 year ago

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Spirited Review: A Classic Tale, Told With A Moderate Amount Of Energy

Spirited is unlikely to become a new Christmas classic, but it’s still fun to watch Will Ferrell get frustrated.

1 year ago