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Cobra Kai Continues to Entertain in Season Three, Balancing Character Development with Crazy…

Cobra Kai Continues to Entertain in Season Three, Balancing Character Development with Crazy…

Cobra Kai has never shied away from embracing the absurdities of its premise and characters. In doing so, it has created a self-aware show…
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The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Shows Flashes of Brilliance in Rushed Final Season (and Makes…

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Shows Flashes of Brilliance in R...

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina has always been unapologetically cheesy, wacky and soapy since its first season. Over the last couple of…
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Alice in Borderland is a Tense, Brutal Take on the Battle Royale Genre that Raises Questions about…

Alice in Borderland is a Tense, Brutal Take on the Battle Royale Ge...

Adapted from the manga of the same name by Haro Aso, Alice in Borderland is a modern take on the tropes popularized by the likes of Battle…
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Soul Tackles Jazz, the Afterlife and the Purpose of Life in Delightful (and Inventive) Fashion

Soul Tackles Jazz, the Afterlife and the Purpose of Life in Delightful (and Inventive) Fashion

Usually, Pixar films are geared towards children, despite being accessible to adults. Soul, however, seems the opposite: made for adults…
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AK vs AK is a Clever, Meta-Take on the Age-Old Clash Between Bollywood Royalty and Outsiders

AK vs AK is a Clever, Meta-Take on the Age-Old Clash Between Bollywood Royalty and Outsiders

AK vs AK has an ingenious concept at the heart of its narrative: a meta-story about the quintessential clash between a star and a director…
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Sound of Metal is a Searing, Unnerving Look at a Man Learning to Live After Losing Everything

Sound of Metal is a Searing, Unnerving Look at a Man Learning to Live After Losing Everything

Sound of Metal could have easily been a saccharine, tugging-at-your-heartstrings affair. It follows Ruben (Riz Ahmed), a recovered addict…
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Wonder Woman 1984 Stumbles More Often than it Succeeds, Despite Some Good Performances

Wonder Woman 1984 Stumbles More Often than it Succeeds, Despite Some Good Performances

Originally slated for a December 2019 release, Wonder Woman 1984 has definitely had an interesting- and fraught- path to theaters and HBO…
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Mank isA Time Capsule of Old Hollywood, Centered around a Burnout Screenwriter (Who Went On to…

Mank isA Time Capsule of Old Hollywood, Centered around a Burnout Screenwriter (Who Went On to…

Mank is one of those films that, despite having all of the elements for success, fall just short of being great. Directed by David Fincher…
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The Mandalorian Gets Better (and Delivers Tons of Fanservice) in Season Two, Winning Fans’ Hearts…

The Mandalorian Gets Better (and Delivers Tons of Fanservice) in Season Two, Winning Fans’ Hearts…

The Mandalorian season two is, perhaps, a textbook case of sequelitis, but mostly in a good way. It’s bigger, more action packed and…
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Happiest Season Puts a New Spin on Familiar Christmas Cheer, Exploring Queer Identity and…

Happiest Season Puts a New Spin on Familiar Christmas Cheer, Exploring Queer Identity and…

Happiest Season is another entry in a long line of Christmas-themed romantic comedies. What makes it different, however, is that it’s…
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