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If you, like me, were struck by Jonathan Bailey's effortless charisma as the Winkie prince Fiyero in Wicked and have already seen his turn as the capital-R-rake Lord Anthony in Bridgerton (perhaps more than once), let me introduce you to one of Bailey's earlier roles: the unhinged, incredibly charming Sam in Crashing. The six-episode series is a ...
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I get it. Nobody is exactly itching to relive the early days of COVID-19, when we were wiping down groceries with Clorox wipes and picking up food deliveries left outside on the stairs. Yet, the pandemic-era comedy Stress Positions manages to squeeze some laughs out of those tense days, thanks to another great performance from the hilarious John...
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At face value, Disclaimer feels like a run-of-the-mill drama series about a woman who did something so terrible two decades ago, only for it to come back to bite her in the ass later in life. Under the surface, however, the Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline-led drama is layered and intricate, only revealing itself in the final episode as a story...
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Roswell, New Mexico is not quite Peak CW Television, as it never caught on as much as a show like Riverdale did, but it has classic WB in its DNA as an adaptation of the same book series as 1999's Roswell. It follows Liz (Jeanine Mason), who returns to her hometown of Roswell 10 years after high school graduation and the death of her older sister;...
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If you're feeling some type of way about the 2024 U.S. presidential election, The Punk Singer is the perfect watch to validate your feelings of frustration and rage. (And it's free to watch on Pluto!) This 2013 documentary about Bikini Kill frontwoman Kathleen Hanna chronicles the riot grrrl movement of the1990s—a punk rock response to the...
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When it comes to waiting out election results (and then processing them), the name of the game, at least for me, is escapism. So naturally, I turn to my beloved Riverdale — specifically the twelfth episode of Season 3, "Bizarrodale," which has everything you could ever want in a Riverdale episode: Parents doing The Most, Cheryl Blossom...
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The Substance, which began streaming on Mubi last week, is not a subtle movie. But it is a loud, gross, and outrageous commentary on ageism and misogyny, wrapped up in a disgusting—and extremely entertaining—body horror package. Written and directed by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, this horror film first premiered at Cannes Film Festival...
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