Category: TV
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Review: ‘Upgraded’
Camila Mendes And Marisa Tomei Star In Amazon’s Economical Romantic Comedy
Part Cinderella story and all romcom, Upgraded is the newest selection from Amazon Prime Video. Starring Riverdale alum Camila Mendes and Shadow and Bone star Archie Renaux, this modern-day fairytale doesn’t do any dazzling except for a few standout character actors. Mendez plays Ana, an art-obsessed intern with a Master’s degree, no formal living situation,…
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‘Knuckles’ Trailer: Idris Elba Returns As The ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Antihero This April On Paramount+
How confident was Paramount in their Sonic the Hedgehog franchise? Even before the sequel arrived in 2022, they had already announced a series spinoff. Knuckles would see the return of Idris Elba as the voice of the fearless red echidna antihero, and the first trailer for the Paramount+ show has arrived. Designed as a bridge…
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Lily Gladstone Sundance Favorite ‘Fancy Dance’ Heads To Apple
I’m posting this just because I know it’ll make our writer Cortland Jacoby very happy, as she has been saying since last year’s Sundance that Fancy Dance was Lily Gladstone’s best movie of 2023. Well, after going this long without distribution, the film has landed at Apple, which happens to be the home of Killers…
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‘Stormy’ Trailer: First Look At Stormy Daniels Doc Hitting Peacock Just In Time For Donald Trump’s Hush Money Trial
As if Donald Trump doesn’t have enough to worry about spending millions of dollars to fight 92 criminal counts, a documentary about the woman who told the world his penis is “smaller than average” and shaped like a citizen of the Mushroom Kingdom is about to premiere on Peacock. Stormy, a new doc about porn…
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‘Code 8: Part II’ Trailer: Robbie And Stephen Amell Return To Battle Corrupt Cops In Netflix’s Sci-Fi Sequel
One of the great crowd-funding success stories, Jeff Chan’s sci-fi film Code 8 starred brothers Stephen and Robbie Amell. It became something of a cult favorite back in 2019, and launched a Quibi spinoff series that died along with the streaming service. But it was on Netflix where the film really took off, and naturally,…
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‘Squid Game’ Season Two: Netflix’s Deadly Hit Series Returns In 2024
Back in 2021 when we were all stuck at home because of the pandemic, Squid Game became a Netflix phenomenon. Maybe it’s because we were all hating life at the time, but we fell in love with watching people die in a twisted game show for money. Well, in 2024 Squid Game is coming back…
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‘Cat Person’ Trailer: Susanna Fogel’s Dating Thriller With Emilia Jones And Nicholas Braun Finally Hits Hulu Next Week
Just days ago at Sundance, the world premiere of Winner (reviewed here) saw director Susanna Fogel and star Emilia Jones in attendance. But this wasn’t their first collaboration. That would’ve been almost exactly one year ago, also at Sundance, with the world premiere of Cat Person. While this odd little thriller about a young woman who dates an…
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‘Ricky Stanicky’ Trailer: Zac Efron Hires John Cena As His Fake Friend In Peter Farrelly’s New R-Rated Comedy
So after going solo and directing the acclaimed Best Picture winner, Green Book, Peter Farrelly seems to be slowly reverting back to goofy comedy form. Following the underwhelming Greatest Beer Run Ever, Farrelly reunites with star Zac Efron for Ricky Stanicky, a wild story about friendship, imagination, and when a lie grows beyond your control.…
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‘Road House’ Trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal Will Be Nice Until It’s Time To Not Be Nice
So, when it comes to the Road House remake starring Jake Gyllenhaal, I’ve decided to be nice…until it’s time to not be nice. Dalton would be proud of me. Following the poster debut yesterday, along with news that director Doug Liman is boycotting its SXSW premiere, the first official trailer for the MMA-fueled remake of…