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Shuffling and Whittling and Experimenting: Austin Keeling and Lam T. Nguyen on Editing the Told-on-Screens Film “Mercy”
In “Mercy,” Chris Pratt plays a police detective accused of murdering his wife. It takes place in the future, when the judicial system is turned over to an AI “judge” played by Rebecca Ferguson. Until the final third of...
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“Daredevil: Born Again” Stays Blind to the Cultural Moment in Season 2
The finale of “Daredevil: Born Again’s” first season couldn’t have arrived at a more opportune moment. What began as a cat-and-mouse game between vigilante Daredevil/Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and drug-lord Wilson Fisk/Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio) has escalated into a full-fledged...
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“The Faithful: Women of the Bible” Doesn’t Match the Grandeur of its Premise
For people of faith who just want to see Bible stories on screen, Fox’s “The Faithful: Women of the Bible” will work. It’s essentially a series of three made-for-TV movies that tell different Old Testament stories from women’s perspectives.The...
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Prime Video’s “Jury Duty” Acquits Itself Nicely With Its Followup, “Company Retreat”
2023’s “Jury Duty” was one of TV’s most pleasant surprises that year—tucked away on Amazon’s now-defunct ad-supported streamer, Freevee, it was a curious blend of courtroom drama, reality TV, and prank show that positioned an unsuspecting subject (in that...
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Prime Video’s “Bait” Is An Electrifying Look At The Cost of Fame
Prime’s new series “Bait” opens with its protagonist, Shah Latif (Riz Ahmed), donned in a black tuxedo, hair meticulously styled as he does a screen test for the newest James Bond film. We quickly learn that this cold open,...
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Lisa Kudrow Makes An Extremely Welcome “Comeback” to HBO
In the first two seasons of “The Comeback,” sitcom actress Valerie Cherish was defined by her almost panicked need for publicity. In season one, which debuted in 2005, she was thirsty to reignite her career with a role in...
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Don’t panic – five ways to stop your kids’ endless scrolling
Parenting experts share their tips on how to keep children's screen time under control.
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