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The Opposite is Connection: Will Poulter and Noah Centineo on “Union County”
Towards the end of Rian Johnson’s “Wake Up Dead Man,” Josh O’Connor’s Judd Duplenticy says of his suffering congregation, “And some got their miracle. Not being cured or fixed, but finding the sustaining power to wake up every day...
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‘I’m a say yes person’: Actor Colman Domingo is up for new challenges
Domingo is nominated for two Emmy Awards for two very different performances — in the Netflix comedy The Four Seasons and in HBO's Euphoria. "I can go very deep with my characters," he says.(Image credit: Emma McIntyre)
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“Tires” Has Developed into One of Netflix’s Best Comedies in Season 3
In 2024, I wrote about Netflix’s surefire hit “Tires”: “I suspect the second season will be stronger as the writers hone the voice of this show and characters.” Because of content timing, we didn’t cover the sophomore outing, but...
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Season 4 of Prime Video’s “Reacher” Might Be the Best Yet
Over the last year or more, it’s been hilarious seeing headlines pondering which new action thriller will be the “Reacher” replacement. I didn’t realize we needed one. After watching Season 4, apparently Jack Reacher doesn’t either. From “Tom Clancy’s...
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Memories of Helen: The Heroic Despair of “John Wick”
I can’t get enough of John Wick. As soon as one of the films in the series showed up on a streaming platform (typically HBO Max), it became a default choice for me and my partner Judith, who adores...
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A Comedy Legacy: Broken Lizard on “Super Troopers 3”
There’s a sequence in director Jay Chandrasekhar’s “Super Troopers 3” that acts as a synecdoche for the film’s charms as a whole. State trooper MacIntyre “Mac” Womack (Steve Lemme) discovers a conspiracy at a maple syrup factory, and his...
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Can Christopher Nolan be considered one of the greatest film directors of all time?
With the blockbuster critical and financial success of The Odyssey, has Christopher Nolan earned his spot on the list of top tier American filmmakers?
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A Man of Letters: Kent Jones on “Late Fame”
Ed Saxberger (Willem Dafoe) is “a man of letters,” declares a young man who accosts him on the street one day, eagerly explaining he’s stumbled across a poetry collection Saxberger wrote long ago and believes it to be an...
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Mediocre “Alley Cats” is for Hardcore Ricky Gervais Fans Only
Rarely has an animated show felt more like an extension of its creator’s personality than Netflix’s “Alley Cats,” a Ricky Gervais production from top to fuzzy bottom. It’s a disheartening reminder of how far the once-creative star of “The...
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Is a massive data center hub heating up a town outside London?
Slough, England — Residents of the small industrial town of Slough, just west of London, told...