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There's a new horny car movie, and it's the perfect way to open the Fantasia Film Festival

Our first dispatch from the fest includes thoughts on King Car, Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes, and a new film…

Katie Rife

8/10/21 2:30PM

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A <i>Waterworld</i> TV Show Is in the Works

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A Waterworld TV Show Is in the Works

It's set 20 years after the Kevin Costner film, and 10 Cloverfield Lane's Dan Trachtenberg is attached to direct.

Germain Lussier

7/29/21 6:45PM

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FilmFor Our Consideration

How the moral hysteria of the 1980s spawned a cult horror canon

Ahead of the new horror film Censor, we look at the “video nasty” panic that inspired it.

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In August's TV premieres, we meet Nine Perfect Strangers and Marvel wonders What If…?

Nicole Kidman, Sandra Oh, Rosa Salazar, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt lead August's TV premieres

and Gwen Ihnat

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The best TV comedies on Netflix

30 Rock, Cobra Kai, Big Mouth, Girlfriends, and all the great TV comedies streaming on Netflix.

ByThe A.V. Club

8/03/21 1:08PM

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TVReviewsSuperman & Lois

<i>Superman & Lois </i>uncover the dark side of Smallville

TVReviewsSuperman & Lois

Superman & Lois uncover the dark side of Smallville

Superman & Lois is slowly emerging as one of the twistiest, turniest series in The CW superhero canon

Caroline Siede

6/08/21 11:45PM

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2021 Summer TV Preview: All the Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy to Stay at Home With

Like the movie industry, the realm of television is still in the process of clawing its way back from covid-related…

Cheryl Eddy,

Jill Pantozzi,

Germain Lussier,

and Charles Pulliam-Moore

5/05/21 3:00PM

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The Mand'alor Mandalore Needs

The arrival of Bo-Katan Kryze on The Mandalorian is perhaps an example of Star Wars fanservice done most right by…

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Negro Noir: I Watched Tyler Perry's Ruthless and My Confusion Is at Its 'Highest'

Movies that are “so bad, they’re good” are one of life’s unsung treasures. And like anything, adding blackness to…

Tonja Renée Stidhum

4/02/20 1:30PM

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The Nerd's Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in March

Viewers are turning to streaming entertainment more than ever thanks to the global pandemic, and the plethora of…

Germain Lussier

2/26/21 11:40AM

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EntertainmentStreaming

35 Essential Summer Blockbusters From the Past 20 Years

Remember when an air-conditioned theater was the perfect refuge from the blazing heat?

Joel Cunningham

6/14/21 1:00PM

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Life in GeneralEntertainmentStreaming

25 TV Shows and Movies You Forgot Were Rebooted

Reboots have been at the forefront of pop culture for so long, you might be nostalgic for a time when every other…

Aisha Jordan

4/27/21 1:30PM

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TV gets real this March with <i>COVID Diaries NYC</i>,<i> Falcon And The Winter Soldier</i>, and a <i>Real World Homecoming</i>

TV gets real this March with COVID Diaries NYC, Falcon And The Winter Soldier, and a Real World Homecoming

Few shows gripped audiences at the start of quarantine like Tiger King. The true crime wave has only continued to…

and Saloni Gajjar

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13 Goofy Star Wars Aliens Who Deserve to Be Goofy Jedi

For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Then…

Rob Bricken

9/07/20 5:30PM

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R.I.P. British horror actress and producer Hilary Heath

Hilary Heath has died. A veteran film producer who also—under her maiden name, Hilary Dwyer—acted in several of…

William Hughes

4/11/20 6:51PM

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The Unstoppable Rise of Cardi B

Instagram launched a simple yet radical feature in June 2013: the ability to upload videos in addition to photos.…

Clover Hope

2/02/21 9:23AM

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New <i>Mortal Kombat </i>movie to issue a hearty "Get over here, moviegoers!" in March 2021

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New Mortal Kombat movie to issue a hearty "Get over here, moviegoers!" in March 2021

The 1995 Mortal Kombat movie has only two major redeeming qualities: It’s not 1997's Mortal Kombat: Annihilation,…

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One of The Rise of Skywalker’s Key Locations Has Its Identity Revealed in the Visual Dictionary

In addition to making the timeline even more confusing, the Visual Dictionary for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ha…

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Freshly minted Emmy winner Jason Bateman might star in and direct the new Clue movie

With all due respect to fans of Zathura and Candyland: The Great Lollipop Adventure, Jonathan Lynn’s 1985 comedy Clue

William Hughes

9/25/19 7:33PM

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TVReviewsThe Umbrella Academy

<em>The Umbrella Academy </em>calls a delightful family meeting

TVReviewsThe Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy calls a delightful family meeting

“Hell yeah, family meeting!” You took the words right out of my mouth, Diego. Halfway through season two someone…

Caroline Siede

8/04/20 8:00AM

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