The prequel to the acclaimed 2001 crime thriller offers an origin story for one of the best villains in recent film history. Plot: Gal Dove and Don Logan are best friends and small-town thieves living the good life in ‘90s East London. Deedee Harrison is a captivating adult film star …
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Sofia Vergara excels in a 1980s-set successor to Narcos that is heavy on violence and short on subtlety. Plot: A fictionalized dramatization inspired by the life of the savvy and ambitious Griselda Blanco, who created one of the most powerful cartels in history. Set in 1970s-80s Miami, Blanco’s lethal blend …
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Kevin Hart skips the comedy and goes full action hero in a serviceable genre entry from director F. Gary Gray. Plot: A band of expert criminals led by Cyrus Whitaker is recruited to do what they do best — lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane— but they …
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Seth MacFarlane’s prequel to his hit movies blends explicit humor with a feelgood homage to classic sitcoms. PLOT: In this comedic prequel event series to the Ted films, it’s 1993, and Ted the bear’s moment of fame has passed. He’s now living back home in Framingham, Massachusetts with his best …
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A charmingly weird feature directorial debut from Jake Johnson that has its heart in the right place. PLOT: When Tommy Walcott is invited into a limo by famous actor Andy Samberg, his dull life takes a thrilling turn. Tommy is offered a chance to win a million dollars in a …
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Marvel Studios’ first Spotlight series is a gritty, violent spin-off of Hawkeye and Daredevil that doesn’t quite hit as hard as it wants to. PLOT: Marvel Studios presents Echo, spotlighting Maya Lopez as she is pursued by Wilson Fisk’s criminal empire. When the journey brings her home, she must confront …
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Clive Owen channels Humphrey Bogart in this uneven mystery series from the creator of The Queen’s Gambit. PLOT: The year is 1963, and the legendary Detective Sam Spade is enjoying his retirement in the South of France. By contrast to his days as a private eye in San Francisco, Spade’s …
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Michelle Yeoh anchors this funny action-drama with impressive turns from Justin Chien and Sam Song Li. PLOT: When the head of a powerful Taiwanese triad is shot by a mysterious assassin, his eldest son, legendary killer Charles “Chairleg” Sun heads to Los Angeles to protect his mother, Eileen, and his …
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Jodie Foster and Kali Reis lead the best season of the anthology series since the first with one problem: it is not long enough. PLOT: When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace. To solve …
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Our resident contrarian revisits five movies that everyone loved way more that he did, including Oppenheimer and Barbie. Top 5 Overrated Movies of 2023: The (Very) UnPopular Opinion read full article at worldnews365.me 57 Well, Schmoes, as 2023 finally draws to a close, we reflect on a year full of ups …
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2023 was another great year for television. Despite streaming beginning to show some wear and tear and the delays caused by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, we got a ton of new series and returning favorites over the last twelve months. We could barely watch everything from event series to …
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Our annual ranking of the five enjoyable movies that fans and critics got wrong including The Flash, Blue Beetle, and more. Here's Our Very Unpopular Opinion read full article at worldnews365.me 61 Well, Schmoes, as 2023 finally draws to a close, we reflect on another unique year for movie fans. The …
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