Netflix’s highly anticipated miniseries “All the Light We Cannot See” hit the platform on Nov. 2, and many watchers have wondered if the plot of the series, which takes place during WWII, is based on a true story. The miniseries is an adaptation of Anthony Doerr’s 2014 novel of the …
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HBO’s “The Gilded Age” is back for season two, and we couldn’t be more excited. Created by “Downton Abbey”‘s Julian Fellowes, the historical drama depicts the lives of high society in late-1800s New York City. Season one was jam-packed with drama but if you’re not a history buff, you might …
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“The Iron Claw” stars Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White as two members of one of the most famous (or infamous) wrestling families of all time: the Von Erichs. Led by their fierce father, the Von Erich brothers became mainstays of the professional wrestling world in the heyday of the …
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Netflix is creatively exploring a story that’s ripped from the headlines in the new drama, “May December,” which is set to release in select theaters on Nov. 17 and hit the streamer on Dec. 1. “May December” follows Gracie Atherton-Yoo (Julianne Moore) and Joe Yoo (“Riverdale’s” Charles Melton), who 20 …
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Panned by critics and hailed by audiences as one of the greatest horror films ever made, William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist” is a classic that always finds its way onto the screens of viewers during Halloween season. The 1973 film, based on the 1971 novel of the same name by William …
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Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is no stranger to bringing true stories to life. His latest work, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” is based on the nonfiction book of the same name by David Grann, which details the disturbing, mysterious deaths of over 60 Osage people in Oklahoma in the 1920s, …
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True crime is always a genre that dips into controversy, but HBO’s upcoming docuseries “Savior Complex” is raising even more questions than usual. The documentary traces the story of Renee Bach, an American evangelical missionary, and the nonprofit she ran that has been accused of providing unlicensed — and allegedly …
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“The Blind Side,” which netted Sandra Bullock an Oscar in 2010 for her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy, is framed as an inspirational true story about how Leigh Anne and her husband, Sean Tuohy, adopted a young athlete named Michael Oher who was struggling with homelessness and helped him achieve …
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Netflix’s “Painkiller” tells the story of how one family built a business that helped launch the opioid crisis, and how they evaded real consequences for a long time even amid ongoing legal struggles. The limited series, which premieres on Aug. 10, is based on Patrick Radden Keefe’s 2017 New Yorker …
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Before the LA Lakers had Kobe and Shaq, they had Magic and Kareem. Though the team, in many ways, is remembered and admired by younger generations for the early 2000s era that saw them win three consecutive NBA Championships, the Lakers are equally as known for the Showtime era of …
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Success sometimes happens on its own timeline, and for brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson, it took nearly 30 years to materialize. The Emerson brothers are the subject of the movie “Dreamin’ Wild,” which premiered on Aug. 4 and stars Casey Affleck, Noah Jupe, and Zooey Deschanel. It recounts the true …
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Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” released July 21, fixes its gaze on the titular J. Robert Oppenheimer, who coordinated the Manhattan Project, which ultimately led to the US using two nuclear weapons on Japan at the end of World War II. In the movie, his efforts climax in the Trinity test, which …
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