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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga And What's Making Us Happy
Episode 1863
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is packed with bone-crunching practical stunts and lots of gnarly, diesel-powered chase scenes. It also shows a commitment to…
1 year, 11 months ago
Does The Sympathizer worthily adapt its acclaimed book?
Episode 1862
It's rare to find a series with such an impeccable pedigree as HBO's The Sympathizer. It's based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, co-created by aut…
1 year, 11 months ago
Does IF capture the magic of its Pixar inspiration?
Episode 1861
In the new movie IF, a 12-year-old girl (Cailey Fleming) discovers she can see other people's imaginary friends. It stars Ryan Reynolds, and directed…
1 year, 11 months ago
The sexy sex is back in Bridgerton's new season
Episode 1860
The Netflix series Bridgerton is back, as gossipy and over-the-top as ever. Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and her crush on childhood best…
1 year, 11 months ago
Back To Black And What's Making Us Happy
Episode 1859
The new music biopic Back to Black chronicles the life of singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. The film stars Marisa Abela, and follows Winehouse as she …
1 year, 11 months ago
Babes gives us a funny (and gross) portrait of parenthood
Episode 1858
The new movie Babes stars Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau as longtime best friends who've made very different life choices. It's also about the inhe…
1 year, 11 months ago
Looking to the past and future of Black Twitter
Episode 1857
For years, Black Twitter was the watering hole. It was where we could pop off jokes about Olivia and Fitz on Scandal. It's also where you could call …
1 year, 11 months ago
I Saw the TV Glow is weird and transfixing
Episode 1856
I Saw the TV Glow is a strange and pleasantly unsettling new film from writer and director Jane Schoenbrun. It's about two teenagers (Justice Smith a…
1 year, 11 months ago
Sink your teeth into Interview with the Vampire
Episode 1855
If you're familiar with Interview with the Vampire — because you read the Anne Rice novel or you saw the 1994 movie — the AMC series has some surpris…
1 year, 11 months ago
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes And What's Making Us Happy
Episode 1854
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes follows Noa (Owen Teague), an extraordinary chimpanzee whose clan is enslaved by a mercenary ape king named Proximu…
1 year, 11 months ago