In the Shadow of the Moon (on Netflix) is a reasonably OK science-fiction police procedural that begins with a flash-forward to […]
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We knew on Jan. 1, 2000, that the hysteria surrounding Y2K had been overblown. But before that, the fears that the […]
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Ever since the proliferation of the mobile phone, horror filmmakers have to go out of their way to explain why their […]
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You’re familiar with the type of movie where a best-of-the-best secret agent is betrayed by his own government and must go […]
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The animated reboot of The Addams Family, set in the present day, has everyone’s favorite spooky Goth family (or second-favorite if […]
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It’s a tale as old as time: Married astronaut begins torrid affair with recently divorced co-worker; co-worker breaks off relationship, gets […]
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The fictional metropolis of Gotham has long been a stand-in for New York City, and with Joker, director Todd Phillips borrows […]
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Quiz Show opens with a sale. Its first scene follows investigator Dick Goodwin (Rob Morrow) as he speaks with a car […]
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Perhaps the most notable example of a prominent movie genre that disappeared almost entirely is the Western. Once inescapable — there […]
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Being the origin story of the title villain, Joker is technically a Batman prequel and technically a comic book movie, but director […]
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Film is a strange medium. It requires creating images and moments that must have the semblance of reality but which are […]
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“It’s 1927. We’re modern folk!” Lady Edith’s husband Bertie (Harry Hadden-Paton) declares in Downton Abbey when he and his wife (Laura […]
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