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'Project Hail Mary' is a Grandiose Combination of the Profound and the Glib
Lord & Miller's Andy Weir adaptation feels big, and sometimes that's enough.
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Top Chef Power Rankings, Episode 1: Panic at the Speedway
Twin contestants, a panic attack, and a satchels in Gail's underwear, on Top Chef season 23 episode one.
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The Citizens of Moneyland Have Always Been At War
Who actually wants a war with Iran? The Epstein Class does.
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The Recap: A Scream Boondoggle, Prosthetic Buttholes, and Predator Loves Android
I couldn't in good conscience watch Scream 7, so let's talk Neighbors, Industry, and Predator: Badlands instead.
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'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' Has a Terminal Case of the Zanies.
I don't know why I keep thinking I'm going to like Gore Verbinski movies.
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Disillusioned or Deranged? Inside the Minds of the Trump-Era Civil Servant.
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'Crime 101' is 'Heat' in the Age of Loneliness
Chris Hemsworth is a lonely jewel thief, Mark Ruffalo is a lonely cop, and Halle Berry is a lonely insurance agent. Plus Barry Keoghan as Barry Keoghan.
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'Wuthering Heights' is Perfectly Miscast
Emerald Fennell turns Brontë into a scarcely believable but weirdly entertaining cautionary tale about the dangers of edging.
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Your New Top Chef Season 23 Explainer... and Twiiiins
Brother against brother! Husband against wife! Mass hysteria!
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'Send Help' is a Dumb-Fun January Movie If You Don't Think Too Hard
Plus, a journey into the dark heart of 'Melania'.
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The Best Movies of 2025
Come at me, nerds.
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Oscar Nominations: Full List, Should Win/Will Win, and Headscratchers
Who should win, who will win, who got snubbed, and more.