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24 May

Legends of Tomorrow Tackles JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis in Ridiculous Fashion

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This article contains Legends of Tomorrow spoilers. Legends of Tomorrow Season 6 Episode 4 “Bay of Squids” is a perfect illustration of the line DC’s Legends of Tomorrow walks with every episode. It is very, very stupid, but it’s not even the first time this month that a Legends episode was dumb, and last week was one of the best episodes of the show ever. But in order for it to get away with being this dumb, everything about it has to hit just right. Half of “Bay of Squids” does it perfectly. The other half is a Foo Fighters…

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25 Feb

Crisis

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Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new "non-addictive" painkiller to market.Rated: RRelease Date: Feb 26, 2021

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01 Oct

Star Trek: Lower Decks Episode 9 Review: Crisis Point

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This Star Trek: Lower Decks review contains spoilers. Star Trek: Lower Decks Episode 9 If you had to pick one Star Trek thing to represent the entire franchise and put that piece of media on a Golden Record, would you select an excellent Trek movie or a fantastic Trek episode? This division is at the heart of “Crisis Point,” a brazen episode of Lower Decks that brings a fresh perspective to the basic differences between Trek movies and Trek episodes.  And though this episode is startlingly on-the-nose, it paradoxically makes an argument that maybe, the very best of Trek can…

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17 Aug

Kevin Conroy Talks Crisis on Infinite Earths Batman Backlash

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Arrowverse fans were thrilled to learn that Batman Beyond voice actor Kevin Conroy would be part of The CW’s highly-anticipated Crisis on Infinite Earths lineup after it was announced, but when he finally popped up in Batwoman’s ninth episode as Earth-99’s Bruce Wayne at the tail end of last year, some viewers were left reeling after Bruce’s encounter with Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) and Supergirl Kara Danvers (Melissa Benoist) resulted in an attempt to kill Kara. In a new interview with former Lex Luthor Michael Rosenbaum on his Inside of You podcast, Conroy revealed that he didn’t know just how…

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03 Apr

AMC Theatres Credit Rating Downgraded Amid Coronavirus Crisis

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In what is most unwelcome news for folks who love going to the movies, the biggest movie theater chain in North America, AMC Theatres, has been given a bad credit rating and forecast by S&P Global. In lieu of the continuing coronavirus pandemic, which appears to be only accelerating in North America and most of Europe, the financial corporation has reevaluated its credit score for AMC Entertainment, downgrading it from a B to a CCC-. This moves the company’s prospects from “highly speculative” to “default imminent, with little prospect for recovery.” AMC Theatres, which was among the first national movie…

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19 Mar

China’s Movie Theaters Prepare to Open as Coronavirus Crisis Slows

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There is a light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, and it may shine on big screens. While the box offices in North America and Europe are shutting down in containment efforts, China’s theaters could reopen by the end of the month, according to Variety. The People’s Republic of China closed its theaters nationwide on Jan. 23. The state-owned China Film Group, which oversees theaters, schedules film openings and produces movies, may reopen its Beijing offices as early as next week. The plan should see the country’s theaters begin opening doors by mid-to-late April. “Our cinema is preparing to…

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11 Mar

Contagion: A Warning About Lies in a Crisis

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I refuse to eat peanuts at a bar. It’s nothing personal against them, as they can make for an excellent snack, but like cashews, pretzels, chips, or any other miscellaneous “open” food, it remains open to anyone. And I saw a scene begin like this in Contagion nine years ago. Actually it’s the first scene of the movie when Gwyneth Paltrow’s Beth Emhoff sits at an airport bar, sweating profusely. As she absently speaks on the phone with an illicit lover, director Steven Soderbergh’s camera is far less interested in her conversation than where her hands are going: on the…

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15 Nov

Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops

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Part of the San Antonio Police Department’s ten-person mental health unit, Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro are putting compassionate policing practices into action. Ernie & Joe chronicles their daily encounters with people in crisis, showing how their innovative approach to policing – which takes mental health into account – is having a dramatic effect on the way police respond to these challenges.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Nov 15, 2019

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