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02 Sep

We Need to Do Something

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After Melissa and her family seek shelter from a storm, they become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family - and the entire world, apart. Rated: NRRelease Date: Sep 03, 2021

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08 Jan

Beautiful Something Left Behind

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At Good Grief groups, children meet to understand the passing of a parent or a sibling through play, giving in to rage in 'the volcano room' and saying goodbye to a dying teddy bear patient in 'the hospital room'. Over the course of a year, we follow the weekly meetings and get close to Kimmy, Nicky, Peter, Nora, Nolan and Mikayla and their close companion: grief. It is sometimes heartbreaking, but also humorous, to experience the questions about life and death through their open and curious minds. Grief is high and heavy as a mountain, but it helps you understand…

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07 Jan

The Office is Great But Maybe Try Something Else for a Bit

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Growing up, I was a picky eater. I wasn’t so bad that I would only eat one bland dish, but my parents struggled to get me to try new foods. Eventually, the influence of television, particularly cooking and travel programs, urged me to broaden my horizons and expand my palate. If it weren’t for shows like A Cook’s Tour, I’d likely be stuck with a menu of PB&J, chicken nuggets, and buttered noodles for an eternity. People getting stuck in a cycle of comfort food doesn’t just happen at the table. Since the advent of cable, the TV equivalent of…

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16 Dec

Wonder Woman 1984: We Set Out to Do Something Special, Says Gal Gadot

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Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman seems to make history with every offering. An early diamond in the DC Extended Universe rough, her 2017 solo film was an immensely profitable bellwether genre offering for female-led action movies. Now, she’s about to make yet another mark as sequel Wonder Woman 1984 debuts as a streaming offering on HBO Max (read our advance review right here), making it, by far, the most prominent blockbuster to field a day-and-date distribution. Yet, for Gadot and director Patty Jenkins, its specialness was always apparent. In this exclusive clip from The Graham Norton Show, which will stateside on…

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06 Nov

Supernatural Started as “A Terrible Rip-Off” Before Becoming Something Great

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As we get closer to the (deep breath) end of Supernatural, it’s natural to look back to the beginning. In that spirit, series creator Eric Kripke (known these days for Amazon superhero breakout The Boys) has been giving some killer interviews about the origin of Supernatural back in *checks notes* 2004. In a recent chat for the upcoming November 9th issue of TV Guide Magazine (via TV Insider), Kripke recalls his original pitch to The WB (which would eventually merge with UPN to become The CW) and how it led to the show we know and love today. In 2004,…

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22 Oct

Rebecca: Leaving Hitchcock Behind for Something Darker

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This article contains spoilers for the film and book versions of Rebecca. Leave it to Ben Wheatley to remake Alfred Hitchcock. The younger British filmmaking iconoclast has been nothing if not provocative with his filmography so far, which includes the disturbing horror-crime hybrid Kill List (2011), the serial killer black comedy Sightseers (2012), the psychedelic, very weird A Field in England (2014), and the unsettling dystopian nightmare, High-Rise (2015). But with Rebecca he takes on not just a classic Hitchcock film, but the master’s sole Best Picture winner. Why not, right? We’re being facetious, of course. Wheatley’s version of Rebecca…

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22 Oct

Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something

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Award-winning singer/songwriter Harry Chapin (“Taxi” and “Cats in the Cradle”) spent his fame and fortune chasing a dream to end world hunger and poverty, and in the process inspired, changed, and saved the lives of millions of people.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Oct 16, 2020

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20 Jul

The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Episode 2 Review: Something Wicked

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This THE ALIENIST review contains spoilers. The Alienist Season 2 Episode 2 “Get in good trouble. Necessary trouble,” is a famous quote from the late civil rights leader and United States politician John Lewis. Since his passing this week, the quote has been on my mind, for a variety of reasons, and I thought about it again watching “Something Wicked.” Sara, John, and Laszlo are experts at creating necessary trouble, but it certainly attracts attention and enemies. We know that former police chief Thomas Burns isn’t fond of our central trio, but now they’re attracting the ire of the infamous…

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28 Mar

There’s Something in the Water

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Ellen Page brings attention to the injustices and injuries caused by environmental racism in her home province, in this urgent documentary on Indigenous and African Nova Scotian women fighting to protect their communities, their land, and their futures. [TIFF]Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Mar 27, 2020

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