What’s New on Netflix in December 2022
In the old days, when cinemas still made real money by showing films outside the “cinematic universe”, December was the best time of the year […]
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In the old days, when cinemas still made real money by showing films outside the “cinematic universe”, December was the best time of the year […]
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There are two Americas (well, at least): elite east and west coast enclaves with avocado toast, overpriced yoga pants, and artisanal sex toys; and a […]
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When was the last time you bought an album? For many of us, this is probably ancient history. Taylor Swift’s Midnights is $12.99 per CD […]
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Perhaps your family is balanced, open and cold, and your holiday gatherings bring pure joy. For the rest of us, it’s difficult, which isn’t necessarily […]
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Films from Hong Kong filmmakers have treated action as art for decades, and martial arts films have always been big hits in China, South Korea, […]
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There is a lot of excitement among Muppets fans, and true fans will know exactly what I’m talking about: after a couple of years of […]
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After years at the bottom of the contract pond, the rights to the Friday the 13th horror franchise have found themselves in a truly charming […]
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Every November, I have to face the fact that for some reason the concept of a real Thanksgiving movie will always be ignored in favor […]
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Dwayne Johnson’s passion project Black Adam was met with bad reviews (critics) and rapturous hugs (fans) over the weekend. Even though the superhero genre is […]
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Over the past few years, Taylor Sheridan has become one of the most important movers in television. I mean presumably. As with Dick Wolf and […]
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It’s been more than a dozen years since Disney released a traditionally animated feature film, prompting audience indifference to mediocre mid-00s films like The Range […]
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Delightful: Married actors John Krasinski and Emily Blunt are getting their respective series on Prime Video this holiday season. The third season of Krasinski’s Jack […]
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If the risk/reward ratio of making a sequel becomes more asymmetrical, both in terms of how much the original is loved and how much time […]
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When it comes to depictions of sex, the films are a mixed bag. There are some truly brilliant films that capture the complexities, complexities, and […]
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Hulu has some good, original stuff coming in November, but you might be missing out on a digital avalanche of seasonal food. Am I exaggerating? […]
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Sometimes our worst nightmares come when we are awake. Consider the fact that while some of the most terrifying horror films ever made vary widely […]
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While I remain inconsolable over the recent passing of Dame Angela Lansbury , there is some comfort in the news that the actor, who has […]
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The holiday season is a time for tradition, for looking back on fond memories of days gone by, for resurrecting an old and dubiously loved […]
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For years, Netflix has been an ad-free paradise. No matter how much you streamed, ads were never around the corner. Since then, Netflix and the […]
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As English-speaking fans of Japanese horror have known for decades, the genre is particularly well exported. Scary movies are often built around shocking visuals, meaning […]
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Andrew Dominik’s Blonde NC-17 was controversial from the start: for its ratings, for its source material (a highly fictionalized novel by Joyce Carol Oates), and […]
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It’s tempting to call it a slap in the face heard around the world, except that resourceful technologists silenced the moment Will Smith slapped Chris […]
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Scary movies are best watched with romantic partners, whether you’re trying to capture someone’s fantasy or rekindle the flames in a long-term relationship. Fear can […]
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We’re kicking off the “spooky season” (eye roll) with something that won’t surprise anyone: October means a new set of Halloween-themed horror and entertainment across […]
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Same-sex marriage was legalized in Massachusetts nearly two decades ago, and across the US back in 2015, but somehow Brothers , which premieres this weekend, […]
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The discovery tab of your podcast app is very good at letting you listen to one of the big new podcasts backed by a major […]
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Hollywood is so obsessed with franchises that it’s making spin-offs and prequels that you’ve never even heard of. Take Pennyworth , for example, a series […]
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Don’t Worry Darling opens in theaters this week, offering us our first chance to find out if the film is better and more entertaining than […]
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Lena Dunham has the banner of 2022 releasing two new films – her first own, independent projects since Girls closed in 2017. The first film, […]
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In case you didn’t know, it’s almost October, which means Halloween is coming soon. But you don’t need me to remind you of this fact; […]
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Netflix is going through hard times in 2022 – stock crashes, high-profile cancellations, and refusal to just renew The Sandman – but I can’t quit […]
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This week marks the milestone birthday of Stephen King, the diamond jubilee of one of America’s most popular, prolific and accomplished writers. Snobs may unfairly […]
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The usual suspects were deeply traumatized by the latest Disney movie trailer (as if we had nothing else to worry about). In the upcoming remake […]
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There’s a reason Hitler books sell better than Churchill books. As long as it is kept at arm’s length, abstracted into words or images rather […]
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There are 5.3 million podcasts on Spotify. By the time you finish this article, there will be even more. It’s impossible to listen to all […]
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The Venice Film Festival is behind us, and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has just ended, and moviegoers are finally getting a clearer picture […]
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After about 30 films and 16 TV shows (depending on how you count them), I’m numb to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I’m not a snob […]
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Horror movies aren’t just for October, but if you’re going to be releasing a reboot of Clive Barker’s original, franchise-launching, quirky sado-masochistic Hellraiser horror classic, […]
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Born from Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel, Pinocchio is both a mere pop culture landmark and the star of every number of films and television cartoons. […]
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This post started out as a roundup of female power films – a nice tie-in to the upcoming release of Viola Davis ‘s historical epic […]
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