TV & Movies Reviews
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‘Monsieur Spade’: Clive Owen Detective Series Is a Big Disappointment
Given the ace talent involved, from co-creators Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit) and Tom Fontana (Oz) to its star, this AMC series is a letdown
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‘The Book of Clarence’ Rewrites the Biblical Epic
Director Jeymes Samuel does for sword-and-sandal movies what he did for Westerns with The Harder They Fall and lets a Black all-star cast leave their mark on a traditionally white mythology
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Seth MacFarlane’s ‘Ted’ TV Show Is Surprisingly Funny
The ‘Family Guy’ creator has adapted his Ted stoner teddy bear film character into a Peacock series. It’s silly, juvenile, and will make you laugh plenty
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‘The Beekeeper’ Is Jason Statham Raging Against the Machine
Statham punch, kick, shoot, stab, blow things up? Yes! Statham uncover possible deep-state conspiracy involving cyberscammers? Yikes!
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‘Mean Girls’ Musical Film Is Not Fetch, But Reneé Rapp Kills as Regina
This generation’s Plastics gets the Regina George it deserves in cluttered, chaotic adaptation of cult classic-turned-Broadway hit
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‘Echo’ Is One of Marvel’s Best TV Shows in Years. Will People Watch?
Featuring an ass-kicking Choctaw superhero and an MVP cast of Native actors, the Disney+ series falls under the new Marvel Spotlight banner
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‘Like Flowers in Sand’ Is Your New K-Drama Obsession
The South Korean sports/mystery/romance series, now streaming on Netflix, is a quiet yet impactful blend of genres that beguiles as much as it thrills
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‘The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’ Is Deeply Disturbing TV
Lifetime docuseries about Blanchard, who had her abusive, Munchausen-by-proxy mother killed, is a tough watch about a woman finally tasting freedom
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‘Night Swim’ Is a Bizarrely Intriguing Swimming Pool Horror Movie
This Blumhouse horror flick features Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon dealing with a haunted swimming pool
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‘True Detective’ Is Must-See TV Again Thanks to Jodie Foster and Co.
Fourth season of HBO’s neo-noir delivers a gripping Arctic Circle mystery from creator Issa López and stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis
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