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Review: Live Action ‘Moana’ is More Than a Shameless Cash Grab

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I don’t know about you, but I always experience a cognitive dissonance anytime I enjoy a modern Disney movie—especially a live-action remake. But this...
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Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 Episode 7 Review: The Force Awakens in ‘The Bridge’

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There are many beautiful things in the opening of Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 Episode 7, 'The Bridge' where Max (Sadie Sink) finally...
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Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1 Review: ‘The Turnbow Trap’ & ‘Sorcerer’

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In Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 3, "The Turnbow Trap," the titular trap refers to Derek Turnbow (Jake Connelly, Between the Silence), otherwise known...
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‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ is Let Down by a Rushed Ending

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If the whole of The Conjuring: Last Rites were as good as the first 2/3rds, we’d have a new franchise best. Director Michael Chaves...
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The Last Words on The Last of Us Season 2: Dissecting The Final Two Episodes

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The Last of Us season two’s penultimate episode “The Price” answers questions and still leaves viewers lost. If “The Price” is the foundation,  then the...
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‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ is Breathtaking

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The Hollywood promise of thrills, fun and heroism is not unique to a Tom Cruise production, but the Tom Cruise iteration of that promise...
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The Last of Us Review: ‘Feel Her Love’ Changes the Game

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“Feel Her Love” calls back to The Last Of Us’ beginnings in a number of ways. Hanrahan It calls back to the game, to the show,...
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Review: The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 4, ‘Day One’

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The Seattle section of The Last Of Us Part II takes place over three days, each given their own little title card: Day One,...
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Review: The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 3, ‘The Path’

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If there’s one narrative device that The Last Of Us as a franchise loves, it’s time jumps between traumatic incidents and new normals. These...
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The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 2 Review: ‘Through the Valley’ is The Best Episode of the Series

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'Through the Valley' is not just the biggest episode of The Last Us due to scale due to its Helms Deep-esque action set piece...
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The Last of Us Season 2 Premiere Review: ‘Future Days’ Proves That Source Deviations Aren’t a Bad Thing

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As an adaptation, HBO’s The Last Of Us is not obliged to follow every narrative beat to the letter, but there’s still an underlying...
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Adolescence Review: Netflix’s Unconventional Examination of Understanding

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One of the first scenes in Adolescence has a SWAT team  breaking into Jamie Miller’s (Owen Cooper, Wuthering Heights) home to arrest him on...
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