What to Remember About the Characters in Thunderbolts*
Thunderbolts*, out May 2, features Marvel’s B-team superheroes—sidekicks and antagonists who have existed largely on the sidelines of the MCU for the past decade and...
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Why Havoc’s Most Crucial Scene Is Also Its Subtlest One
Nestled in the back half of Gareth Evans’ Havoc, a stunningly violent film that does exactly what it says on the tin, two parents sit...
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Ben Affleck Is a Blast to Watch in The Accountant 2
I suffer from what I call an Afflecktion: a love for Ben Affleck that’s also just a little apologetic, as if I know there are...
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Étoile Has a Surprising Connection to History
Amy Sherman-Palladino’s latest show Étoile is a toe-tally enjoyable and funny spoof of ballet dancers. Out on Prime Video on April 24, the eight-episode series...
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True Story Behind Netflix’s A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054
On July 17, 2007, Brazil endured the worst aviation accident in the country’s history: the crash of a TAM Airlines plane, which left 199 people...
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Andor Season 2: Everything to Remember
When Star Wars fans were introduced to Cassian Andor nearly a decade ago in 2016’s Rogue One, Diego Luna’s steely captain was already a fully...
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‘Sinners’ Is a Gory and Seductive Vampire Movie
Ryan Coogler’s extraordinary horror entertainment Sinners opens with a sequence that hits like one of those question-mark blues chords, a what-the-hell-is-happening? clang that might be...
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The Story Behind ‘Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror’
Thirty years ago, a truck bomb went off at a federal office building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, including 19 children, in the deadliest...
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Sinners’ Ending and Mid-Credits Scene, Explained
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Sinners. The entirety of Sinners may take place over the span of only 24 hours, but Ryan Coogler (Creed,...
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What That Asterisk in ‘Thunderbolts*’ Means
Marvel Studios’ most unusual release of 2025 is Thunderbolts*, a movie that stands out not only because of its edgy marketing but also because of...
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The Thrilling Ending of Netflix’s The Glass Dome
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Netflix’s The Glass Dome In The Glass Dome, a Netflix series based on a story by the Swedish crime author Camilla...
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‘The Rehearsal’ Season 2 Is About More Than Aviation Safety
Nathan Fielder is kind of spooky. From the meta corporate satire of “Dumb Starbucks,” an ingenious viral stunt from his mid-2010s Comedy Central show Nathan...