‘His & Hers’ Is Too Grim to Be Fun: Review
As splashy thrillers of every style and subgenre proliferate on platforms clamoring for viewers’ rapt attention, what increasingly separates the ones worth getting hooked on...
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The Story Behind Andrea Yates Doc The Cult Behind the Killer
More than two decades after one of the most disturbing crimes in recent American history, the case of Andrea Yates, who drowned her five children...
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Here’s What’s New on Netflix in January 2026
Netflix is kicking off the new year with new seasons of some of its greatest hits, like Unlocked: A Jail Experiment (Jan. 7), Love Is...
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‘The Housemaid’ Movie Ending, Explained
Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Housemaid. If you’re in the mood for a twisty, high-camp thriller full of outrageous dialogue and plenty of...
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The True Story Behind ‘Obsession: Murder of a Beauty Queen’
Obsession: Murder of a Beauty Queen, out Dec. 17 on HBO Max, revisits the life and death of Agnieszka Kotlarska, one of Poland’s most accomplished...
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Review: Three Movies in, Avatar Has Lost Its Wonder
The selling point of James Cameron’s Avatar films is that they allegedly invite us into a world of wonder, a universe that’s fanciful yet artfully...
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Remembering Rob Reiner, Who Did Nothing by Half Measures
If you were to tease out a unifying thread through three of the signature films directed by Rob Reiner—This Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride,...
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IT: Welcome to Derry: How the Finale Connects to the Movies
Warning: This post contains spoilers for the IT: Welcome to Derry finale. By the start of the eighth and final episode of Andy Muschietti’s IT...
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Emma Mackey on Becoming Ella McCay
In Emma Mackey’s very first screen role, on the Netflix series Sex Education, she played a rebellious teen. As the star of James L. Brooks’...
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Wake Up Dead Man: Ending of Knives Out Mystery Explained
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Wake Up Dead Man. When a “perfectly impossible” crime is committed at a rural upstate New York church, Southern-fried...
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‘Little Disasters’ Is Everything ‘All Her Fault’ Wasn’t
Viewers who have grown exhausted by TV’s endless supply of interchangeable, mediocre domestic thrillers might be tempted to skip Little Disasters. Premiering Dec. 11 on...
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The 10 Best Books of 2025
In a hard year—and when, recently, have we had one we’d consider easy?—books can be a lifeline and a balm, a place to retreat and...