How A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Connects to Game of Thrones
Bloodmoon, Snow, Empire of Ash. In the nearly seven years since Game of Thrones came to what we’ll generously refer to as a polarizing end,...
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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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‘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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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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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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Breaking Down the Unexpected Twists and Turns of ‘Eternity’
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Eternity Death comes suddenly in Eternity, but the story that follows moves with a slower rhythm. After bickering with...
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The Real Shakespearean History Behind ‘Hamnet’
Warning: This story contains spoilers for Hamnet. Many scholars have attempted to read personal history into the writings of William Shakespeare. One work that has...
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Stranger Things Season 5: Surprise Episode Title, Explained
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Episodes 1-3 of Stranger Things Season 5. Following a three-and-a-half-year hiatus, Stranger Things is at long last back for...
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The Real Inspiration Behind ‘Rental Family’
The plot of Rental Family, directed by HIKARI and starring Brendan Fraser, reads almost like science fiction. Out of necessity, Phillip (Fraser), an out-of-work American...
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How ‘Now You See Me’ Became a Surprise Franchise Hit
It’s one of those ideas that, once you hear it, you can’t believe it hasn’t been done a million times: A group of magicians use...
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The Controversy Behind Jesus ‘Horror’ Movie ‘The Carpenter’s Son’
Making a horror movie about Jesus Christ was never going to be easy, though Lofty Nathan, the writer and director of The Carpenter’s Son, isn’t...
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‘The Beast in Me’ Ending, Explained
Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Beast in Me. Five years after the finale of Homeland, Claire Danes has reunited with one of the...