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‘Disclaimer’ — Alfonso Cuarón Composed a Master Thriller Fuelled by Sex, Grief, and Revenge
The Mexican auteur’s first mini-series on Apple TV+ is a slick narrative puzzle, oozing with intrigue and depravity
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Akos Peterbencze
I Ate Your Heart and Felt Nothing — Ryan Murphy's 'Dahmer' is a Disturbing Series with Unfulfilled Potential
Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
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'Patrick Melrose' — Why Men Are Afraid to Be Vulnerable
For some men, honesty and sharing are harder than kicking a drug habit
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Akos Peterbencze
Where Do the Introverted Teen Boys Go After a Life-Changing Summer?
An examination of the sensitive and timid teenage boy character through ‘No Hard Feelings’ and ‘The Way Way Back’
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‘Beef’ Conveys the Struggles of First and Second-Generation Immigrants With Beautiful Poignancy
Representation matters.
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‘1923’ and The Reinvigorating Empowerment of Women in The Macho World of Montana
Odds are your first thought watching any Taylor Sheridan picture wouldn’t be something like, "Look at these strong, powerful women dominating every…
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'Hello Tomorrow!' is An Unusual Character Study of a Lunar Salesman Who Can't Stop Believing
"No one's not a dreamer, right?"
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Good Luck To You, Leo Grande — A Triumph in Intimacy and Body Positivity
A few years ago, I met a woman in her late 20s who told me she never had an orgasm.
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'First Blood's Portrayal of Toxic Authoritarian Power Is Still Relevant After 40 Years
A retrospective look at Ted Kotcheff's classic action film
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‘The North Water’ is Hell, and Colin Farrell's Henry Drax is The Devil in It
The Irish actor is on another level in this miniseries
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How ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Conquers Trauma and Mental Health
For working out complex mental issues, horror is the best soil
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'Old' — Shyamalan's Reminder That Time Will Destroy Us All
You only live once and who knows for how long
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