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“I May Destroy You” is a staggering work from Michaela Coel

I May Destroy You
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The star of Chewing Gum returns with a riveting new series that illuminates society’s indictment of Black bodies.

Beau North Posted on June 5, 2020July 2, 2020

Sundance 2020: “Nine Days” Provides Decent Soul Searching

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Edson Oda’s debut feature about a group of souls looking to be born into the real world is a great premise with pretty good execution.

Matt Cipolla Posted on January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

“excuse me, i love you” is a film for the already converted Arianator

Ariana Grande: Excuse Me I Love You (Netflix)
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Netflix drops a glowing, but opaque music doc that does little but throw red meat to her legions of fans.

Sydney Urbanek Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

The Top 25 Films of 2020

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From The Assistant to Wolfwalkers, we guide you through the cinema that survived a devastating 2020 and made it to our screens — and hearts.

The Spool Staff Posted on December 15, 2020January 3, 2021

“Lovecraft Country” Season Finale Recap: “Full Circle”

Lovecraft Country, "Full Circle"
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Fates are sealed & futures are secured in a talk-heavy but satisfying conclusion.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 18, 2020October 19, 2020

Lovecraft Country Episode 9 Recap: “Rewind 1921”

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The penultimate episode takes a trip to the past, & is another powerful, sobering highlight of the season.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020

“Phone Booth” is a tightly wound study in obsolescence

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Joel Schumacher’s cracked tableau of New York City’s shifts at the turn of the millennium remains a time capsule in the guise of a neo-noir.

Tim Stevens Posted on July 22, 2020July 22, 2020

Perry Mason Chapter Four Recap: You gotta have faith, faith, faith

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The first half of the first season comes with a reckoning for E.B. and Perry building a wild theory for the death of George Gannon.

Megan Sunday Posted on July 12, 2020July 12, 2020

The quiet realism of “Paranoid Park” showed Gus Van Sant at his indie best

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Both tactile and ethereal, Gus Van Sant’s skateboarding drama saw him expand upon his neorealist work that spanned the 2000s.

Patrick Glennon Posted on June 23, 2020July 2, 2020

The Quarantine Film Festival: Streaming Through the Coronavirus

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A comprehensive guide to the streaming films you should watch as you quarantine from the coronavirus.

The Spool Staff Posted on March 20, 2020April 27, 2020

“To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You” Keeps Things Warm, Fuzzy, Safe

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Netflix’s sequel to To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before keeps the charm but loses some of its edge.

Clint Worthington Posted on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020

The Top 25 TV Shows of 2019

Top 25 TV shows of 2019
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From HBO (Chernobyl, Watchmen, Succession) to Netflix (Russian Doll, The Crown, Stranger Things) and beyond, we break down the best TV of the year.

The Spool Staff Posted on December 16, 2019December 18, 2019

Good Omens Review: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

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Amazon’s adaptation of the Neil Gaiman/Terry Pratchett novel is an unwieldy but charming tale of finding love in the darkest places.

Chris Ludovici Posted on May 20, 2019August 10, 2020

The Intruder Review: A Crazy, Potential So-Bad-It’s-Good Classic

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A bat-crap crazy home invasion thriller, The Intruder spices up its hokey script and brain-dead characters with a bug-eyed turn from Dennis Quaid.

Dusty Wilson Posted on May 1, 2019August 7, 2020

C2E2 2019: Alien 40th Anniversary Shorts Revealed

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Twentieth Century Fox aired four of its six upcoming anniversary shorts at C2E2 this weekend, xenomorphs feasting on space truckers and scientists alike.

Grant Posted on March 24, 2019March 24, 2019
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