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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in March: Women Talking, Animated Batman, Dawson’s Creek and More!

Because in the world of streaming, nothing lasts forever.

Slow Horses returns, darker and thornier than ever

By: Tim Stevens

AppleTV+’s tale of bad spies stops telling jokes, starts getting intense.

Slow Horses moves quick

By: Tim Stevens

AppleTV+'s new spy offering focuses on failures, but turns out to be anything but.

Unraveling pop-culture one thread at a time

The Spool is an irreverent, informative source for film and television coverage, focused on diverse, thoughtful opinions that seek out a greater understanding of the media we love.

“Barbie doesn’t have bruises” Sid & Nancy at 35

By: Peter Sobczynski

Alex Cox's Sid Vicious/Nancy Spungen biopic is harrowing, but his unsentimental eye and the picture's tremendous performances are indelible.

In defense of Coppola’s polarizing take on “Dracula”

"Bram Stoker's Dracula" may be comically over the top at times, but everyone involved put 100% heart and energy into it.

“Crisis” milks the opioid crisis for a seedy, multi-pronged crime thriller

By: Marshall Estes

Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Gary Oldman, and others tackle different facets of the drug trade in an enjoyable, if flawed, procedural.

“Mank” is a tragedy, not a love letter

By: Matt Cipolla

David Fincher's biopic of Citizen Kane writer Herman J. Mankiewicz is a slick, cynical reframing of Hollywood's Golden Age.

Costumes maketh the monster: Inside the armor of “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”

We look inside the Gothic influence and drag legacy of Eiko Ishioka's Oscar-winning costumes for Francis Ford Coppola's vampiric masterpiece.

The Laundromat Review: Money, It’s a Gas

Steven Soderbergh serves up a messy capitalist critique in the shell of a slick, simplistic essay film.

Bloody Good Romance: 12 Horror Films to Sate Your Valentine’s Day Bloodlust

Gena Radcliffe and Beau North dig into a dozen gruesome, bloody tales of love and horror this Valentine's Day.

Hunter Killer Review: Gerard Butler Sinks In this Throwback Sub Thriller

The latest mid-budget Gerard Butler vehicle might thrill those who clamor for the return of the 90s submarine thriller, but doesn’t offer much else. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood While the film and television industry is deep in the throes of nostalgia, it’s strange to see the submarine thriller – one of the ... Hunter Killer Review: Gerard Butler Sinks In this Throwback Sub Thriller

TAU Review: Netflix’s Perplexing Smart House Thriller

Netflix’s latest thriller about a young girl trapped in a smart house is pure, unapologetic schlock, with workmanlike performances and plot holes you could throw a supercomputer through. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Tau, Netflix’s latest original fim, tells the story of Julia (Maika Monroe), a street-smart gal who uses her wiles to steal ... TAU Review: Netflix’s Perplexing Smart House Thriller

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