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Season four of “The Crown” is television of the highest honor

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The Netflix period drama returns for a fourth season full of typically stellar performances and unflinching storytelling.

Beau North Posted on November 14, 2020November 14, 2020

Millie Bobby Brown carries the shaggy “Enola Holmes” on her shoulders

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Netflix’s latest is a whimsical re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes buoyed only by Brown’s charming performance.

Sarah Gorr Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

“Fight Club”, “Fleabag” and The Battle Against Toxicity

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A look back at the movie that inadvertently launched a toxic movement & the TV series that better understood postmodern pain.

Sarah Gorr Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019

Review: “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” Is a Sprawling High Fantasy Prequel

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
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The Jim Henson Company makes a stellar return to form in Netflix’s epic, ten-episode prequel to the classic 1982 film.

Tim Stevens Posted on August 30, 2019August 29, 2019

With “Sweeney Todd”, Tim Burton Ditched Whimsy for Pure, Masterful Macabre

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By channeling Burton’s outsized whimsy into something darker, consistent, and more constrained, Sweeney Todd succeeds in ways his other adaptations fail.

Christy Admiraal Posted on March 24, 2019August 5, 2020

How Quirk Killed Tim Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”

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Burton’s dark, misguided adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel ages particularly poorly among the rest of his works.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on March 23, 2019August 5, 2020

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late-Period Tim Burton

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Tim Burton’s recent films are dismissed as confused (dark) shadows of his career heights, but they contain brief glimmers of the filmmaker’s return to form.

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Scout Tafoya Posted on March 18, 2019March 14, 2019

Ocean’s 8 Review: Female-Forward Heist Antics Don’t Cover A Lack of Depth

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Gary Ross’ gender-swapped revamp of the slick heist franchise doesn’t offer its female leads enough worthwhile things to […]

Andrea Thompson Posted on June 5, 2018July 30, 2020
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