Marlowe aims big but ends up sleepy

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Neil Jordan and Liam Neeson's take on Raymond Chandler's PI occasionally offers a lovely spark, but never enough that bidding it farewell is a sad affair.

Reviews

Schmigadoon! is a delightful pastiche of the cloying Golden Age musical

By: B.L. Panther

Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key lose themselves in a sunny song-and-dance in Apple TV+'s short, but inviting, musical comedy.

Anniversaries

20 years later, “Josie & the Pussycats” still slaps

The clever satire of pop culture consumerism is still as fresh and relevant as ever.

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