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Succession Recap: “Dundee” Reckons With Logan’s Legacy

A trip to Logan's childhood home threatens to fracture the family even further, as Rhea continues to squeeze her way into the Roy's inner circle.

Succession Recap: Waystar Tackles #MeToo in “Argestes”

The Cruises bomb finally drops at the most inconvenient moment for the Roys on another acid-tongued episode. How does the world of #MeToo work in the callous, cutthroat world of Succession – one where crimes as heavy as being an accessory to manslaughter can be swept away with buckets of money and quick quip? In ... Succession Recap: Waystar Tackles #MeToo in “Argestes”

Succession Recap: The Roys Meet Their Match in “Tern Haven”

The Roys make their first moves toward securing Pierce in a tense family-on-family meeting.

Succession Recap: Logan Goes “Hunting” For Control

Logan tightens his grip on the Roy family and Waystar as a corporate retreat gets downright feral.

Succession Recap: Season Two Regroups at “The Summer Palace”

HBO's cuttingly dark upper-crust family drama carves new depths of capitalist depravity in the season premiere.

“Captive State” Succeeds As A Spy Thriller, But Fails Its Characters

Rupert Wyatt's dark sci-fi allegory about a Chicago occupied by sinister alien forces features some smart, subversive sequences but lacks strong characters.

Film Review: Sierra Burgess Is a Loser Mistakes Frumpy for Failure

Netflix updates Cyrano de Bergerac for the social media era in this clunky teen rom-com, which distastefully hinges on a young girl’s perceived unattractiveness. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Now that they have a smash hit in To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Netflix needs to up its game in providing youth-oriented ... Film Review: Sierra Burgess Is a Loser Mistakes Frumpy for Failure

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