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August 9, 2021

Val is a sweet look at the life & career of Val Kilmer

The once-difficult actor reflects on 40 years of show business with insight & tenderness.
Evangelion 3.0+1.0E
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July 31, 2021

Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time is an astonishing conclusion to one of science fiction’s greatest works

Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time, the finale of Hideaki Anno's sci-fi psychodrama, wraps up with an epic and intimate coming-to-terms.
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May 28, 2021

“Panic” wants to be the next “Riverdale” & it almost nails it

Now streaming on Prime, Panic is a new series about doing what it takes to break free from your dead-end town without dying in the process.
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March 24, 2021

Blood soaked “Invincible” goes a little wobbly on takeoff

There's a lot to like in Amazon's new animated series, but the R-rated superhero antics have a tough time translating from page to screen.
Coming 2 AmericaT
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March 4, 2021

The good-natured “Coming 2 America” mostly plays the same notes

While the script is almost entirely a retread of the original, an engaged and enthusiastic cast makes it worthwhile.
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things&
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February 15, 2021

“The Map of Tiny Perfect Things” can’t find its way around

Amazon's "Groundhog Day" for teens tries its best, but goes too heavy on metaphors instead of plot.
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February 13, 2021

“Bliss” doesn’t have much to offer as a sci-fi Kaufman wannabe

Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek are certainly giving it their all in this frantic and sloppy simulation from Amazon Studios.
Expanse Season 5 FinaleT
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February 3, 2021

The Expanse Season 5 Finale Recap: “Nemesis Games”

The fifth season of The Expanse ends on a more muted note, giving beloved characters rushed-by-real-life exits and setting up bigger stakes for the end.
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January 21, 2021

The Expanse Season 5 Episode 8 recap: “Hard Vacuum”

Naomi goes out of the frying pan and into the fire, as the occupants of Earth and the Rocinante face hard choices about how to strike back at Marco Inaros.
Small Axe: Education&
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December 18, 2020

“Education” caps off “Small Axe” with a quiet, powerful call to action

Steve McQueen's incredible anthology closes with a deeply sympathetic probe of the racial deficits of the British school system.