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“Uncle Frank”‘s ’70s setting matches its tiresome themes

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Paul Bettany is fantastic in the title role, and about the only thing worth watching in Amazon’s interminable family drama.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on November 29, 2020November 30, 2020

In “I Am Not Okay With This,” Teen Angst is the Scariest Villain of All

I Am Not Okay With This
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Netflix’s latest sci-fi/drama/comedy/thriller features realistic characters, but lifts heavily from “Stranger Things,” “Carrie,” & just about everything else in the same genre.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on February 20, 2020February 18, 2020

“Gretel & Hansel” Is a Lush, Rushed Fairy Tale

Gretel and Hansel
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Oz Perkins’ latest, unceremoniously dumped into January, is a revisionist Grimm story as atmospheric as it is thin.

Theo Estes Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020
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