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I Can Say Goodbye To Star Trek Because Star Trek Raised Me

I Can Say Goodbye To Star Trek Because Star Trek Raised Me

Aftermath — Star Trek instilled in me many of the same values that are taught in houses of worship across the world, but in my faith, there is no God to judge or punish me-I learned how to rely on my own moral compass and inner strength. Last year, Skydance Media bought my church.
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‘Opus’ Review: Pop-Star Cult of Personality Thriller Never Finds Its Groove

‘Opus’ Review: Pop-Star Cult of Personality Thriller Never Finds Its Groove

Observer — This satirical thriller — starring John Malkovich as a pop-star cult leader and Ayo Edebiri as the reporter that sees through him — takes aim at the attention economy. It's sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, but not enough of either.
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'The Electric State' Review: An Expensive Artifact of Our Soulless Technocracy

'The Electric State' Review: An Expensive Artifact of Our Soulless Technocracy

Observer — It's humans and robots vs. an evil tech magnate in this dumb, unfunny action movie starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt and directed by the Russo Brothers.
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'Black Bag' Review: Love as a Spy Game

'Black Bag' Review: Love as a Spy Game

Observer — Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender are married spies who come to suspect each other in this cool little Steven Soderbergh movie.
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'The Righteous Gemstones': A Low-Stakes (But Still Funny) Final Season

'The Righteous Gemstones': A Low-Stakes (But Still Funny) Final Season

Observer — Though reliably raunchy, this fourth and final season is light on the drama, mystery and madcap action that have made the Gemstones a stand-out.
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'Zero Day' Review: A Political Thriller Without Politics

'Zero Day' Review: A Political Thriller Without Politics

Observer — A cyberattack. A divided country. And a former president who's brought in to mount an orderly defense of the status quo. Robert De Niro stars in this Netflix miniseries that's so painstakingly centrist it doesn't have a real point of view.
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'Captain America: Brave New World' Review: No Cure For the Marvel Malaise Here

'Captain America: Brave New World' Review: No Cure For the Marvel Malaise Here

Observer — Though it ties together threads from the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole, 'Brave New World' is neither particularly good or bad. It's just another Marvel movie.
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'Heart Eyes' Review: Blood Spattered Comfort Food

'Heart Eyes' Review: Blood Spattered Comfort Food

Observer — This mash-up of horror and rom-com pushes its characters to sketch comedy extremes, but Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding have real chemistry.
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'American Primeval' Review: Brutal, Bleak Western Series Is Exhausting to Watch

'American Primeval' Review: Brutal, Bleak Western Series Is Exhausting to Watch

Observer — It's important to desanitize the Hollywood fantasy of the Wild West and confront our own history. But this Netflix series is grim to the point of cruelty.
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Netflix And Max Are Betting Big on Wrestling - Here's Why

Netflix And Max Are Betting Big on Wrestling - Here's Why

Observer — Underneath this half-fake bloodsport where the blood is real and the sport is not you'll find non-stop economic intrigue, reality-show gossip, and a constantly shifting narrative. All of which can keep viewers streaming hours of live programming each week.
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'Laid' Review: Sex, Death And One of the Year's Best Comedic Characters

'Laid' Review: Sex, Death And One of the Year's Best Comedic Characters

Observer — Stephanie Hsu shines as a party planner who discovers everyone she goes to bed with is dying in seemingly unrelated freak accidents in this consistently funny series that's part sitcom and part procedural.
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'The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim' Review: A Generic, Hobbit-Free Tolkien Tale

'The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim' Review: A Generic, Hobbit-Free Tolkien Tale

Observer — While 'War of the Rohirrim' might keep the spirit of Tolkien's words alive, it's slow going and the animation itself is nothing exceptional.
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'The Sticky' Review: Margo Martindale Shines In Serviceable Heist Comedy

'The Sticky' Review: Margo Martindale Shines In Serviceable Heist Comedy

Observer — TV Review, 'The Sticky': This Amazon Prime heist comedy series works just fine while you're watching it, but it's not memorable.
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'A Man on the Inside' Review: Comfy, Heartfelt Television

'A Man on the Inside' Review: Comfy, Heartfelt Television

Observer — TV review, A Man on the Inside: Ted Danson goes undercover in a retirement home in this series that's long on heart and short on punchlines.
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'Arcane' Season 2 Review: One of the Best Animated Series Ever Made

'Arcane' Season 2 Review: One of the Best Animated Series Ever Made

Observer — A video-game company invested a ludicrous amount of time and money on what could be considered a longform advertisement and wound up with one of the best animated series ever made.
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'Venom: The Last Dance' Review: Brainless and Disjointed

'Venom: The Last Dance' Review: Brainless and Disjointed

Observer — The disappointing 'Venom: The Last Dance' races through action and exposition at breakneck speed. Things simply happen, one after another, with no anticipation or suspense.
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Vampire Sitcom 'What We Do in the Shadows' Loses Some Bite in Final Season

Vampire Sitcom 'What We Do in the Shadows' Loses Some Bite in Final Season

Observer — TV review, 'What We Do in the Shadows': This Hulu sitcom about a Staten Island vampire clan remains charming, but the act is wearing thin.
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'Anora' Review: One Of The Funniest, Saddest, Best Films Of The Year

'Anora' Review: One Of The Funniest, Saddest, Best Films Of The Year

Observer — As a strip-club dancer who marries a wealthy Russian after a week of non-stop partying, Mikey Madison turns in a star making performance.
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'Smile 2' Review: Funhouse Horror That Does The Trick

'Smile 2' Review: Funhouse Horror That Does The Trick

Observer — This sequel-in which a pop star just has to contend with different sorts of demons than the ones that sent her to rehab-should quench the blood thirst of horror fans this spooky season.
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'Shrinking' Season 2 Review: Jason Segel's Therapy Comedy Expands Its World

'Shrinking' Season 2 Review: Jason Segel's Therapy Comedy Expands Its World

Observer — Most sitcoms are driven by their characters' unwillingness to confront their flaws. In 'Shrinking' the characters are all actively working on themselves and on each other.
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'Joker: Folie à Deux' Review: A Shocking Movie-Shockingly Bad, That Is

'Joker: Folie à Deux' Review: A Shocking Movie-Shockingly Bad, That Is

Observer — 'Joker: Folie à Deux' is a product of wild, aimless ambition, the sort of mad swing that would be laudable if it weren't so downright awful.
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'Mr. McMahon' Review: WWE Docuseries Is Part Celebration, Part Exposé

'Mr. McMahon' Review: WWE Docuseries Is Part Celebration, Part Exposé

Observer — Disgraced WWE founder Vince McMahon is the perfect subject for a hard-nosed true crime documentary series. But having spent $5 billion on WWE broadcast rights, that's not what Netflix has delivered.
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'The Penguin' Review: A Fun Gangster Series, No Interest in Superheroes Required

'The Penguin' Review: A Fun Gangster Series, No Interest in Superheroes Required

Observer — Colin Farrell is excellent reprising his role from 'The Batman,' but this HBO series belongs to Cristin Milioti as the terrifying yet sympathetic daughter of a dead crime boss.
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‘The Front Room’ Review: A Horror-Comedy That Isn’t Quite Either

‘The Front Room’ Review: A Horror-Comedy That Isn’t Quite Either

Observer — What do you get when you add a surreal A24 horror-thriller to a grossout slapstick comedy? Something less than the sum of its parts.
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