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Covers:  Entertainment. Film. Television. Gaming. Comic Books. Parenting.
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Tessa Smith has been writing professionally for ten years. She graduated Magna Cumm Laude with Honors from UMASS Dartmouth with a degree in Marketing.

She lives in upstate New York with her US Navy Veteran husband, two daughters, and two dogs.

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Every Spider-Man movie, ranked from best to worst

Every Spider-Man movie, ranked from best to worst

of By Tessa Smith Mediafeed | Spider-Man: No Way Home is coming to theaters this December, and it promises to…

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Review: James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' Perfectly Combines Blood, Humor, & Heart

Review: James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' Perfectly Combines Blood, Humor, & Heart

Half of the characters had died brutal and bloody deaths within ten minutes, proving James Gunn was not messi…

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Spider-Man Makes His Most Heartbreaking MCU Line Comic Canon

Spider-Man Makes His Most Heartbreaking MCU Line Comic Canon

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is known for delivering a lot of heartbreaking lines -- and this Spider-Man one…

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My Little Pony: A New Generation Has Something For Everypony

My Little Pony: A New Generation Has Something For Everypony

My Little Pony: A New Generation is a great introduction to the new ponies that every one will fall in love w…

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Presenting The HCA TV Award For Best Animated Series or Movie

Presenting The HCA TV Award For Best Animated Series or Movie

At the 2021 HCA TV Awards I presented the award for Best Animated Series or Animated Television Movie. The no…

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Disney’s Cruella Interview: Emma Stone & Emma Thompson

Disney’s Cruella Interview: Emma Stone & Emma Thompson

Emma Stone and Emma Thompson star in Disney’s Cruella as two rival fashion designers that may not have the be…

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Ray Gunn Review: Brilliant Blend Of Sci-Fi & Film Noir

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Netflix’s Ray Gunn brilliantly blends both the sci-fi and film noir genres. It feels like a long-lost gem from Hollywood’s golden age. RAY GUNN – Raymond Gunn (Sam Rockwell) and Venus Nova (Scarlett Johansson). Cr: Skydance Animation ©2026 Right from the opening scene, Netflix’s Ray Gunn blends early Hollywood film noir with a beautiful retro-futuristic style.
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Haunted Hotel Season 2 Review

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Haunted Hotel Season 2 is just as funny and entertaining as the first season, while also delivering more scares and more lore drops. Haunted Hotel: Season 2. (L-R) Will Forte as Nathan, Kate Micucci as The Cindys, Duncan Trussell as Stabby Paul, Sumalee Montano as Headless Ghost, Matt Roller as Jack the Ripper, and Tall Monster in Haunted Hotel: Season 2. Cr. NETFLIX © 2026 When a show has such a stellar premiere season, it has to be daunting to follow up on it.
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Fjord Review: An Extremely Frustrating Watch

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Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord forces viewers to empathize with people they might not normally do so in a devastating, brilliantly acted drama about family and state bias. A movie truly does its job when it makes you side with people whose beliefs fundamentally clash with your own. Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord made me extremely uncomfortable while watching, but really, that is the entire point. Maybe it is simply the mother in me, but so much of this film left me beyond frustrated and emotionally exhausted.
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