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AESTHETICS ASIDE, IS THE SHARDS ACTUALLY A GOOD SHOW?
View more: AESTHETICS ASIDE, IS THE SHARDS ACTUALLY A GOOD SHOW?The Shards is a 2026 FX and Hulu series created by Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis, adapted from Ellis’ novel of the same name. It follows Bret, a senior at a wealthy Los Angeles prep school in 1981, navigating a secret gay identity, a girlfriend he is not attracted to, a friend group too…
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THE LAST HOUSE (2026) | REVIEW
View more: THE LAST HOUSE (2026) | REVIEWThe Last House is a 2026 Netflix science fiction thriller directed by Louis Leterrier, starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura. The film follows the Delgado family, a couple and their two children, who wake up one day to find themselves completely sealed inside their suburban Seattle home. The doors and windows will not open. The…
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HOUSE OF THE DRAGON SEASON 3 IS COMPLETE | BUT WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
View more: HOUSE OF THE DRAGON SEASON 3 IS COMPLETE | BUT WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?Season 3 of House of the Dragon just wrapped and after the relative disappointment of season 2, this one came back with something to prove. The season centers on the full escalation of the Dance of the Dragons, the civil war between the Blacks, led by Rhaenyra Targaryen and her husband Daemon, and the Greens,…
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10 THINGS I WANT TO SEE AT MVAAFF
View more: 10 THINGS I WANT TO SEE AT MVAAFFMVAAFF is a day away and I wish I could do the full lineup but unfortunately I will only be able to catch the last leg of the festival. The Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival takes place annually in Oak Bluffs, MA, and is a nine day event featuring films, shorts and documentaries by…
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3 WOMEN CENTERED SHOWS THAT DESERVED A SECOND SEASON
View more: 3 WOMEN CENTERED SHOWS THAT DESERVED A SECOND SEASONNothing I hate more than getting into a show that doesn’t get picked up for a second season. In fact there should be a warning that comes up right on the first episode telling you “don’t waste your time, there is no second season.” I’m kidding. But on a serious note it’s hard enough finding…
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DO WE NEED PRINCESS DIARIES 3?
View more: DO WE NEED PRINCESS DIARIES 3?After years of rumors, casting calls, script rewrites and a castle sitting empty somewhere in Europe waiting to be used, Princess Diaries 3 is apparently still happening. Anne Hathaway confirmed as recently as July 2026 that the creative team has had what she called a “story breakthrough,” though she also admitted they essentially had to…
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10 MOVIES FOR VIXENS WHO LOVE A GOOD BITCH
View more: 10 MOVIES FOR VIXENS WHO LOVE A GOOD BITCHNothing I love more in a movie than a good bitch. A woman who is not afraid to be disliked, to wield power and wield it well. Is she always right? No. But we need more imperfect women in cinema. So here are 10 movies for vixens who love a good bitch, in no particular…
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REVISITING MALÈNA (2000): THE BURDEN OF BEAUTY
View more: REVISITING MALÈNA (2000): THE BURDEN OF BEAUTYMalèna is a 2000 Italian film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore and starring Monica Bellucci. Set in World War II Sicily, the film follows Malèna, the beautiful young wife of a soldier deployed to war, through the eyes of Renato, a 13 year old boy who becomes obsessed with her. As Malèna navigates life alone in…
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EVERY WOMAN IN THE ODYSSEY (2026) | EXPLAINED
View more: EVERY WOMAN IN THE ODYSSEY (2026) | EXPLAINEDI just saw The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s 2026 epic adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek poem, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, on his long and punishing journey home after the Trojan War. The film moves between Odysseus’s decade-long journey across treacherous seas and the crisis unfolding back home in Ithaca, where his…
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BATCH REVIEW | 3 RECENT WATCHES WORTH YOUR TIME
View more: BATCH REVIEW | 3 RECENT WATCHES WORTH YOUR TIMEThere is something about sitting down with genuinely good films after a string of disappointing ones that reignites my love for films. This week I sat down with a romantic comedy, a southern gothic revenge film, and a supernatural horror thriller. Three very different films, all centered on women, all worth your time in different…
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