HBO Max has released a teaser for filmmaker Alex Gibney’s upcoming documentary about the opioid crisis, The Crime of the Century, which will air in two parts on May 10th and 11th. The film is rooted partly in a confidential Justice Department memo issued in 2006 that laid out a …
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In North Philadelphia, you are likely to see horses. More than likely, in fact: Go by the Fletcher Street stables, located in the middle of a string of residential houses and lots, during the daytime and you’ll catch those magnificent animals milling about near street corners and being trotted along …
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The remote seems to hang in the air for a moment, its infrared sensor mixing with the light coming in through the window to create a pixellated rainbow before the device crashes into the screen of my television. I lean back, satisfied that my rage has found a therapeutic outlet, …
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Joe and Anthony Russo’s Cherry has its moments. But the film, an adaptation of Nico Walker’s hit 2018 novel of the same name, is, for the most part, a misfire and a missed opportunity. The Russo brothers, best known of late for helming a spate of Avengers epics — most …
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Michael B. Jordan stars as the Tom Clancy hero John Clark in the new trailer for Without Remorse, Amazon Prime Video’s adaptation of Clancy’s 1993 novel. Without Remorse served as the origin story for the character who appeared in dozens of novels and Clancy-inspired video games, and the 2021 film …
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Director Lee Daniels was in the midst of wrappingup his latest movie — The United States vs. Billie Holiday, which tells the story of the late, troubled jazz singer and how “Strange Fruit,” the anti-lynching protest song she introduced to the world, brought her both triumph and troubles — when …
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Billie Piper’s face has its own microclimates. Her smile can grow sunny even as her eyes fill with barely held-in tears; her brow can furrow in anger even as she lets loose a bright laugh; her mouth can turn down in a frustrated frown even as her eyebrows melt into …
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HBO has released a new trailer for its upcoming docuseries about the accusations of sexual abuse against Woody Allen involving his then-7-year-old daughter with Mia Farrow. Allen v. Farrow will premiere on February 21st at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The trailer offers a glimpse at the four-part series’ expansive scope, starting …
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DC superheroes unite — and Jared Leto’s Joker returns — in the latest trailer for Zack Snyder’s Justice League, the recut version of the 2017 blockbuster premiering next month on HBO Max. The preview teases some of the new action sequences featured in the long-awaited #SnyderCut, which also heralds the …
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Mahershala Ali reads a snippet of Frederick Douglass’ famous 1852 speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” in a new clip from the upcoming docuseries, Amend: The Fight for America, arriving on Netflix February 17th. Amend will explore the history and legacy of the 14th Amendment, which …
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