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MAGPIE Review: Daisy Ridley Delivers Knockout Performance in Marital Neo-Noir

When Daisy Ridley (Sometimes I Think About Dying, The Marsh King's Daughter, the Star Wars sequel trilogy) last appeared on screen in Young Woman and the Sea earlier this year, she was literally and figuratively swimming for her life. She's...

BASED ON A TRUE STORY Review: Dark Comedy Barks, Sometimes Bites

Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina and Tom Bateman star in the dark comedy series, debuting on Peacock TV.

Review: THIRTEEN LIVES, Respectful, Reverential Thai Cave Rescue Dramatization

A twist on the “if it bleeds, it leads” credo of local news coverage, national and international cable news thrives on spectacle: Disaster definitely sells; impending and/or drawn-out disaster sells even better. It can hold viewer engagement across hours, days,...

Review: DEATH ON THE NILE, More Than Enough Champagne to Fill the Nile

Directed by Kenneth Branagh, who stars as Hercule Poirot, the Agatha Christie adaptation also stars Gal Gadot, Letitia Wright, Sophie Okonedo and Armie Hammer.