More from Angie Han
‘Vanished’ Review: Kaley Cuoco’s France-Set MGM+ Thriller Isn’t an Excursion Worth Taking
An ordinary American woman gets embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy after her boyfriend (Sam Claflin) mysteriously disappears from a train leaving Paris.
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Critic’s Notebook: Darren Aronofsky’s ‘On This Day… 1776’ Demonstrates That High-End AI Slop Is Still AI Slop
Produced using technology from Google's DeepMind, the YouTube short-form series does more to highlight the obvious limitations of AI filmmaking than its theoretical benefits.
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‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’ Review: Lyrical Dreams and Bittersweet Reality Collide in a Moving, Gorgeously Imagined Father-Son Drama
Writer-director Walter Thompson-Hernández brings a lightly surreal touch to a coming-of-age story about a family in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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‘The Friend’s House Is Here’ Review: A Stirring Iranian Drama Celebrates the Resilience of Friendship and Art in Hard Times
In modern-day Tehran, two longtime pals and roommates are threatened when their underground creative circle attracts the attention of the oppressive government regime.
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‘Bedford Park’ Review: Two Lonely Souls Navigate Familial Burdens and Korean American Identity in Stephanie Ahn’s Delicately Poignant Debut
Premiering at Sundance, the drama follows an unhappy physical therapist and a prickly ex-wrestler who forge an unexpected connection in the wake of a minor car accident.
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‘Wonder Man’ Review: Ben Kingsley and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Bromance Powers Disney+’s Endearingly Low-Key Marvel Series
Kingsley reprises his role as Trevor Slattery, now just an actor looking for his next big role, in the eight-part dramedy co-created by 'Shang-Chi' director Destin Daniel Cretton.
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‘Finding Her Edge’ Review: Netflix’s YA Ice Dancing Drama Could Use More Passion and Drive
The overlooked middle daughter of an athletic dynasty finds herself torn between her new skating partner, a brash but talented bad boy, and her ex, now their rival in competition.
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‘Steal’ Review: Sophie Turner Stars in an Amazon Thriller That Yields Diminishing Returns
Archie Madekwe and Jacob Fortune-Lloyd also appear in the six-part series about an ordinary office worker who gets tangled up in an armed robbery of four billion dollars.
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‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Review: Holly Hunter Headlines Paramount+’s Uneven but Charming Franchise Expansion
The Oscar winner plays the chancellor of the school for future officers, reopening for the first time in a century after shutting down amid a galaxy-wide catastrophe.
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‘Ponies’ Review: Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson Team Up for Peacock’s Flashy but Forgettable Spy Thriller
Created by David Iserson ('Mr. Robot') and Susanna Fogel ('The Flight Attendant'), the series follows two American widows who become undercover CIA agents in 1970s Moscow.
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‘People We Meet on Vacation’ Review: Netflix’s Emily Henry Adaptation Offers a Warm and Sunny Romantic Escape
Emily Bader ('My Lady Jane') and Tom Blyth ('The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes') star as two longtime friends who take a summer trip together each year.
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‘The Pitt’ Review: HBO Max’s Medical Drama Returns for a Second Season as Thrilling, Gory and Oddly Comforting as the First
The Noah Wyle-led ensemble is back for 15 new episodes set on July 4th, with a new attending physician, two new med students and more.
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