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Anthony Minghella's 1999 movie adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley was a lush, sun-soaked exploration of how a charming, handsome grifter wormed his way into the lives of upper crust gadflys in 1950s era Italy. Steven Zaillian's 2024 Ripley series for Netflix takes an entirely different tact, aging up all of the characters significantly —...
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Nicolas Cage and A24 are a match made in heaven. The Oscar-winning actor stars in Dream Scenario as Paul Matthews, an awkward professor and father who finds himself at the center of a media storm when strangers around the world begin seeing him in their dreams. Mired by crippling insecurities, Paul attempts to capitalize on this moment and use it...
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Starz's latest racy historic drama Mary & George might be its most fun yet. The series eschews the Tudor family tree for the scandals that came immediately after Elizabeth I shuffled off her mortal coil. Mary & George takes place during the Jacobean era, when James I (Tony Curran) ruled England as the first Stuart king and his revolving...
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The French legal drama Anatomy of a Fall follows German writer Sandra (Sandra Hüller) after the mysterious death of her husband Samuel (Samuel Theis). Police are unable to determine the cause of Samuel’s death, which leads to Sandra being thrown into a legal battle that exposes their marital issues and threatens to separate her from her son....
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Guy Ritchie's 2019 movie The Gentlemen was a rollicking good time, fueled by spliffs and the star power of Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Colin Farrell, Jeremy Strong, and Charlie Hunnam. A sequel never came to fruition despite Ritchie's best efforts, but in its place we have something better: A spin-off series on Netflix! None of the...
Missed Monsieur Spade, a six-episode crime drama from the brilliant creators of The Queen’s Gambit and Oz? Consider this your sign to start streaming the AMC limited series on AMC+ and Acorn TV. Co-created by Emmy winners Scott Frank and Tom Fontana, Monsieur Spade follows Sam Spade (Clive Owen), the legendary detective from Dashiell...
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Inspired by a true story, the new Hulu drama series We Were the Lucky Ones follows a Jewish family as they are separated during the Holocaust. As the series continues, the Kurcs go through great lengths to survive and reunite with one another. The show is based on Georgia Hunter’s best-selling novel of the same name, which was brought to life...
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Why the hell is Gen Z watching Suits? In a perfect world, Gen Z — nay, everyone — would be bingeing ER and losing their minds just like audiences did in 1994. TV's premier medical drama remains just that: the best of the best, with intense direction, passionate performances, and hilarious moments that are so weird they somehow ring true (never ...
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Missing Sex Education? We hear you. Did you know there's another show on Netflix right now that will fill that Sex Ed void? Welcome to Heartbreak High. The Netflix original is a reboot of the early 90s Australian teen drama of the same name; it's set in the same school and features the children of some characters from the original series — in...
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