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‘The Dropout’

We’re two months into 2022 and there’s already a strong trend in this year’s prestige TV: the based-on-true-events limited series. Hulu’s Pam and Tommy, Netflix’s Inventing Anna, Peacock’s Joe vs. Carole — and now there’s The Dropout (also on Hulu). But unlike all the aforementioned shows, The Dropout is the one that doesn’t feel like cheeky fun; The Dropout feels truly prestigious and vitally now. Amanda Seyfried gives the performance of her career as Elizabeth Holmes, the maverick who dropped out of college and upended the tech world by inventing a revolutionary medical device… except… uh, she didn’t invent it and it also didn’t really work. The Dropout dives into the deep end of the drama surrounding Holmes’ life, dissecting the venture capital world and showing the cutthroat side of Silicon Valley. It even turns Holmes’ decision to change her voice from a weird-but-true factoid into a major character moment. It turns out there’s plenty more to this story than what we already know.

Beth Dubber

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‘Dance Moms: A New Era’

Calling all Dance Moms fans — Hulu's new reboot Dance Moms: A New Era has finally taken centerstage, with a whole new cast of characters that are sure to make a sparkly spectacle. Dance coach Gloria "Glo" Hampton is ready to make the young members of her Studio Bleu elite team stars, with a national title on the line. Of course, the franchise's ...

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‘The Creator’

While it is by no means a perfect science fiction movie, Gareth Edwards' The Creator has many positive elements that warrant it a must-watch. Set in the future where a war between humans and artificial intelligence has broken out, former special forces agent Joshua (John David Washington) is recruited to hunt down and kill the source, known...

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‘The Last of Us’

Based on the acclaimed video game of the same name, The Last of Us is set in a post apocalyptic world where a mutant fungus pandemic has raged across the United States, turning its human hosts into aggressive creatures. Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, is tasked with transporting Ellie, a 14-year-old girl who was infected but never...

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‘Sixteen Candles’

There's nothing quite like a romantic comedy from the 1980s — and Sixteen Candles remains one of the most memorable films from its genre. Samantha Baker is an angsty teenager whose family forgets her 16th birthday amid the chaos of her older sister's wedding. At the same time, she lusts for the cute senior with the nice car Jake Ryan, who...

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Sixteen Candles

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‘The Old Guard’

When you think "comfort movies," a bloody action flick isn't quite what comes to mind, right? But whenever I want to watch something familiar that makes me smile, I often find myself pressing play on The Old Guard. There's just something about Charlize Theron-led action movies! The Old Guard, which dropped on Netflix in the thick of the...

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‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Volume 4

When it comes to engaging true-crime television, it doesn't get better than Unsolved Mysteries. Volume 4 of Netflix's revival of the iconic series recently dropped, gifting fans with five new episodes. From Jack the Ripper to The Mothman, the new season is an eclectic mix of mysteries, but the best of the bunch are "Murder, Center Stage," which...

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Unsolved Mysteries (2020)

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