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Don't sleep on Bodkin. Siobhán Cullen plays an intrepid reporter forced to join a peppy podcaster and his protege on a trip to the quiet Irish countryside after one of her investigative pieces lands her in hot water. But the "podcasters," as everyone in Bodkin, Ireland scornfully calls them, quickly find out they're on the right trail when...
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The best thing I watched in April 2024 was Ripley, writer/director Steve Zaillian's stark, eerie, and throughly enveloping series adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley. Zaillian's decision to film the series entirely in black-and-white is, as the kids say, a choice — a choice I applauded, but one that also left...
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Conan O'Brien Must Go is part-travelogue, part exercise in chaos theory. The four-part Max docuseries follows comedian Conan O'Brien as he bum rushes various fans of his podcast all over the world. Sure, it's got voiceover from Werner Herzog and hi-res drone shots of gorgeous landscapes, but Conan O'Brien Must Go is not your usual travel show....
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Orlando Bloom: To The Edge, Peacock's new docuseries, sees the Pirates of the Caribbean star testing his limits with three thrill-seeking sports across the sky, land, and sea. Not only do we see the exhilarating side of Bloom's journey, but also his pursuit of spiritual wellbeing through Buddhism, which he has been practicing since he was 16...
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For sci-fi fans looking for their next watch, Sweet Tooth may be just what you're looking for. This ambitious series, based on the DC comic series, tells the story of a country ripped apart by a mysterious virus that has wiped out most of the population and caused babies to be born part human, part animal. While the series follows human-deer...
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You may as well refer to Jenny Slate as Nicolas Cage because the actor/comedian is a true National Treasure. Slate's uproarious new special, Seasoned Professional, is a hilarious mix of silly and smart. Now streaming on Prime Video, Jenny's latest hour deftly touches on traditional topics like love, marriage, pregnancy, and therapy while also...
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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...
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