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          The Playlist Staff
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          Todd Gilchrist
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          How The F*ck Did ‘Parasite’ Win Best Picture When We’re So Used To Losing?

          Jessica Kiang
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          Best and Worst Oscars 2020: ‘Parasite,’ Janelle Monáe, Eminem

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            Charles Barfield
            February 19, 2020 12:33 pm
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            Peter Berg To Direct A New Netflix Series About The Opioid Crisis Produced By ‘Narcos’ Showrunner

            Charles Barfield
            February 19, 2020 11:56 am
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            Charles Barfield
            February 19, 2020 10:00 am
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            Charles Barfield
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            Charles Barfield
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              Christopher Bell
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              Christopher Bell
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              Gregory Ellwood
              December 29, 2019 2:08 pm
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              Gregory Ellwood
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                Asher Luberto
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                ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Races To Victory Fueled By Big Jim Carrey Energy & The Power Of Friendship [Review]

                Asher Luberto
                February 16, 2020 11:38 am
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                ‘Locke & Key’: Magical Keys Can’t Open This Contrived, YA Mystery Box From Hell [Review]

                Charles Barfield
                February 16, 2020 9:59 am
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                ‘And Then We Danced’: Georgia-Set Gay Drama is a Cinematic Act of Kinetic Defiance [Review]

                Carlos Aguilar
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                  February 13, 2020 3:37 pm
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                  Chance Solem-Pfeifer
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                  January 26, 2020 9:49 am
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                  ‘Bad Boys’ Keeps Blowing Up, In All Its Needless and Demented Appeal [Be Reel Podcast]

                  Chance Solem-Pfeifer
                  January 21, 2020 5:29 pm
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                    ‘The Conversation’: Watch The Rerelease Trailer For Francis Ford Coppola’s Masterpiece Of Paranoia Coming Back To Theaters In March

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                      New Oscar Rules 2020: Anything Is Possible After ‘Parasite’

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                      Visual Effects Society Scratches Back At Oscars For ‘Cats’ Bit

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                      February 9, 2020 11:07 pm
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                      Laura Dern Wins Best Supporting Actress For ‘Marriage Story’ [Oscars 2020]

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                  ‘Dolittle’: It’s Time For A Mercy Killing To Put Down This Ailing Franchise [Review]

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                  History is doomed to repeat itself and “Dolittle,” the latest Hollywood remake, based on 20th Century Fox's "Doctor Dolittle," hasn’t learned from its mistakes. Richard Fleischer's 1967 musical iteration faile...
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                  ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’: The Uninspired Sequel Settles For More Of The Same [Review]

                  Asher Luberto
                  December 12, 2019 10:13 am
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                  When "Jumanji" was released in 1995, audiences played along with its outlandish premise—a boy getting sucked into a board game—and for its spellbinding special effects. Those effects don't look so special in 20...
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                  "Daniel Isn't Real" writer-director Adam Egypt Mortimer made his feature debut a few years ago with "Some Kind of Hate." In that horror fantasy, a teenage misfit gets her revenge on some bullies because, as her...
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                  ‘The Kill Team’: Dan Krauss’ War Film Spotlights Moral Questions Instead Of Non-Stop Action [Review]

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                  In his latest film "The Kill Team," director Dan Krauss aims to tell a true story about a man of exemplary courage; a man who disclosed the killing of innocent Arabs in Afghanistan. Whether or not you side with...
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                  ‘Cyrano, My Love’: Is A Delightful Look At The Creation Of A Classic [Review]

                  Asher Luberto
                  October 20, 2019 11:28 am
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                  ‘Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil’: Angelina Jolie & Michelle Pfeiffer Go To War In The Bland, Dour Sequel[Review]

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                  Asher Luberto
                  October 13, 2019 2:11 pm
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                  Tolstoy got it right when he said, "Every family is unhappy in their own way." The Addams Family, for one, revel in their unhappiness. Ever since they were presented as comic strips in The New Yorker, audiences...
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                  Asher Luberto
                  October 11, 2019 10:49 am
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                  ‘Low Tide’: Kevin McMullin’s Crime Thriller Is Like ‘Goonies’ Without The Fun [Review]

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                  ‘Downton Abbey’ Is An Unnecessary Film That Doesn’t Live Up To The Landmark Series [Review]

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                  At a time when theaters are filled with world-ending stakes, here's a film where the greatest drama is how the steak is prepared. Yes, “Downton Abbey” is back. The PBS show, which gave viewers charming comfort ...
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