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        Jennifer Lawrence Will Star In Adam McKay’s New Comedy ‘Don’t Look Up’ For Netflix

        Charles Barfield
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        ‘Endings, Beginnings’ Trailer: Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan & Sebastian Stan Form A Love Triangle In Drake Doremus’ New Drama

        Charles Barfield
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        ‘The Trials Of Gabriel Fernandez’ Trailer: Netflix’s Docuseries Uncovers How The System Failed A Young Boy

        Charles Barfield
        February 19, 2020 12:50 pm
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        Paul Rudd & Will Ferrell To Team Up For New Comedy Series ‘The Shrink Next Door’

        Charles Barfield
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        Charles Barfield
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          Nicholas Laskin
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          ‘Hunters’: Al Pacino Jewsploitation Series Takes A Superficial & Tarantino-Esque ‘Mod Squad’ Approach To Nazi Hunting [Review]

          Rodrigo Perez
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          ‘The French Dispatch’ Trailer Breakdown: Analyzing The 4 Sections In Wes Anderson’s Short Story Anthology Collection

          The Playlist Staff
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          Thanks To ‘Parasite,’ NEON Cements Its Place As A Distributor Too Good To Ignore [Oscars 2020]

          Todd Gilchrist
          February 10, 2020 4:00 pm
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          How The F*ck Did ‘Parasite’ Win Best Picture When We’re So Used To Losing?

          Jessica Kiang
          February 10, 2020 3:44 pm
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          Best and Worst Oscars 2020: ‘Parasite,’ Janelle Monáe, Eminem

          Gregory Ellwood
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            ‘The Trials Of Gabriel Fernandez’ Trailer: Netflix’s Docuseries Uncovers How The System Failed A Young Boy

            Charles Barfield
            February 19, 2020 12:50 pm
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            Paul Rudd & Will Ferrell To Team Up For New Comedy Series ‘The Shrink Next Door’

            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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            The Safdie Brothers Teaming With Nathan Fielder For A Comedy Series At Showtime

            Charles Barfield
            February 19, 2020 10:00 am
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            ‘The Plot Against America’ Trailer: HBO Series Finds America On The Brink Of War & A Fascist Government

            Charles Barfield
            February 18, 2020 1:53 pm
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            Charles Barfield
            February 18, 2020 10:51 am
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              Christopher Bell
              February 16, 2020 9:35 am
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              Josephine Decker Discusses ‘Shirley’ & Its Real-Life Literary Inspiration [Sundance Interview]

              Tomris Laffly
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              Christopher Bell
              January 26, 2020 9:49 am
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              Song Kang-Ho: The Key To ‘Parasite’s’ Best Picture Dream [Interview]

              Gregory Ellwood
              December 29, 2019 2:08 pm
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              George MacKay Couldn’t Really Say No To Doing His Own Stunts In ‘1917’ [Interview]

              Gregory Ellwood
              December 26, 2019 9:18 am
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              Gregory Ellwood
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                ‘The Photograph’: LaKeith Stanfield & Issa Rae’s Woozy Romantic Chemistry Can’t Develop A Focused Picture [Review]

                Asher Luberto
                February 16, 2020 12:44 pm
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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
                February 16, 2020 8:54 am
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                Jason Bailey
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                  Chance Solem-Pfeifer
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                  Christopher Bell
                  February 16, 2020 9:35 am
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                  ‘The Assistant’: The Nightmare Of A #MeToo Scandal As Busy Work [Be Reel Podcast]

                  Chance Solem-Pfeifer
                  February 13, 2020 3:37 pm
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                  A Scholar, A Gambler & An Optimist Walk Into An Oscars Preview [Be Reel Podcast]

                  Chance Solem-Pfeifer
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                  Christopher Bell
                  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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                    ‘Endings, Beginnings’ Trailer: Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan & Sebastian Stan Form A Love Triangle In Drake Doremus’ New Drama

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                    ‘Dream Horse’ Trailer: Toni Collette Bets On A Winner In Feel-Good Sundance Flick

                    Edward Davis
                    February 19, 2020 10:37 am
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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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                    ‘The Plot Against America’ Trailer: HBO Series Finds America On The Brink Of War & A Fascist Government

                    Charles Barfield
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                    ‘Big Time Adolescence’ Red Band Trailer: Pete Davidson Stars As A College Dropout In This Sundance Comedy

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

                      Gregory Ellwood
                      February 12, 2020 10:00 am
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                      Visual Effects Society Scratches Back At Oscars For ‘Cats’ Bit

                      Gregory Ellwood
                      February 10, 2020 7:27 pm
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                      Renee Zellweger’s Comeback Peaks With Second Best Actress Win [Oscars 2020]

                      Gregory Ellwood
                      February 9, 2020 11:14 pm
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                      Joaquin Phoenix Becomes Second Actor To Win An Oscar Playing The Joker [Oscars 2020]

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

                      Gregory Ellwood
                      February 9, 2020 9:19 pm
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                  Thanks To ‘Parasite,’ NEON Cements Its Place As A Distributor Too Good To Ignore [Oscars 2020]

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                  For a ceremony seemingly desperate to shore up its “inclusive” bona fides, the Academy Awards made history this year by giving top honors to a South Korean film for the first time in its 92-year history. After...
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                  Much like the auteurs who inspired him, Quentin Tarantino’s films share a very distinctive look from one to the next, no matter what the subject matter, thanks to repeated collaborations with the same people be...

                  Ryan Murphy To Explore Nurse Ratched’s Origins With A ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ Prequel Series

                  Todd Gilchrist
                  September 7, 2017 6:53 pm
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                  It’s not clear what was the first prequel in entertainment history, but when you read that Ryan Murphy is planning a series for Netflix exploring the early days of “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” character Nu...

                  Drew Goddard To Write, Direct ‘X-Force’ For Fox

                  Todd Gilchrist
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                  Sony’s determination to build a cinematic universe for “their” Marvel character, Spider-Man, resulted in two lousy entries in a franchise reboot and an abandoned slate of films involving a variety of heroes and...
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                  Namaste Motherf—–rs: Maria Bamford’s ‘Lady Dynamite’ Returns For Season 2 [Watch]

                  Todd Gilchrist
                  September 7, 2017 3:59 pm
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                  Who knew bipolar disorder could be so funny? Netflix, apparently: today the streaming media provider announced the November 10 premiere date for Season Two of Maria Bamford’s “Lady Dynamite.” Based loosely o...

                  Darren Aronofsky’s ‘mother!’ Drops A New Clip, Breaks Glass

                  Todd Gilchrist
                  September 7, 2017 2:54 pm
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                  By the time the final “Harry Potter” film came out, Warner Bros. released so many clips and stills that it felt like fans could practically assemble it themselves. Paramount Pictures seems determined to do the ...
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                  Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig Presents Animated Series ‘Neo Yokio’ [Watch]

                  Todd Gilchrist
                  September 7, 2017 2:16 pm
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                  Vampire Weekend’s music has always straddled a line between squeaky-clean yacht rock and the broader influences of the band members’ multiethnic backgrounds. In that regard, it comes as little surprise that fro...
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                  New ‘Flatliners’ Trailer Suggests You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Died

                  Todd Gilchrist
                  September 7, 2017 12:49 pm
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                  “You haven’t lived until you’ve died:” oxymoron or an admittedly great tagline for what is an unnecessary, possibly terrible sequel? Either way, the new trailer for “Flatliners” hints at a sense of imagination ...
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                  Eddie Redmayne & Tom Hiddleston Face Off In A Aardman’s New ‘Early Man’ Trailer

                  Todd Gilchrist
                  September 7, 2017 12:46 pm
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                  Stop-motion animation is all but extinct on the big screen – even after “Kubo and the Two Strings” earned $75 million and two Academy Award nominations, lead animator Travis Knight effectively put his entire st...
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                  Gavin O’Connor Set To Write And Direct ‘Suicide Squad 2’

                  Todd Gilchrist
                  September 6, 2017 7:22 pm
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                  Director Gavin O’Connor is confirmed to write and is in talks to direct “Suicide Squad 2” for Warner Bros., taking over for David Ayer. Variety reported the news Wednesday afternoon after weeks of speculation a...
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                  Jared Leto Admits He’s Confused About Warner Bros.’ Joker Plans

                  Todd Gilchrist
                  September 6, 2017 7:18 pm
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                  Given all of the recent news about upcoming DC movies focused in part or whole on The Joker, fans might expect that Jared Leto is already preparing for his return to the role by sending Margot Robbie dead anima...
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                  Rian Johnson Was Initially Unsure About Directing ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

                  Todd Gilchrist
                  September 6, 2017 6:17 pm
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                  From “Brick” to “Looper,” Rian Johnson’s filmography feels like a study in measured action, building stories carefully from the ground up with an acute awareness of the impact or consequence of every creative c...
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                  Taika Waititi Throws Playful Shade At Lucasfilm’s Director Drama

                  Todd Gilchrist
                  September 6, 2017 5:07 pm
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                  If the trailers for “Thor: Ragnarok” are any indication, writer-director Taika Waititi has spared no effort bringing his peculiar, irresistible brand of New Zealand irreverence to the Marvel Cinematic Universe....
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                  ‘Twin Peaks’ Singer Julee Cruise Lashes Out At David Lynch

                  Todd Gilchrist
                  September 6, 2017 2:00 pm
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                  Among David Lynch’s many muses – Kyle Maclachlan, Laura Dern, Everett McGill, et al – Julee Cruise feels like one of the most important and ephemeral: her haunting songs anchored the soundtrack for the original...
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                  New ‘mother!’ Footage Promises You’ll Never Answer The Door Again

                  Todd Gilchrist
                  September 6, 2017 11:48 am
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                  If you weren’t suitably unnerved by the trailers for “mother!,” Darren Aronofsky offers an unsettling new clip from his upcoming film that promises “you’ll never answer the door again.” READ MORE: ‘mother!’:...
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