Are people so starved of seeing starry adult thrillers at the cinema that we're giving this cold empty dud the 'real movies are back' treatment? The bar right now must be so fucking low. For someone so prolific Steven Soderbergh needs a better hit rate than one good movie for every six. The guy is a restless journeyman and we need to stop talking about him like he matters anymore. Stick a Netflix logo in front of this and it's…
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A Real Pain 2024
Really want Jesse Eisenberg's next film to be a savage industry satire inspired by his six month Oscar campaign.
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Rosebud Baker: The Mother Lode 2025
I'm normally allergic to stand-up material about new parenthood (I don't want kids and don't care to hear about yours) but if you simply have to do it then please have it be as fierce, filthy and funny as this. A class apart from the usual Netflix slop and a fresh take on a comedy topic that too often descends into mawkish sanctimony.
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music 2025
I've been lukewarm on a lot of the SNL 50 stuff but Questlove knocked this out of the park. It can still fall prey to the schmaltzy platitudes from contributers that has blighted the last week of coverage but as a thorough celebration of the show's musical guest slot and its undeniable cultural influence this is great. The opening mash-up montage alone is worth watching for, really one of the most exhilarating 'holy shit' sequences I've seen in some time.…
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