The sequel to John Krasinski and Emily Blunt’s horror-thriller 'A Quiet Place' can’t deliver the same surprises as the original. But it still works.
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Did They Just Turn Cruella de Vil Into a Girl Boss?
Disney has rebooted their legendary villain, Cruella de Vil — and turned her into a scrappy, likable hero. The result is the complete mangling of one of the greatest Disney …
‘Sasquatch’ Tries, and Fails, to Make Bigfoot a Metaphor for American Violence
Hulu’s docuseries uses Bigfoot as a hook to zero in on an unsolved 1993 triple homicide in the weed empire of Northern California. The series has some compelling material to …
‘Mare of Easttown’ Is a Welcome Addition to the Small-Town Murder Mystery Genre
HBO’s seven-episode series is constructed around a familiar, virtually surefire plot: a shocking crime in a small town leads to an investigation that ultimately reveals every major local scandal in …
Eddie Murphy Is So Much Better Than ‘Coming 2 America’
Eddie Murphy is one of the most talented actors alive. Yet his brilliance is wasted in this sloppy sequel to the classic 1988 film 'Coming to America'.
‘WandaVision’ Needs More Surrealism
Disney Plus’s new Marvel show 'WandaVision' promises a surreal spin on a 1960s sitcom reality. But so far, it’s delivered little more than winks and nods to Marvel Cinematic Universe …