In the early days of the major studios, Universal Pictures was famous for its monster movies and MGM had its musicals, but it was Warner Bros. that was known for the
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In 1902, Dr. John Kellogg changed two letters in the word sanatorium? ? defined as a resting spot for disabled soldiers ? and changed the world. Sanitariums? became
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Legion, the much-anticipated new FX series created by Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley, wastes no time plunging us into the murky depths of its lead's unraveling mind, f
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Like just about everyone else, MUBI has gotten into the distribution business ? in a way. The streaming service, a favorite among cinephiles, has been offering a cur
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Boundaries are violated repeatedly in Fifty Shades Darker, a film that demands even more submission of its audience than its predecessor, 2015's Fifty Shades of Grey
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First, the good news: The dog doesn't die in John Wick: Chapter 2. This will come as a relief to some of us who adored the original, an action masterpiece about a re
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Don't hold it against Martin Zandvliet's landmine drama that its English title is the dopiest movie title pun since John Singleton's Poetic Justice. That film concer
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Suburban teendom often means killing time, auditioning selves, inhabiting the you that you can pull off for now but also maybe worrying about the you you'll aim
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In director Amma Asante's epic political romance A United Kingdom, David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike star as Seretse and Ruth Khama, the interracial royal couple who s
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Given that it's a sequel/spinoff built around a mostly throwaway gag in The LEGO Movie, The LEGO Batman Movie is funnier than you might think it has any right to be.
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Contemporary American horror's obsession with morality and psychotherapy can really be a downer. In 2002, Gore Verbinski expertly remade the J-horror hit Ringu with
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Even for true football fans, myself included, you have to acknowledge that this is a pretty f'ed-up sport. We pay people millions of dollars to turn themselves into
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