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Feeling a little sick of Santa, mistletoe, and candy-eating elves? Cozy up this Christmas with Gandalf, Aragorn, and the hobbits. Twenty-odd years ago, we all spent our holiday breaks at the movies, watching Peter Jackson's landmark Lord of the Rings trilogy over three back-to-back Christmases. The super-sized movies tell the story of how one...
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Dylan O'Brien fans, unite! Another post-apocalyptic feature from the star is now streaming on Netflix. In Love and Monsters, O'Brien stars as Joel Dawson, who has been living in a bunker since the apocalypse broke out when he was 16 years old. Now a young man, Dawson sets out on a quest to reconnect with his high school girlfriend and overcome his...
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Ridley Scott's Prometheus, starring Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender, adds a new lore to the Alien franchise. Rapace plays Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, who has been studying the origin of humanity with her partner, Dr. Charlie Holloway (Logan Marshall Green). But as the scientists lead a crew on a space expedition aboard the Prometheus, they uncover...
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Doctor Who's new era on Disney+ kicks off with the nostalgic reunion hardcore fans have been waiting for. Doctor Who "The Star Beast" opens with the Doctor (David Tennant) newly regenerated, but with an old face. When the TARDIS lands him right in the path of Donna Noble (Catherine Tate), her daughter Rose (Yasmin Finney), and an adorable...
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Full disclosure: I generally find Godzilla and other monster-related stuff fun, but not engrossing. It's mostly enjoyable for the big monster attacks, and the human story is what we all need to drudge through to get to the good stuff. Apple TV+'s canonical Monster-verse show Monarch: Legacy of Monsters flips the script, and is better for it....
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Scavengers Reign is a unique sci-fi tale about a group of astronauts scattered across Vesta, a dangerous planet crawling in strange creatures and plants. This adult animated series follows each character's unique storyline and dives deep into their broken past, revealing characters that leap right off the screen. Scavengers Reign will leave you...
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Loki is back on Disney+ with a brand new season — but are you ready for it? Reminder: Loki was the most time-twistiest, mind-bendiest Marvel series when it debuted back in 2021. Like, you don't introduce an alligator Loki if you want to play it safe. This is the show that introduced the concept of a Marvel Cinematic Multiverse — and then...
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