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‘Gang War: Bandidos’ Paints a Portrait of Danish Bikers at War

June 19, 2026June 29, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments

What happens when a country wants to outlaw a group of brothers?

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‘Power Ballads’ Shows How Jams Can Get Sticky

June 4, 2026June 8, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 2026 movies, authorship, character driven films, comedy drama, contemporary cinema, creative ambition, creativity and art, Dublin, emotional honesty, feel good movies, film review, Havana Rose Liu, independent film, Irish cinema, Jack Reynor, John Carney, Marcella Plunkett, movie review, music and relationships, music comedy, music industry, music movies, musical drama, musicians, Nick Jonas, original songs, Paul Rudd, power ballad, rock music, singer songwriters, wedding bands

Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas star in John Carney’s latest music-themed comedy-drama

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‘Backrooms’ Takes Psychological Horror to the Next Level… Of a Building

June 2, 2026June 6, 2026 Daniel Aaron 0 Comments 2026 movies, A24, A24 films, Backrooms, Chiwetel Ejiofor, creepypasta, cult horror, Curry Barker, David Lynch, film review, Finn Bennett, found footage horror, horror cinema, horror movies, Indie Horror, Internet culture, Kane Parsons, liminal spaces, Lukita Maxwell, Mark Duplass, OBSESSION, psychological horror, Renate Reinsve, science fiction horror, Severance, Smile 2, supernatural horror, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Twin Peaks, X Files, YouTube creators

YouTuber Kane Parsons brings internet creep to Hollywood

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Every Book You Need To Read This Summer Is Out in June

June 2, 2026June 6, 2026 Art McPhail 0 Comments Amitav Ghosh, Andrew Sean Greer, Andrew Wilson, Ann Patchett, book recommendations, book roundup, books, Brandon Sanderson, Caroline Kepnes, Deb Haaland, Fantasy, fiction, Harper, historical fiction, horror novels, Isabel J Kim, Jason Kelce, June 2026 books, Knopf, Lisa See, literary fiction, Maggie OFarrell, Marilyn Monroe, Mary H.K. Choi, memoirs, new books, Paul Tremblay, Peter Orullian, romance novels, science fiction, Scribner, Son Bo mi, summer books, summer reading, Tor Books, Travis Kelce

15 new releases you need: from Maggie O’Farrell to Deb Haaland, from Travis Kelce to Marilyn Monroe

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Everything That’s Streaming in June 2026

June 1, 2026June 6, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments Apple TV Plus, Avatar Fire and Ash, Cape Fear, Criterion Channel, Criterion Collection, Disney Plus, Earth Wind and Fire, HBO Max, House of the Dragon, Hulu, James Bond, June 2026, Larry David, Michael Fassbender, movie recommendations, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Prime Video, Questlove, Shudder, Streaming Guide, Streaming Television, Sugar, The Agency, TV recommendations

Pride month brings James Bond, Lin-Manuel Miranda, dragons and J Lo falling in love with Ted Lasso’s angry friend

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No Place for Anything, Least of all, Soccer

May 31, 2026June 6, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments Apple TV, B-67, Brandon Scott Smith, Derek Sullivan, documentary, football, Ilulissat, Nicolai Nielsen, No Place for Football, Noah Mølgaard, Nuuk, Patrick Frederiksen, President Trump, soccer

A new documentary about football in Greenland provokes thoughts about sport and politics

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‘I Love Boosters’ Is a Likable Mess With Lots to Say

May 28, 2026June 1, 2026 Daniel Aaron 0 Comments 2026 movies, American cinema, anti capitalism, Boots Riley, cult cinema, Demi Moore, dialectical materialism, Don Cheadle, Eiza Gonzalez, Eric Andre, fashion industry satire, film criticism, heist comedy, I Love Boosters, Keke Palmer, Lakeith Stanfield, movie review, Naomi Ackie, Poppy Liu, satire, science fiction comedy, shoplifting comedy, Sorry To Bother You, Spike Lee, stylized filmmaking, Taylour Paige, The Coup, visual storytelling, Will Poulter

Boots Riley presents Keke Palmer, Don Cheadle, Demi Moore and others in a movie he’d love you to steal

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Winners and Losers of Cannes 2026

May 24, 2026May 28, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Adam Driver, Andrey Zvyagintsev, art house cinema, Cannes 2026, Cannes Film Festival, Cristian Mungiu, European film, Federico Garcia Lorca, Film Awards, Fjord, Glenn Close, international cinema, Ira Sachs, James Gray, Los Javis, Miles Teller, Minotaur, Neon, Netflix, Oscar buzz, Palme D'Or, Paper Tiger, Park Chan-Wook, Paweł Pawlikowski, Penelope Cruz, Rami Malek, Renata Reinsve, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, The Black Ball, world cinema

A jury including Park Chan-wook, Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao, and Stellen Skarsgård choose a worthy slate

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‘Obsession’ Is Everything You Might Wish For — And More

May 22, 2026May 26, 2026 Daniel Aaron 0 Comments Andy Richter, Barbarian, Cooper Tomlinson, creepy movies, Curry Barker, Faustian bargains, film review, Goosebumps, horror comedy, horror fans, horror movies, horror tropes, Inde Navarrette, Indie Horror, Megan Lawless, Michael Johnston, Misery, monkeys paw stories, monster movies, movie review, OBSESSION, psychological horror, Smile, supernatural horror, teen horror, Twilight Zone influences, Weapons

Curry Barker plays with classic trope that won’t ever die — unlike many victims

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ the best Stephen King adaptation not actually based on his work?

May 21, 2026May 24, 2026 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Apple TV, Apple TV Plus, Atlanta FX, Castle Rock, Dale Dickey, Genre Television, Halloween, Hiro Murai, horror comedy, It, Jaws, Jeff Hiller, John Carpenter, Kate OFlynn, Katie Dippold, Kevin Carroll, Lovecraft Country, Matthew Rhys, modern horror, New England horror, Parks and Recreation, prestige TV, serial television, Stephen King, Stephen King adaptations, Stephen Root, Stranger Things, streaming culture, Television Criticism, Television Review, The Fog, Toby Huss, Twin Peaks, Welcome to Derry, Widow's Bay

Apple’s creepy comedy benefits from excellent showrunners

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Tom Brady Returns for ‘The Roast of Kevin Hart’

May 20, 2026May 24, 2026 Jon Hart 1 Comment American comedy, celebrity culture, celebrity roasts, Chelsea Handler, comedians, comedy criticism, comedy specials, entertainment reviews, Hollywood satire, Jeff Ross, Katt Williams, Kevin Hart, Live Comedy, Netflix comedy, Netflix events, Netflix originals, Netflix specials, Nikki Glaser, political incorrectness, pop culture criticism, Regina Hall, roast comedy, Rob Gronkowski, Serena Williams, Shane Gillis, sports and entertainment, Stand Up Comedy, Streaming Television, The Roast of Kevin Hart, The Rock, Tom Brady, Tom Brady roast, Tony Hinchcliffe, TV reviews, Venus Williams, viral comedy

Maybe the Williams sisters should have declined the producers four times

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‘Diamonds’ Are a Costume Shop’s Best Friend

May 18, 2026May 20, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments 1970s fashion, art house cinema, cinema craft, costume design, costume designers, Diamonds, dressmaking, ensemble cast, European cinema, fashion in film, Ferzan Ozpetek, film industry, foreign films, Italian cinema, Italian movies, Jasmine Trinca, Luisa Ranieri, movie reviews, period dramas, Stefano Accorsi, tailoring, women at work, women filmmakers, workplace drama

Surprise hit from Italy depicts women in the ’70s making movie dresses

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I Wish ‘Rooster’ Would Never End

May 17, 2026May 20, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments 2026 television, academic satire, Bill Lawrence, Charly Clive, college comedy, comedy series, creative writing, Danielle Deadwyler, dramedy, Family Drama, HBO comedy, HBO Max, John C. McGinley, Matt Tarses, modern relationships, Phil Dunster, Rooster, Scrubs, Steve Carell, Television, TV creators, TV review, workplace comedy, writer protagonists, writer’s life

Steve Carell and Bill Lawrence are my dream team

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‘Stolen Kingdom’: The Movie Disney Doesn’t Want You To See

May 17, 2026May 19, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments Big Sky Film Festival, Buzzy animatronic, Cranium Command, Disney, Disney collectors, Disney fandom, Disney nostalgia, documentary films, Epcot, Five Nights At Freddy's, Joshua Bailey, police interrogations, pop culture preservation, Slamdance Film Festival, Stolen Kingdom, theme parks, true crime documentaries, urban exploration, Walt Disney World, YouTube culture

In his ode to nostalgia, Joshua Bailey shows the entertainment giant’s neglect and abuse

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Should We Be Flocking To See ‘The Sheep Detectives’?

May 15, 2026May 19, 2026 Neal Pollack 0 Comments adaptations from novels, Agatha Christie, animated animals, Babe, British cinema, Bryan Cranston, cgi animals, Charlotte's Web, children’s movies, Chris O'Dowd, comedy drama, cozy mystery, Craig Mazin, detective stories, Emma Thompson, family films, film criticism, Hugh Jackman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Knives Out, Kyle Balda, leonie swan, Molly Gordon, murder mystery films, Nicholas Braun, quirky british towns, Succession, talking animal movies, The Bear, Three Bags Full, whodunnit

Hugh Jackman and ‘Cousin Greg’ star in this cinematic hybrid of ‘Babe’ and ‘Knives Out’