Thriller
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Oscar-Winning Mahershala Ali Stars as a Sword-Wielding Muslim Hitman Who Becomes a One-Person Army at the Center of a Spiritual War in Houston While Trying to Secure Breast Milk for His Infant Daughter. Yes, Really. You Just Have to Believe. Wesley Snipes was 36 when the original Blade (1998) hit theaters. Mahershala Ali was 45…
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Heart of the Beast (2026) Is Exactly That: An Examination of the Emotional Relationship Between an Aging Special Forces Veteran and His Combat Dog. An Ancient Bond and a Partnership Forged in Battle Dogs became man’s best friend tens of thousands of years ago, forging a bond rooted in survival. Heart of the Beast is…
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Streaming culture has a weird effect on the making of a movie and its reception in our modern times. Binge-watching, constant digital connection, and instant access to endless choices present unconventional possibilities for movie makers. Their Netflix Original could be an Oscar winner, like Frankenstein (2025) or Roma, or one of many forgotten about in…
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Binge-Worthy by Design Netflix’s original series are made for binge-watching. The streaming service targets digitally native generations—people who want control, instant access, and niche content instead of traditional TV schedules. Nemesis, co-created by Courtney A. Kemp and Tani Marole, feels like Kemp’s Starz hit series Power, but it’s engineered for Netflix. Instead of drug dealers…
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As I sit in an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, waiting for One Spoon of Chocolate to start, the previews roll. Coming soon: Is God Is (2026). Wait—what? Black women, doing Black women shit—written and directed by a Black woman. Duly noted. I’m there. Then The RZA’s ode to grindhouse cinema plays. Later, I finally catch Is…
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Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, a 22-year-old native New Yorker, moved to the Midwest. Moving from Staten Island to Steubenville, Ohio, can be a major cultural shock. If you watch the movie 8 Mile closely, you’ll see that there are these sorts of frightening norms, a rigid Rust Belt blue-collar born social system at play that doesn’t…
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Despite Lionsgate distributing it, The Gates (2026) is an indie film. I like indies. In the mid-1990s and early 2000s, we millennials discovered them late at night on HBO, Showtime, or Cinemax. Notable examples include Larry Clark’s Kids, written by then-19-year-old Harmony Korine, who later went on to direct Gummo. The late Roger Ebert remarked…