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A Family Road Trip Gets Glitchy In 'The Mitchells Vs. The Machines'

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A Family Road Trip Gets Glitchy In 'The Mitchells Vs. The Machines'

In the new animated film The Mitchells Vs. The Machines, a family road trip turns into a wild adventure and a battle against an actual robot uprising. And while some of the themes are familiar, the inventive execution and the high energy make it one of the summer's first real crowd-pleasers.

A Family Road Trip Gets Glitchy In 'The Mitchells Vs. The Machines'

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'Rutherford Falls' Finds A Historic Mix Of Comedy And Representation

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'Rutherford Falls' Finds A Historic Mix Of Comedy And Representation

The Peacock sitcom Rutherford Falls, which follows a conflict over a historical statue in a small town, is notable for a few reasons, besides its timely topic. It's the latest project from Mike Schur and it marks Ed Helms' return to TV. But it also centers several Native American characters (played by Jana Schmieding and Michael Greyeyes), boasts what NBCUniversal claims is "one of the largest Indigenous writer's rooms on television," and is led by co-creator Sierra Teller Ornelas, who is the first Native American showrunner of a television comedy.

'Rutherford Falls' Finds A Historic Mix Of Comedy And Representation

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Your Guide To The 2021 TCM Film Festival, At-Home Edition

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Your Guide To The 2021 TCM Film Festival, At-Home Edition

The 2021 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival is taking place in your local living room. Beginning this Thursday, a special lineup of curated programming will be airing on TCM and streaming on HBO Max. Today, we highlight some of the films and extras you should be sure to check out.

Your Guide To The 2021 TCM Film Festival, At-Home Edition

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'Star Wars' And Other Merchandise

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'Star Wars' And Other Merchandise

Today is May the 4th, also known as Star Wars Day. The first Star Wars film spawned many sequels, TV series, videogames and a multi-billion dollar merchandise industry. So we thought it would be a good time to revisit our conversation about movie merchandise. In this encore episode, we talk about everything from Jar Jar Binks lollipops and E.T. dolls to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cereal, and more.

'Star Wars' And Other Merchandise

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We're Russian To Finish 'Shadow And Bone'

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We're Russian To Finish 'Shadow And Bone'

Shadow and Bone is the latest Netflix fantasy series based on a successful set of novels. There's a lot to take in — at least six main characters, people who can wield wind and shadow and light, a Chosen One who is prophesied to defeat a great wall of darkness, and charming rogues who are out for themselves. That may sound familiar, but there's enough here that's novel to make this series worth your consideration.

We're Russian To Finish 'Shadow And Bone'

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'Without Remorse': Michael B. Jordan, But Make It Clancy

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'Without Remorse': Michael B. Jordan, But Make It Clancy

Michael B. Jordan has played a range of characters, from sympathetic figures like Wallace on The Wire, to an underdog in Creed and a swaggering antagonist in Black Panther. But Without Remorse marks a new era for Jordan as an action star. Based on Tom Clancy's best-selling 1993 novel of the same name, Without Remorse serves as the origin story for John Clark, an ex-Navy SEAL turned CIA operative.

'Without Remorse': Michael B. Jordan, But Make It Clancy

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'Law & Order: Organized Crime,' Stabler's Still Gonna Stabler

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'Law & Order: Organized Crime,' Stabler's Still Gonna Stabler

If you want an example of the TV cop whose supposed integrity is maintained in spite of procedural, ethical, and moral lapses, consider Elliot Stabler. For 12 seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Elliot raged and threatened and caught bad guys, and he still got to be drawn as the good guy. In Law & Order: Organized Crime, Stabler is battling a wealthy shadowy criminal, and also recovering from a personal tragedy that's left him more angry than ever.

'Law & Order: Organized Crime,' Stabler's Still Gonna Stabler

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'Stowaway': Morals Are Tested in Outer Space

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'Stowaway': Morals Are Tested in Outer Space

Netflix's Stowaway stars Toni Collette, Daniel Dae Kim and Anna Kendrick as a three-person crew on a mission to Mars. When they discover a fourth person aboard, played by Shamier Anderson, his unexpected presence places them all in jeopardy. Absent of sinister aliens, there's plenty of calculus (both mathematical and moral) as the crew tries to puzzle their way out of their rapidly worsening situation.

'Stowaway': Morals Are Tested in Outer Space

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'Mortal Kombat': A Less-Than-Flawless Victory

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'Mortal Kombat': A Less-Than-Flawless Victory

The Mortal Kombat franchise began in 1992 with an arcade fighting game featuring grisly pixelated deaths. It spawned many sequels and spinoffs, comics, television shows and films. The latest entry, a film called Mortal Kombat, introduces Cole Young, played by Lewis Tan, who is tapped to save the Earthrealm with classic character like Liu Kang, Sonya Blade and Jax.

'Mortal Kombat': A Less-Than-Flawless Victory

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Our 2021 Oscars Recap

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Our 2021 Oscars Recap

We are wrapping up this year's Oscars. It was a big night for Nomadland, which took best picture, best actress for Frances McDormand, and a historic best director win for Chloé Zhao. But there were also huge upsets, most notably in best actor, where Anthony Hopkins won over Chadwick Boseman. And the telecast took some big risks that didn't always pay off.

Our 2021 Oscars Recap

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2021 Oscars Preview: Who Will Win And Who Should Win

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2021 Oscars Preview: Who Will Win And Who Should Win

There are always two big questions as we approach the Oscars: Who will win, and who should win. We're diving into both, so you can win your Oscar pool and see some fine movies at the same time.

2021 Oscars Preview: Who Will Win And Who Should Win

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2021 Oscars Guide: Original Songs

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2021 Oscars Guide: Original Songs

What do Will Ferrell and Leslie Odom, Jr. have in common? They both play a part in the Academy Awards' Best Original Song category. This year's five nominated songs are stacked with star power and grand themes of fighting for justice, as well as a sweeping power ballad about mountains singing "through the screams of seagulls."

2021 Oscars Guide: Original Songs

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2021 Oscars Guide: Animated Features

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2021 Oscars Guide: Animated Features

Wolves, aliens and the afterlife all show up in this year's Oscar-nominated animated features. From stop-motion to hand-drawn art, these five films exhibit and celebrate different styles of animation and storytelling. Disney and Pixar appear, but the category also showcases films a little farther off the beaten path, proving that animated features are a lot more than cute cartoons.

2021 Oscars Guide: Animated Features

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2021 Oscars Guide: Documentary Features

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2021 Oscars Guide: Documentary Features

Corruption, loneliness, family, activism, and the adventures that take place in the ocean. The Oscar-nominated documentary features are about all these things, but not just these things. These films are shot in black and white and vivid underwater colors. Some trace long histories and some closely examine particular inflection points in time. And you can stream all the films on Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon.

2021 Oscars Guide: Documentary Features

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2021 Oscars Guide: International Features

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2021 Oscars Guide: International Features

This year's Oscar nominees for best international feature film tackle a variety of issues, from school bullying to mass slaughter, from government corruption to alcohol abuse — one nominee even grapples with the nature and purpose of art itself. But even though these films reveal some darker truths about the human condition, they each manage to do so with a vivid sense of style and a deep sense of empathy that's as enlivening as it is enlightening.

2021 Oscars Guide: International Features

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'Legally Blonde' 20 Years Later

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'Legally Blonde' 20 Years Later

Twenty years ago, Legally Blonde opened in theaters, and now it's available on Netflix. Reese Witherspoon plays a first-year law student named Elle Woods. She heads to Harvard Law School to win back Warner, who broke up with her for not being serious enough. But she learned that she was cut out for the courtroom, and she changed what it means to be a "serious" woman.

'Legally Blonde' 20 Years Later

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