This documentary series is a globe-spanning journey through the planet’s most extreme landscapes, where environmental wonder intersects with personal reckoning.
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‘Pole to Pole with Will Smith’ Review: National Geographic Meets Celebrity Therapy
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‘Heated Rivalry’ Review: A Hockey Feud Recast as Glossy Erotic Romance
Two rival hockey players—one Canadian, one Russian—hide a forbidden romance behind their public feud, risking everything in a sport built on violence, pride, and spectacle.
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‘Homo Argentum’ Review: The Exhaustion of Easy Cynicism
Structured as a series of short sketches, this Argentine film aims to examine the national character, yet relies on easy cynicism and well-worn provocations rather than genuine insight or invention.
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‘Hijack’ Season 2 Review: Idris Elba Trades Planes for the Berlin Subway (Apple TV)
Set in Berlin, the sequel follows Idris Elba’s Sam Nelson as he becomes entangled in another high-stakes hijacking, pushing the series’ premise to its breaking point.
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‘A Thousand Blows’ Season 2 Review: A Darker, Deeper Return to London’s East End
Steven Knight’s series finds new strength in Season 2 by privileging atmosphere, character and moral ambiguity over sheer impact. Starring Erin Doherty and Stephen Graham.
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‘Marty Supreme’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Powers a Manic 1950s Sports Saga
Set in the vibrant 1950s table-tennis scene, the film follows a young dreamer determined to earn respect in a sport no one takes seriously. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Odessa A’zion.
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‘People We Meet on Vacation’ Review: Netflix’s Formulaic but Harmless Rom-Com
Two longtime friends take annual vacations together in this romantic comedy that revisits the eternal question of whether men and women can really just be friends. Now streaming on Netflix.
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‘The Piano Accident’ Review: Quentin Dupieux’s Cruel, Funny Portrait of a Broken Media World
Magalie, a social media sensation, takes a break after being injured while filming one of her videos. But her retreat to a mountain chalet is disrupted by a journalist who begins to blackmail her. Starring Adèle Exarchopoulos and Sandrine Kiberlain. Streaming on MUBI.
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‘Girl Taken’ Review: A Bleak British Crime Series About Trauma and Survival
A teenage runaway hitches a ride with a school teacher, only to be abducted by him. As she fights for survival, her family embarks on a desperate quest to find her.
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‘His and Hers’ Review: Netflix Delivers Another Twisty Small-Town Murder Mystery
A murder in a small town near Atlanta brings a separated couple back together. He is a police officer investigating the case; she is a journalist covering it. Starring Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal. Netflix premiere: January 8.



