This series follows a broke, truth-obsessed local reporter in Tulsa whose curiosity about a suspicious suicide drags him into a messy web of political corruption, family secrets, and small-town noir eccentricities. Starring Ethan Hawke and Kyle MacLachlan.
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‘The Lowdown’ Review: Ethan Hawke Anchors a Southern Noir With Heart and Humor
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‘East of Wall’ Review: A Gentle, Deeply Human Tale of Horses and Healing
A hybrid of fiction and documentary, Kate Beecroft’s first film follows a South Dakota horse-training family playing versions of themselves as they face grief, financial strain, and the emotional pull of the land they call home.
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‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Review: Secrets Bloom in a Slow-Burn Suburban Thriller
A low-key reimagining of the 1992 film, the remake follows a troubled mother who begins to suspect that the seemingly perfect nanny may be hiding darker motives. Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Maika Monroe.
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‘Last Samurai Standing’ Review: A Battle Royale in the Dawn of Modern Japan
A sprawling, action-driven historical drama set during Japan’s transition from Edo to Meiji, the series follows nearly 300 out-of-work warriors forced into a deadly competition where only one can survive.
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‘Two Prosecutors’ Review: A Kafkaesque Journey Into Stalinist Terror
In 1937, at the height of Stalinist terror, a young Soviet prosecutor receives a desperate prison petition written in blood. His attempt to investigate the abuse behind it draws him into a maze of fear, obstruction and political double-speak. Based on Georgy Demidov’s long-suppressed text, this is a rigorous, Kafkaesque tale of idealism colliding with the brutal machinery of the state.
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‘Nouvelle Vague’ Review: Richard Linklater Prints the Legend of the French New Wave
This playful, meticulously recreated behind-the-scenes portrait of the making of ‘Breathless’ blends cinephile humor, historical detail and a deep affection for the French New Wave. The film follows a young Jean-Luc Godard as he battles producers, improvises wildly and rewrites the rules of filmmaking in a vibrant, changing Paris.
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‘The Crystal Cuckoo’ Review: Family Shadows and a Past That Hunts Back (Netflix)
This Spanish crime thriller, adapted from a novel by Javier Castillo, centers on a series of dark events unfolding in a small provincial town. Starring Catalina Sopelana, Alex García and Itziar Ituño. On Netflix.
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‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’ Review: An Affectionate, Oddball Encore Forty-One Years Later
Four decades after the original mockumentary, Sthe sequel reunites the three surviving members of the legendary fictional metal band for one last contractual concert. As filmmaker Marty DiBergi once again follows their chaotic preparations, the band stumbles through new misadventures, celebrity cameos and the lingering absurdity that made them icons.
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‘The Seduction’ Review: A French Prequel That Gives Merteuil Her Origin Story (HBO Max)
This lush, French-language prequel to ‘Dangerous Liaisons’, traces the transformation of Isabelle de Merteuil from an innocent young bride into the calculating woman who would one day master the art of manipulation.
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‘The Beast in Me’ Review: Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys Bring Depth to a Familiar Thriller (Netflix)
After the death of her son, a novelist (Claire Danes) becomes obsessed with her enigmatic neighbor (Matthew Rhys), a man once accused of murdering his wife. As she starts writing his biography, their uneasy bond spirals into a psychological duel that blurs the line between investigation and self-destruction.


