#‘The Madness’ Bosses on Colman Domingo Thriller Hitting Home in Trump 2.0 Era — and That Ending

#‘The Madness’ Bosses on Colman Domingo Thriller Hitting Home in Trump 2.0 Era — and That Ending

[This story contains major spoilers from the finale of The Madness.] The description of Netflix’s eight-episode limited thriller series The Madness starring Colman Domingo reads: “Muncie Daniels is a political consultant-turned-TV pundit who may have lost his way in life. While on a work sabbatical in the Poconos to write the great American novel, Muncie finds…

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#Netflix’s New Releases Coming in December 2024

#Netflix’s New Releases Coming in December 2024

Keira Knightley’s long-awaited return to a high profile project; Sabrina Carpenter and friends getting everyone ready for Christmas; Angelina Jolie bringing the legendary Maria Callas to life; Tyler Perry telling the story of a women and POC only WWII Army unit; the NFL attempting to institute a new streaming Christmas tradition; and the return of…

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#‘Spellbound’ Review: Rachel Zegler and Nicole Kidman in an Animated Netflix Fantasy That Conjures as Much Déjà Vu as Magic

#‘Spellbound’ Review: Rachel Zegler and Nicole Kidman in an Animated Netflix Fantasy That Conjures as Much Déjà Vu as Magic

Charges of beastly parents take on a literal meaning in Spellbound, a moving if somewhat familiar animated fantasy musical from Skydance Animation. When protagonist Ellian (Rachel Zegler) describes her parents as monsters, she’s not echoing the clichéd allegation lodged by teens everywhere. She’s being dead serious. Nearly a year ago, while ambling through the forest,…

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#‘Awards Chatter’ Pod — Animation Master Nick Park on Wallace & Gromit, Aardman and New Netflix Pic ‘Vengeance Most Fowl’

#‘Awards Chatter’ Pod — Animation Master Nick Park on Wallace & Gromit, Aardman and New Netflix Pic ‘Vengeance Most Fowl’

Nick Park, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, is a legendary animator and filmmaker who has, for the last 40 years, been the star employee of Aardman Animations, a company based in Bristol, England, that specializes in stop-motion and clay animation. Both Park and Aardman are best known for…

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