Author: Akhil Arora
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Extraction 2 review: rinse and repeat, warts and all
Chris Hemsworth-led Netflix sequel is bigger and more personal—but it fails to be any better.
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse review: brilliant but botched
The sequel to the Oscar-winning original is mature, wilder, and more ambitious—but it’s ultimately one half of a movie.
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Ted Lasso season 3 review: an own goal
Enamoured by its own success, the Apple TV+ series got overly cloying as it bid goodbye.
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Succession season 4 review: everything burns
In the final season of the HBO series, the Roy children showed themselves to be no less than their late father.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 review: end of an era
James Gunn is hooked on a feeling—but his overstuffed movie occasionally gets out of hand.
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Peter Pan & Wendy review: needs a lot more pixie dust
Another instantly-forgettable Disney live-action remake—I never want to revisit this Neverland.
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Ghosted review: Ana de Armas and Chris Evans’ charm can’t rescue this spy rom-com
Apple’s first mainstream action film is flat, lazily written, and instantly forgettable.
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The Mandalorian season 3 review: more for less
Partly aimless but always engaging, the Star Wars series cast a wider net at the cost of Grogu and Mando—and ended in a way that signalled it might be done for good.
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Murder Mystery 2 review: Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler deliver utter garbage
A murder mystery comedy of the lowest possible denominator.
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John Wick 4 review: Keanu Reeves’ final hitman run is too much
The incredible, intense, and innovative action is ultimately overwhelming, overdrawn, and results in an overlong movie.