Author: Dani Kessel Odom

This article contains discussions of attempted murder. Prime Video Cross spoilers ahead! At the end of Cross Season 1, Episode 7, Ed Ramsey injects himself with a mysterious drug that has major plot implications. Based on the books by James Patterson, the first season has detective Alex Cross facing Cross’ serial killer called The Fanboy, who was created for the show rather than taken from the source material. The character is obsessed with serial killers, idolizing them to the point of choosing victims who could be transformed to look like the killers. After changing their appearance to match the original,…

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Warning: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the musical and film Wicked! Michelle Yeoh plays Madame Morrible in Evil film adaptation, continuing an exciting trend for the actress that I hope continues in her future projects. The actress began her career on screen in the 1980s, in Hong Kong cinema. Since his debut with American audiences in the James Bond film Tomorrow never diesMichelle Yeoh has become an A-list actress with a huge fan base and an Oscar. The actor has appeared in some of the biggest film and TV franchises, including multiple roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Scian…

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Warning: This article includes spoilers for Wicked! Universal Evil secretly follows a trend set by Steven Spielberg’s award-winning musical film from 3 years ago, setting up the 2024 film for success. Since the musical was released on Broadway in 2003, Wicked has gained a passionate fan base. Unsurprisingly, after winning 10 Tony Awards, discussions began about adapting the story for the screen. The format changed several times, finally resulting in two parts Evil film that will be released in November 2024 and 2025. There are many reasons for viewers to be excited about the movie Wicked, but one of the…

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Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Before! Apple TV+ Before includes very few songs on the soundtrack, making them even more impactful and meaningful when they appear. The psychological thriller follows the mysterious connection between a widowed child psychologist named Eli and a troubled young man in the foster care system named Noah. After its release, the Billy Crystal show received extremely divided responseswith critics almost unilaterally demoting the show as boring, slow and repetitive. The only part of the show they enjoy is Billy Crystal, the main cast member of Before. However, viewers were much more positive towards Before,…

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This article includes a brief discussion of sexual assault. Warning: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Wicked! All over EvilElphaba has a complicated relationship with the other members of her family tree, and the dynamic heavily influences her journey to becoming the Wicked Witch of the West. One of the biggest questions explored in EvilThe question for both sides is whether people are born evil or whether evil is forced upon them – the age-old nature versus nature debate. The film leans solidly into the idea that Elphaba’s environment shapes her into who she is the moment she appears in…

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THE Evil The film breaks barriers and opens doors because of the actress cast as Nessarose Thropp. As one of the longest-running Broadway musicals of all time, it’s no surprise that Universal Studios jumped at the opportunity to adapt the beloved show into a film. However, there is a double-edged sword when it comes to franchises with a fervent fan base. The studio had a built-in audience, but faced higher standards when it came to Evil film getting things right. Any decision about launching the Evil the film would be divisive, given the passion for the original Broadway cast. Most…

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Warning: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Season 3 of The Lincoln Lawyer!After the debut of Lincoln’s lawyer season 3, the show’s co-showrunner Dailyn Rodriguez spoke with TelaRant about Eddie’s death and Lorna’s work while teasing Mickey’s attitude at his season 4 murder trial. Based on the book series of the same name by Michael Connelly, The Lincoln Lawyer follows Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) – a Los Angeles defense attorney known for working out of the back of his car – as he takes on challenging cases. Throughout season 3, Mickey’s biggest case is the trial against Julian LaCosse for…

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Many stars left the CW gossip Girlincluding actors Blake Lively and Penn Badgely, but many famous actors appeared on the teen drama in smaller roles, and their performances were largely forgotten. The show ran from 2007 to 2012, following the privileged, confusing and dramatic lives of a group of teenage friends living on Manhattan’s Upper Eastside. The show developed a fervent fan base with teenage girls, becoming one of the network’s best-performing shows while it was still running. The CW show elevated several of the Gossip Girl cast to fame, though some of them already had a growing portfolio of…

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Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Before! Apple TV+ Episode 4 Before continues to move the psychological thriller forward, revealing more details about the mysterious connection between Noah and Eli. The new episode is one of the slowest in the series so far, and the revelations aren’t as noticeable as those in previous episodes. However, they are still crucial to Before’s main characters and the overall narrative. While Before leaned more heavily into the psychological part of its genre, the episode takes the strange connections and possible supernatural elements to a new level. Although Noah seemed to have a connection…

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Although Art the Clown has been Sienna’s biggest enemy so far Terrifying 4 has already prepared the hero to fight a bigger villain. THE Terrifying the franchise continued to build up the massive supernatural world in which Sienna Shaw exists, establishing the pale girl as a demonic force and Art the Clown as a human serial killer turned supernatural being. In the newer film, the pale girl possesses Vicky, the victim from the first film, and helps Art the Clown go after Sienna again. This duo is a force to be reckoned with, giving the hero a real challenge. The…

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