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2 weeks ago | 
themanual.com | Joe Allen
Miami Vice is coming back to the big screen. Almost 20 years after Michael Mann adapted the ’80s series to the big screen, Joseph Kosinski is set to direct a new adaptation of the film. Universal Pictures will produce the film, which is being adapted by Dan Gilroy. Plot details for the movie are not yet available, but the original series follows a pair of detectives who work undercover in South Florida.
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2 weeks ago | 
themanual.com | Joe Allen
Not every movie on Netflix is worth your time, but the streaming service definitely makes plenty of movies that are worth seeking out. Havoc, which hit the streamer on Friday, is one such movie, and part of the reason it’s worth seeking out is the extraordinary talent both in front of and behind the camera. Directed by Gareth Edwards, the movie follows a detective who must track down a politician’s son in the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong.
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2 weeks ago | 
themanual.com | Joe Allen
Over the past 20 years, true crime has become one of the defining genres of our time. There are dozens of podcasts, movies, and especially TV series devoted to the topic, so much so that it can be hard to figure out which ones are actually worth your time. True crime has become so popular that the best shows in this genre have even garnered awards attention, although more shows have been nominated than have actually won major awards.
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2 weeks ago | 
themanual.com | Joe Allen
Suspense is not really a genre, at least not on its own terms. And yet, when you’re watching a suspenseful movie, you recognize the sensation almost instantly. Netflix, for its part, has a pretty outstanding lineup of suspenseful movies that are all available to you at the click of a button. While not all of these movies were heavy-hitters with awards bodies, many of them should have been. They’re incredibly well made, in addition to being smart and sometimes pulpy genre fare.
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2 weeks ago | 
themanual.com | Joe Allen
Tom Hanks has starred in some of the best movies ever made, but he’s not an actor who only works on high-brow prestige projects. Thankfully, he’s also made plenty of down-the-middle, action-adjacent movies over the course of his career, and one of the finest is Greyhound. Now, Deadlineis reporting that Greyhound is getting a sequel, with Hanks set to return.
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2 weeks ago | 
themanual.com | Joe Allen
Table of Contents Hollywood CEOs, especially these days, are not exactly known for being in touch with the reasons people love their products. Even by that low standard, though, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos’s recent comments about the theatrical experience were still pretty rough. During a brief discussion at the Time100 Summit, Sarandos said that Netflix was “saving Hollywood.” “Netflix is a very consumer-focused company,” he continued.
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2 weeks ago | 
themanual.com | Joe Allen
Now that we’ve gotten our first look at Julia Garner’s female version of the Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four: First Steps, we’re also learning a little bit more about the Emmy winner wound up signing on to the project. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Garner revealed that she wasn’t even aware that her character, Shalla-Bal, or the female version of the Silver Surfer, existed until she met with director Matt Shakman. “I met up with Matt, who’s lovely.
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3 weeks ago | 
themanual.com | Joe Allen
Following the success of Sunrise on the Reaping, the latest book in the Hunger Games series, Deadline is reporting that the film adaptation that is set to release in 2026 has found its lead actors. Joseph Zada will play Haymitch in the film, while Whitney Peak will play Lenore Dove, Haymitch’s romantic partner. The film will be set 40 years after the events of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and 24 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her sister’s place in the Hunger Games.
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3 weeks ago | 
themanual.com | Joe Allen
After the success of Prey, there’s some new energy in the Predator franchise. What’s even better for Predator fans, though, is that the next installment seems designed to give them something they’ve always wanted. Namely, a movie that follows a predator’s POV. In the first trailer for Predator: Badlands, a predator named Dek is exiled from his clan, only to meet a humanoid-looking life-form played by Elle Fanning.
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3 weeks ago | 
themanual.com | Joe Allen
Because it’s still a relatively new streaming service, and because it didn’t come into existence with a back catalog, Apple TV+’s library is thinner than most. Even so, the streamer has managed to build a subscriber base in part by investing heavily in quality shows, and specifically in quality shows with a sci-fi twist. Severance is one of the best shows on television, and it seems like a guarantee that it will be heavily awarded at the next Emmy ceremony.
