Mae Abdulbaki

1 week ago | screenrant.com | Mae Abdulbaki

Warning: This post contains spoilers for And Just Like That Season 3, Episode 1 And Just Like That… Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte are back for season 3 of the HBO dramedy, which is still not as funny as the original Sex and the City but it’s actually trying. I’ve been hard on the show in the past; it’s a continuation of a story that had lots of potential but was somehow squandered by nonsensical stories and a general lack of curiosity and depth in exploring relationships in one’s 50s.

3 weeks ago | screenrant.com | Mae Abdulbaki

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your ScreenRant account I’m not entirely sure what to make of Hurry Up Tomorrow. Directed and edited by Trey Edward Shults, from a screenplay by him, Abel Tesfaye (better known as the artist The Weeknd) and Reza Fahim, the film is inspired by Tesfaye’s experience and serves as a companion piece to his album of the same name, which released earlier this year. I’m a fan of some of The Weeknd’s music but confess I didn’t like The Idol, the HBO series that was...

1 month ago | screenrant.com | Mae Abdulbaki

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your ScreenRant account After Netflix split You season 4 into two parts, the excitement of the season waned. My only thought was how this show could continue to sustain itself when Joe Goldberg (played masterfully by Gossip Girl alum Penn Badgley) himself was on a downward spiral. You season 5 smartly gives us all ten episodes to binge at once, which enhances the viewing experience without ruining the tension. And just as season 4 explored Joe as he...

2 months ago | screenrant.com | Mae Abdulbaki

The true crime genre is filled with a plethora of movies and TV shows (mostly the latter) — from docuseries to fictionalized takes of true stories, like Paramount+’s new series Happy Face, which follows the titular Happy Face Killer, aka Keith Jesperson (Dennis Quaid), and his daughter Melissa (Annaleigh Ashford). The eight-episode series, which was screened for review, offers a semi-scathing look at the glamorization of serial killers by underscoring the effect they have on those around them.

2 months ago | screenrant.com | Mae Abdulbaki

The Surrender Follow Followed Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your ScreenRant account The Surrender is a journey. It instantly drew me into the story as it centered on a mother-daughter relationship that was fraught long before the patriarch’s final days, the reason Megan (Colby Minifie) returns to her childhood home. Writer-director Julia Max creates a tense atmosphere that is ripe with conflict. There are supernatural elements to the story that bring the third act to its climax but the...