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Downton Abbey was the beginning of a new era on PBS when it debuted, even though no one knew it at the time. Meant as a truncated one-and-done miniseries when it premiered in the depths of winter in 2011, the series became a word-of-mouth sensation via burgeoning social media. By
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For all that Rian Johnson's Knives Out series of films is really just Agatha Christie stories reset for the 21st century, outside of lead Daniel Craig, who plays Detective Benoit Blanc (he of the Foghorn Leghorn style southern drawl), the cast has been almost entirely American. There are
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Do you believe in soulmates? Is there really one perfect person out there for everyone, or is love just an accident of timing? Can the person that's supposedly perfect for you be precisely the wrong choice? These are the questions at the heart of Apple TV+'s
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The Thursday Murder Club is the latest film drop on Netflix, and it's a decadent treat for Telly Visions readers. The movie is adapted from Richard Osman's debut bestselling novel about a group of pensioners who like solving cold cases from their luxurious retirement home. The
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Christmas creep is a scourge, one that has only worsened over time. It used to be that the issue was one limited to stores, as retailers pushed the shopping season back practically into September. But the advent of streaming has opened up a whole new subset of Christmas Creep on
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It's been over 400 years since playwright William Shakespeare posthumously broke big in 1623 with the "First Folio," after spending his entire life as a minor homegrown English celebrity. In that time, partly thanks to the British Empire and colonialism, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
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It is rare for a franchise to conclude in the 21st century, when the landscape is heavily marked by reboots, revivals, and reimaginings of older titles. It's not just shows like The Forsytes remaking The Forsyte Saga for a new century, or boyish comedy All Creatures Great &
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It probably says a lot about our culture that the most successful female director in 2025 is one known for making super hardcore war films. American director Kathryn Bigelow became the only woman to ever win an Academy Award for directing with The Hurt Locker, a movie based on the
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The Toronto International Film Festival, affectionately known as TIFF, is the Johnny-Come-Lately of the Film Festival circuit. Unlike Berlin, Venice, or Cannes, Toronto only started hosting film festivals in the 1970s, around the same time as Sundance. While some Film Festivals are gearing up for their centenary in the next
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Awards season is the best time of year for movie buffs, as all of the studios put forth their best films over the autumn months in hopes of landing recognition at the Oscars, and all the smaller events that lead up to it. However, two studios have yet to claim
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It's mid-August, which means that preparations for Autumn 2025 are in full swing. Kids are shopping for back to school, college kids are heading back to their dorms, and the Spooky Season decor is already creeping into shops. This is a busy time for those who work in
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When perusing Kristin Scott Thomas’ impressive C.V. of film, television, and theater roles, it’s very clear that she’s the rare performer who’s been able to maintain a certain je ne sais quoi through the entirety of her career. She exudes a worldliness while being vulnerable, yet