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Cross (Recap) | The Good Book (S1 E3)

20 November, 202420 November, 2024FilmGordon

In a narrative as complex as Cross, there are seemingly unrelated threads woven into the plot at arguably odd angles.

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Reel Reviews | The Piano Lesson

20 November, 202415 November, 2024FilmGordon

It’s a family affair as Malcolm Washington makes his feature directorial debut of his brother John David
Washington with this adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning August Wilson play, about a family haunted by the legacy of an heirloom in The Piano Lesson.

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Reel Reviews | Gladiator II

20 November, 202420 August, 2026FilmGordon

After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return Rome’s glory to its people.

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Reel Reviews | Flow

20 November, 202431 October, 2024FilmGordon

A motley but irresistible crew of animals band together for an unforgettable adventure in a watery world created by animator and filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis in Flow.

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Cross (Recap) | Ride the White Horsey (S1 E2)

17 November, 202417 November, 2024FilmGordon

After the premiere’s nightmarish cliffhanger, it’s no wonder Cross (Aldis Hodge) is having bad dreams. Cross Season 1 Episode 2 opens with his mind full of images of Maria (Chaunteé Schuler Irving).

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Special Ops: Lioness (Recap) | Shatter the Moon (S2 E5)

17 November, 202417 November, 2024FilmGordon

Lioness is nothing if not consistent. Through the fog of its incessant sociopolitical incoherence (also nothing short of ur-typical of the militant-spy genre), each episode delivers an even mix of A-list scenery chewing, insane dialogue, and small-screen action that actually kinda rips.