‘Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened’

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‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’

Paul Blart: Mall Cop is my favorite Happy Madison film (sans Adam Sandler), and lucky for me, the 2009 comedy began streaming on Netflix at the beginning of the month. Aspiring police officer Paul Blart's (Kevin James) mundane duties as mall cop at the West Orange Pavilion Mall are amped up when he must save the day from a gang that takes over the...

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‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’

The influencers are influencing. The moms are mom-ing. And the Mormons are Mormon-ing in Hulu's latest and greatest reality show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The eight-episode series follows the young Mormon moms behind #MomTok, which aims to break the gender norms in their religion through dancing videos on TikTok. However, the show also...

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’

Racers, start your engines: a brand new entry to the Drag Race universe is here and this time, we're going global. RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars is a first-of-its-kind all stars competition that brings together 12 queens from 12 different international Drag Race franchises. It's the Drag Race All Stars we all know and love, with queens...

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‘Sneaky Pete’

It's easy to get lost in the cozy glow of Sneaky Pete. Amazon's Giovanni Ribisi-led crime dramedy about a con man on the run who assumes the identity of his prison cellmate delivers 30 episodes of intrigue that fans of classic heist films will devour. Co-created by David Shore and Bryan Cranston and featuring showbiz luminary Graham Yost (Speed,...

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‘Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef’

Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi faced off against each other for the first time in 15 years at Netflix's first-ever live competitive eating event, marking the latest live sporting event from the streamer. Chestnut currently holds the World Record for most hot dogs and buns eaten in 10 minutes (76, for the record), while Kobayashi has long been...

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‘Trap’

The new M. Night Shyamalan movie Trap is easily the most fun I've had at the movies this year. But now you don't even have to go to a movie theater to watch this twisty new thriller, because Trap is available to buy and rent online. Written and directed by Shyamalan, the films stars Josh Hartnett as Cooper: a lovable dad by day, and a serial...

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‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 2

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 is a vast improvement on the Prime Video hit's first season insomuch that it's stopped taking itself too seriously. This time around, we've got a hill troll with his own pro-wrestling intro, a wise elf shaving with a clam shell, and Sauron (Charlie Vicker) stirring the pot in Eregion by teasing...

‘Reasonable Doubt’ Season 2

The verdict is in: Fans of Raamla Mohamed's legal drama Reasonable Doubt will be hooked on Season 2, which premiered on Hulu August 22. Season 1's cliffhanger perfectly teed up Season 2's compelling main case. After Jax Stewart's (Emayatzy Corinealdi) friend Shanelle Tucker (Shannon Kane) murders her pro football player husband, Jax comes to her...