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Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Michael Lesslie & Michael Arndt Win The Game
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Bryan Lee O'Malley and BenDavid Grabinski's bold storytelling pays off
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The Marvels
McDonnell and Karasik Marvelously Switch Things Up
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The Holdovers
Writer David Hemingson Doesn't Hold Back
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Five Nights at Freddy's
Tammi & Cuddeback take on the puppets
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Dumb Money
Craig Gillespie Makes It Rain
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The Peripheral
Scott B. Smith sees the future
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The Muppets Mayhem
Adam F. Goldberg, Jeff Yorkes & Bill Barretta join the band!
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Star Wars Visions: Vol. 2 - Ep. 1 "Sith"
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Evil Dead Rise
Writer-Director Lee Cronin unleashes deadites on L.A.!
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley cast an amazing storytelling spell!
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JAMES VANDERBILT AND GUY BUSICK REVIVE THE SCREAM FRANCHISE
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Jeff Loveness charts the MCU's future in Quantumania
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Oscar Lessons
Patrick McHale's fresh take on Pinocchio
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Oscar Lessons
Rian Johnson peels back the layers of Glass Onion
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
GENNIFER HUTCHISON & JUSTIN DOBLE DETAIL THE BIG SAURON REVEAL
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Emmy Contenders
Peter Gould pens a perfect goodbye to Better Call Saul
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Shawn Levy goes inside the making of Stranger Things' "Dear Billy"
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TCM Fest Tales
Spy Smasher Strikes Back - The Ben Burtt Interview
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The Actor
Glen Powell chats about Top Gun Maverick's Hangman
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Beverly Hills Cop - Midnight Run
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Magic & Storytelling
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