Prime Video’s ‘Cosmic Love’ Season One: Plot Summary, Cast, Release Date & Trailer
For the longest time, we’ve been striving to find love in shows since the likes of 1965’s The Dating Game to The Bachelor, without much yield. Amazon Prime Video has brought, Cosmic Love, a show that’s above all dating shows, by utilizing cosmos’s compatibility test to evaluate how much singles are desperate for a relationship. Other Prime Video reality dating shows of such strength are Forever Summer: Hamptons and The One That Got Away. 
Duke Nukem the Movie to be Finally Released
It has been three decades since the first time that 'Duke Nukem' made his debut. And now, after all these years of waiting and anticipation from fans worldwide, he is getting an official feature film!The beloved video game series from Gearbox Software is finally set to make its way onto the silver screen, thanks partly because of a creative team behind 'Cobra Kai,' including Josh Heald and Jon Hurwitz, who have been attached as producers. Legendary will also produce the film with Jean Julien Baronnet on board for this project over at Marla Studios.
'The Gray Man' Review - Beware If You Don't Already Love Action Movies
Thanks to the popularity of Rotten Tomatoes, there is better awareness of the critic/audience discrepancy that has always existed since blockbuster movies began. The Gray Man, the newest Netflix feature from the directors of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, highlights the difference perfectly, with audiences shooing away the negative reviews to shine glowing praise on their new favorite film. Sadly, The Gray Man truly does not deserve the praise, and thanks to movies like John Wick, it's frankly hard to see exactly how this movie could top any of the critically acclaimed action flicks that now sit alongside vacant scripts like this one.
'Benediction' Scores Another Critical Win For British Writer/Director Terence Davies
Benediction, a true story of poet Siegfried Sassoon, shows the kinship that acclaimed director Terence Davies always makes in any of his films. His first two films, the masterpieces Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) and The Long Day Closes (1992), were both blatantly autobiographical, and it is abundantly apparent that Davies might have followed in Sassoon's footsteps had he lived during World War I. Here is everything you need to know about this great movie!
Band of Horses Give 2022 A Fan-Oriented Indie Rock Statement With 'Things Are Great'
With their second album for Sub Pop, 2007's Cease To Begin, Band of Horses cemented their signature sound following the surprise mega-hit 'The Funeral,' and they have been a staple of the light indie-rock scene that appealed to lovers of their folksy sound as well as the casual masses. These early successes in the 2000s helped them onto major labels and allowed them to survive some critical low points in the 2010s with Mirage Rock and Why Are You OK. Now, with Things Are Great, they have reclaimed their sound and are as good as ever.
Dolly Parton Chooses To Safely Swing For Easy Hits on 2022's 'Run, Rose, Run'
Country star Dolly Parton has a career that speaks for itself and critical acclaim that would have lasted even if she stopped making good albums after Coat of Many Colors. So on album #48, fans and critics alike know not to expect much more groundbreaking material out of her. Whether standalone or as a companion to her well-received fictional novel of the same name, Run, Rose, Run still does not quite cut it in terms of quality, even if some critics would argue that it improves upon her other recent output.
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NYC Punks BODEGA Turn In An Unsatisfying 2022 Album 'Broken Equipment'
In Bodega's 2018 debut, Endless Scroll, these Brooklynites injected their catchy indie punk with the chaos and quirks of their home, and succeeded to some degree consider their newness. In 2022, Broken Equipment unfortunately does not cement them as the best band of their kind, instead being both more of the same and less of the chaotic, quirky qualities that made their first album stand out a bit more. Considering their solid image and boundless potential, the sophomore slump is a serious loss.
Great Marvel Characters - The Best Showcase of All The Best MCU Actors
With a plethora of Marvel films available on Disney Plus nowadays, it's so easy to binge-watch tons of favorites over and over again. Picking favorites is always tricky and coming up with the best performances of each character is even harder. Here's an attempt at picking the favorite performances for each of the most significant Marvel characters in cinema, many of which can be found on Disney Plus!
Spiritualized Enchant Once Again On 'Everything Was Beautiful,' One Of Their Best Albums Yet
Spiritualized, the spacey project by J. Spaceman (Jason Pierce), redefined space rock for the indie era with 1997's Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space. Pierce's iconic project has remained a staple of the usual album cycle, always turning in a new solid effort every four years, which stayed consistent since Pierce is the sole writing member of the group. And after another four years, he is back like clockwork with Everything Was Beautiful, which despite being on schedule is a very special effort. Here's the lowdown on this new Spiritualized album!
A24's 'Marcel The Shell With Shoes On' Is The Universally Appealing Children's Film of The Year
A24, the film distribution company behind Moonlight and Lady Bird, already had a major hit this year with Everything Everywhere All At Once, the excellent sci-fi action-comedy multiverse adventure starring Michelle Yeoh. While that film easily reached the top echelon of A24's filmography, their most recent release tops that film in universality and Rotten Tomatoes score. Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, based on the YouTube short film, is a must-see child-friendly feature on-par with the adult appeal of Pixar and Studio Ghibli films.
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Irish Post-Punk Rockers Fontaines D.C. Keep Things Remarkably Strong On Album #3
Fontaines D.C. seemed to appear out of nowhere with their 2019 debut album, Dogrel. Critics gave this new band some of the best reviews of the year, and amazingly, they have received equally great review since then. The Dubliners nearly match the reviews of their debut masterwork with 2022's Skinty Fia, reaching an astounding 85/100 on Metacritic. Check out the scoop on the newest voice of Ireland below.
Best of 2022 Albums: Halfway Point Check-In!
More new albums of 2022! Here are 13 records to add to the best of 2022 list, which you can find other entries of on these past lists. The list is nearly up to a top fifty, so keep checking back to see every album that ends up on the mega-list. Happy listening!
Bloc Party's Sixth Album Does Not Hold Up To Much Scrutiny In Terms Of Individuality
Silent Alarm is the classic go-to record from post-punk revival band Bloc Party, period. If you don't know them (or if you do), it's the record to reach for 99% of the time. With that said, it was only a matter of time (in this case, just over 17 years) that they returned to the Silent Alarm sound for a nostalgia trip. While this English band certainly performs their self-imitation with some sonic success, it should not resonate with most people as any more than just that: a throwback attempt.
Sharon Van Etten's New Album Makes The Grade, Even If It's Worse Than 'Remind Me Tomorrow'
Following Sharon Van Etten's Remind Me Tomorrow, which came out in 2019 and marked her highest-charting album to date, We've Been Going About This All Wrong keeps the singer/songwriter's heartbreaking heart-on-your-sleeve lyrics and matching sonic palette intact. The indie artist definitely will not be topping the charts with this one, but taken on its own level, this 2022 album is moving and meaningful.
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The Weather Station - Tamara Lindeman's Continuation of Standout 2021 Album Is Another Critical, If Not Commercial, Success
The follow-up to 2021's Ignorance was always going to be in the shadow of this great album. Considered one of the best records of the year, Ignorance fused Canadian songwriter Tamara Lindeman's penchant for classic folk with Fleetwood Mac-styled production and arrangements. The opening track, a slow and intentional light jazz-inflected number called 'Robber,' was a career highlight for Lindeman, and the rest of the album had not one miss on it. With that in mind, Lindeman's similar companion album from 2022, called How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars, is an understandable downgrade despite its quality sound.
Satan-Themed Hard Rock Band Ghost Turns In One Of Their Best, Most '80s-Reverent Albums With 'IMPERA'
With the release of the single 'Call Me Little Sunshine' (catch the sunshine=lucifer connection?), Ghost re-announced their presence on the path to album #5. IMPERA began life with this classic Ghost single, but when the full album came out, it revealed itself as so much more. Balancing their commercial '80s pop-metal nostalgia appeal with a unique freshness, IMPERA is unquestionably the best that the hard rock world will see in 2022.
Kurt Vile's Laidback Epic '(Watch My Moves)' Has All Of His Signature Tropes
Kurt Vile's small role in the Philadelphian rock band The War On Drugs unexpectedly turned into a successful solo career with his 2010s albums. By the time B'lieve I'm Goin Down came out in 2015, he cemented his music as the perfect balance between indie rock weirdness and stringed instrument mastery. On his ninth album, (Watch My Moves), he hits the balance once again, and while the record can be excessive at 73 minutes in length, it has some really good material on it.
Great Directorial Debuts Available For Streaming At No Extra Cost!
Depending on your viewpoint, directorial debuts can come across as arty statements from filmmakers who have yet to hone their craft. For most film lovers, however, it's usually a chance to see a fresh talent in the making with a unique encapsulation of fresh viewpoints and youthful reinvigoration of the art form. Here are some feature directorial debuts you can watch right now on streaming services!