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Warning: This article contains spoilers for 'The Patient' which began airing on Hulu on August 30. Hulu's 'The Patient' is a different kind of horror, defined by its lighthearted style and lack of melodrama. It stars Steve Carell, a comedy superstar famous for his roles in 'The Office' and the '40-Year-Old Virgin.' Carell plays a successful psychologist, Dr. Alan Strauss, who's abducted by his patient, Sam Fortner (Domnhall Gleason). He wakes up and finds himself lying in a strange bed with a shackle around his ankle. During their initial conversation, it's revealed that Sam is a serial killer who kidnaps the doctor in an attempt to get help with his homicidal urges. If Sam was truthful about the things he'd done in a normal office setting, he'd have to worry about the doctor reporting him, and he couldn't have that. Instead, he found a doctor that he could hold hostage in his downstairs den. It's a simple environment. There's green shag carpeting, board games stacked up against the banister, and double doors leading outside. It's a stark departure from the dungeons and makeshift torture chambers we can usually expect from the genre. From the beginning, Carell, who colors the character with a sense irony and cynicism, takes a hushed approach to things. There's no clawing at the walls, no banging around, and no begging. Instead, he tries to manipulate his captor, faking treatment options, advising him against this kind of care, and trying to convince Sam that he wouldn't have to report him at all. He could simply forget this ever happened and treat Sam like any normal patient. He says they could even make an appointment for the following week. It's all a ruse to get free, and none of it works. Ultimately, he's forced to create a shank out of his foot cream tube, which he uses to hold Sam's mother up at knifepoint. He gives Sam the choice to either turn himself in or watch his mother die. It doesn't work. Sam tackles him to the ground and strangles him just like he does with his other victims. There was no struggle--or very little, at least--no fireworks, no gunshot, no suspense. Everything felt futile, or at least doubtful, and strangulation is not a dramatic death. It's silent and quick. Strauss is killed in the same muted style that characterized the entire series.

Donald Glover, often known by his rap alias Childish Gambino, will rejoin members of the 'Community' cast in a film adaption of the popular TV series.The TV show was one of Glover's first ever acting gigs and had him performing on the show in front of a big audience on NBC.It has been reported by several outlets this week that Peacock and Sony Pictures TV have approved the adaption of the show, based on a study group's interactions at a Community College, in September.The shows original creator, Dan Harmon, is currently writing the upcoming movie based on the show.In a recent interview with Variety, Harmon said he couldn't imagine producing the new film without Glover's presence.“For lack of a better word, there was a ball fumbled… [Glover] is down to clown,” he said. “Man, I would not want to think about making [the movie] without Donald.”While it appears a number of the show's former stars have already been re-signed to star in the movie version, fans were questioning the absence of Glover in a greenlight announcement of the movie last week.Along with Donald Glover, also missing from the announcement was Yvette Nicole Brown.Harmon has since subdued outcry from fans somewhat with his recent comments to Variety.'It would be difficult to really commit to doing this thing without Donald,' he said to the outlet.'So I believe he is coming back,' he added.'I think if there's names missing from a list, its because the names that are on the list, their deals are agreed upon enough to say that it's OK to say they are on the list, and anybody that's not on the list, it's just not quite the case yet.'

Netflix is spearheading the streaming of women-centered friendship series, from the drama show Firefly Lane starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke to the black comedy Dead to Me starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini. The Emmy Award-winning series about love, friendship and mutual killings returns to Netflix for the third and final season.

There’s a new rom-com flick cooking featuring the crème-de-la-crème of classic as well as new generational stars. Its name is Maybe I Do. The upcoming film is created and directed by Michael Jacobs in his feature film directorial debut. It is produced by Fifth Season and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Since Netflix released 'Stranger Things' in 2016, the mystery/horror series has become a fan favorite. In the years and seasons that have followed, many questions have trailed the series' storyline and its characters. One of those questions surrounds Eddie Munson's sexuality on the show.