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Super Crooks is a Fun Mix of Superheroes and Heist Movies, Successfully Expanding on its Source Material

Although Jupiter’s Legacy was canceled by Netflix shortly after it debuted, its spinoff, Super Crooks, was still announced. Many of the characters from the previous series do appear in Super Crooks, but this is more of a world that’s adjacent…

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Red Notice has a Paper-Thin, On-the-Rails Narrative that Never Quite Takes Off, Despite Some Fun Moments

Red Notice isn’t as much a heist movie as it is a cartoon, filled with outrageous sequences that are somewhat entertaining but also feel empty at the same time. It is one of Netflix’s most expensive movies yet, with a…

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Army of Thieves is a Charming Prequel that Plays Standard Heists Tropes Straight

Army of Thieves can feel like a confusing sequel to those who liked Army of the Dead. The zombies are mentioned and shown several times in the film, but most of the focus is on Ludwig Dieter (Matthias Schweighöfer), who…

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Army of the Dead is a Competent Zombie Action Flick, Despite Numerous Flaws

Zack Snyder has been having somewhat of a resurgence this year. Following Zack Snyder’s Justice League, we get to see the director’s second foray into the zombie genre with Army of the Dead. It’s been in development since 2007, finally…