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Abby Monteil is a freelance entertainment journalist based in Brooklyn. Her work has appeared in Insider, Film School Rejects, Thrillist, and elsewhere.

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Kate Hudson’s Netflix Show Is ‘Succession’ Meets ‘Ted Lasso’

UP AND DOWN

A cast teeming with some Hollywood’s most likable actors makes this new sitcom, inspired by the Los Angeles Lakers, go down easy.

Abby Monteil | Published Feb 27, 2025

MAGA Martyr Zachary Levi’s New Christian Film Is a Mess

LORD, GIVE US STRENGTH

“The Unbreakable Boy,” Hollywood’s latest slice of Christian uplift, collapses into a cutesy, scattershot mess—and it’s hard to shake the politics of the actor at the center of it.

Abby Monteil | Published Feb 21, 2025

‘Mufasa’ Is a Failure That Doesn’t Even Have Good Songs

NOTHING THE LIGHT TOUCHES

Not even Barry Jenkins, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Beyoncé‘s daughter can save this unnecessary origin-story prequel.

Abby Monteil | Published Dec 17, 2024

Controversial ‘Alien: Romulus’ Cameo Is Disturbingly Lazy

TOO FAR

Generative AI is among the tools used to resurrect one of the franchise’s late, beloved actors for a major role in the new film—and some fans are not happy about it.

Abby Monteil | Published Aug 20, 2024
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Hollywood’s Empty Weaponized White Feminism

RINGS HOLLOW

The Golden Globes have recognized these critically acclaimed films centering vengeful white women, but their gender commentary rings surprisingly hollow.

Abby Monteil | Published Feb 24, 2021

A Gothic Lesbian Romance for the Ages

TILL DEATH DO US PART

Horror maestro Mike Flanagan’s Netflix anthology series features a true genre rarity: a tender love story between two women, played by Victoria Pedretti and Amelia Eve.

Abby Monteil | Published Oct 17, 2020

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