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Katie Rife is a writer, critic, and film programmer based in Chicago. She was a staff writer for The A.V. Club from 2014-2022, and currently covers film and TV for outlets around the world. She also works as a film programmer for the Music Box Theatre and the Overlook Film Festival, an annual “celebration of all things horror” in New Orleans.
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Why Are So Many Famous People in This Bad Movie?
CONFUSING“Riff Raff” stars Jennifer Coolidge, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson, Bill Murray—the list goes on—but no one seems to be having any fun in this hit-man comedy.

A ‘NCIS’ Virgin Watches—and Loves—Spinoff ‘NCIS: Origins’
BETTER LATE THAN NEVERThere are 46 seasons across the “NCIS” franchise. We finally watch one. Mark Harmon (well, his voice) returns for a spinoff full of the good-cop clichés these shows are known for.

‘The Decameron’: Sex, Class, and the Plague Get Netflix Spin
THE PLAGUE IS BACKZosia Mamet and Tony Hale star in a “Monty Python”-esque update on Giovanni Boccaccio's Italian story collection.

The Goriest Movie of the Year Almost Didn’t Get Made
BEHIND THE MOVIESometimes movies get a reputation for being “cursed.” Hearing the team behind “In a Violent Nature” tell stories from the set, it’s hard to argue it’s not one of them.

Josh Brolin’s ‘Outer Range’ Is Best Used as Background Noise
SOPHOMORE SLUMPThe second season of the Prime Video sci-fi Western isn’t weird enough to justify its existence.
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