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If the first Crossword Mysteries movie was about proving Tess Harper could solve a crime with nothing but a pencil and a pattern‑obsessed brain, the second film, Proposing Murder, is about showing she can do it while juggling emotional chaos, romantic expectations, and a   ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! …Unless you’re traveling through LAX on Christmas Eve when a team of military contractors are planning on releasing a bioweapon that can kill thousands, then, maybe it isn’t. The Netflix original Carry-On is touting itself as 2024’s  ...

Curious Caterer: Foiled Plans swan‑dives into the medieval theme wearing a thrift‑store crown and a cape that smells faintly of dry‑ice fog.  It’s fun and festive and knows exactly what it is doing when a murder most foul ruins the occasion  ...

Revenge, roaring engines, and a helmeted nightmare ripping through the night—Death Cycle is the kind of indie horror that wants to grind asphalt into your teeth. Directed by Gabriel Carrer  ...

I didn’t sit down to watch Lost in Paradise. I collapsed into it after a long day, expecting background noise, and instead got two attractive adults emotionally detoxing on a Fijian island like it was a tropical group therapy session sponsored by sunscreen   ...

You will believe a rock can make you cry. I didn’t believe it either. I walked into Project Hail Mary expecting a pleasant little science romp, maybe a few chuckles, maybe a noble sacrifice or two. Instead, directors  ...

Sequels in the Hallmark‑Mystery universe can wobble — too cute, too safe, too “we solved one murder so now we’re basically CSI” — but Grilling Season tightens the recipe instead of watering it down. Nikki DeLoach returns as Goldy Berry with even more grounded, sardonic   ...

Gabriele Mainetti’s The Forbidden City delivers an energetic blend of martial arts action and crime drama set in the streets of Rome. Known for his imaginative storytelling in They Call Me Jeeg Robot and Freaks Out, Mainetti once again   ...

By the time Terminal Descent shows up, the Crossword Mysteries franchise is basically that friend who’s really good at one thing and refuses to stop doing it — and honestly, good for them. This fourth entry swaps art galleries and magicians for blinking servers and tech   ...

In Grapefruit, writer-director Chase Joliet crafts a small, emotionally intimate drama about the uneasy return home. After a devastating divorce, Travis (Joliet) moves back into his childhood house with his eccentric  ...