Nick Schager

Nick Schager

@nschager.bsky.social

Entertainment Critic for The Daily Beast / Beast Obsessed Endlessly opinionated

1,256 Followers 326 Following 919 Posts Joined Jul 2023
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Oscar Nom’s ‘Yellowstone’ Rip-Off Is Pure Culture-War Nonsense We’re forbidden from discussing most of Taylor Sheridan’s latest, but we tried.

I’m forbidden from telling you what “The Madison” is actually about - so consider this a review of a show I’m not really allowed to review.

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Oscar Nom’s ‘Yellowstone’ Rip-Off Is Pure Culture-War Nonsense We’re forbidden from discussing most of Taylor Sheridan’s latest, but we tried.

I’m forbidden from telling you what “The Madison” is actually about - so consider this a review of a show I’m not really allowed to review.

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Emmy-Winning Stars Unite for Your Next ‘Big Little Lies’ Fix Kerry Washington and Elisabeth Moss headline this satisfying—if derivative—Apple TV series.

"Imperfect Women" is yet another "Big Little Lies" clone, and despite an underwhelming finale, fans of such melodramas will eat it up.

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Emmy-Winning Stars Unite for Your Next ‘Big Little Lies’ Fix Kerry Washington and Elisabeth Moss headline this satisfying—if derivative—Apple TV series.

"Imperfect Women" is yet another "Big Little Lies" clone, and despite an underwhelming finale, fans of such melodramas will eat it up.

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3 days ago
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The Year’s First Must-See Movie Event Is Here “Project Hail Mary” is a thrilling save-the-world adventure that deserves to be seen on the largest screen possible.

“Project Hail Mary” is a sci-fi adventure that embraces cinematic enormity to amusing, thrilling, and moving effect.

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Nicole Kidman’s Detective Series Is Your Next Obsessive Binge-Watch Co-starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Bobby Cannavale, ‘Scarpetta’ is a serial killer thriller done right.

"Scarpetta" follows a familiar Prime Video crime-drama template, but it's elevated by an A-list cast led by Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis.

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3 days ago
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Nicole Kidman’s Detective Series Is Your Next Obsessive Binge-Watch Co-starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Bobby Cannavale, ‘Scarpetta’ is a serial killer thriller done right.

"Scarpetta" follows a familiar Prime Video crime-drama template, but it's elevated by an A-list cast led by Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis.

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3 days ago
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The Year’s First Must-See Movie Event Is Here “Project Hail Mary” is a thrilling save-the-world adventure that deserves to be seen on the largest screen possible.

“Project Hail Mary” is a sci-fi adventure that embraces cinematic enormity to amusing, thrilling, and moving effect.

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1 week ago
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Steve Carell’s New Show Desperately Needs More Michael Scott Energy From the creator of “Ted Lasso,” HBO’s “Rooster” is the latest failed attempt to give the comedian a post-“The Office” hit.

“Rooster” is a Steve Carell vehicle (from the creator of “Ted Lasso”) that’s too genial to be genuinely funny.

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Oscar Winner Takes His Place as Undisputed Criminal Icon “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man,” a feature-film continuation of the TV series, is a rousing winner.

“Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man” is a rousing send-off to Steven Knight’s crime series and, in particular, Cillian Murphy’s iconic gangster.

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Two Smoking Hot Stars Can’t Save This Netflix Sex Romp The new Netflix series about a May-December campus obsession should be way sexier than this.

“Vladimir” is a college-set dramedy about power and desire that takes satiric aim at various targets and, to a tee, misses them all.

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1 week ago
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Steve Carell’s New Show Desperately Needs More Michael Scott Energy From the creator of “Ted Lasso,” HBO’s “Rooster” is the latest failed attempt to give the comedian a post-“The Office” hit.

“Rooster” is a Steve Carell vehicle (from the creator of “Ted Lasso”) that’s too genial to be genuinely funny.

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1 week ago
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Oscar Winner Takes His Place as Undisputed Criminal Icon “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man,” a feature-film continuation of the TV series, is a rousing winner.

“Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man” is a rousing send-off to Steven Knight’s crime series and, in particular, Cillian Murphy’s iconic gangster.

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1 week ago
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Two Smoking Hot Stars Can’t Save This Netflix Sex Romp The new Netflix series about a May-December campus obsession should be way sexier than this.

“Vladimir” is a college-set dramedy about power and desire that takes satiric aim at various targets and, to a tee, misses them all.

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1 week ago
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The Oscars’ Best Actress Frontrunner Drops Monstrous Misfire “Hamnet’s” Jessie Buckley stars as “The Bride!” in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s haphazardly stitched-together feminist horror show.

"The Bride!" is a scattershot mess that has ambition to burn but can't stitch together its various ideas and influences.

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1 week ago
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The Oscars’ Best Actress Frontrunner Drops Monstrous Misfire “Hamnet’s” Jessie Buckley stars as “The Bride!” in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s haphazardly stitched-together feminist horror show.

"The Bride!" is a scattershot mess that has ambition to burn but can't stitch together its various ideas and influences.

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2 weeks ago
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CBS Turns ‘Yellowstone’ Into an Embarrassing ‘NCIS’ Ripoff Taylor Sheridan’s procedural about Kayce Dutton is cut from a familiar CBS cloth.

"Marshals," the first modern-day "Yellowstone" spin-off, takes the most unadventurous "NCIS"-style route imaginable.

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2 weeks ago
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CBS Turns ‘Yellowstone’ Into an Embarrassing ‘NCIS’ Ripoff Taylor Sheridan’s procedural about Kayce Dutton is cut from a familiar CBS cloth.

"Marshals," the first modern-day "Yellowstone" spin-off, takes the most unadventurous "NCIS"-style route imaginable.

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2 weeks ago
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Two Huge Netflix Stars Join Forces for Your Next HBO Obsession Throw in a fiery Linda Cardellini, and this funny, moving, and altogether surprising tale of a love triangle gone wrong hits all the right notes.

"DTF St. Louis" seems destined to be HBO's next big miniseries, thanks in no small part to a fantastic David Harbour.

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2 weeks ago
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The Worst ‘Scream’ Movie Yet Is Shockingly Terrible It’s time for Ghostface to finally hang up his hunting knife.

"Scream 7" is the latest abysmal franchise entry, reconfirming that it's long past time for Ghostface to retire.

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Two Huge Netflix Stars Join Forces for Your Next HBO Obsession Throw in a fiery Linda Cardellini, and this funny, moving, and altogether surprising tale of a love triangle gone wrong hits all the right notes.

"DTF St. Louis" seems destined to be HBO's next big miniseries, thanks in no small part to a fantastic David Harbour.

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2 weeks ago
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The Worst ‘Scream’ Movie Yet Is Shockingly Terrible It’s time for Ghostface to finally hang up his hunting knife.

"Scream 7" is the latest abysmal franchise entry, reconfirming that it's long past time for Ghostface to retire.

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How Paul McCartney Pulled Off a Truly ‘Impossible’ Task “Man on the Run” is a stirring portrait of the singer-songwriter’s ’70s rebirth with Wings.

"Man on the Run" is an engaging snapshot of Paul McCartney's post-Beatles '70s career, although it can't help but feel like merely a chapter of a much larger story.

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How Paul McCartney Pulled Off a Truly ‘Impossible’ Task “Man on the Run” is a stirring portrait of the singer-songwriter’s ’70s rebirth with Wings.

"Man on the Run" is an engaging snapshot of Paul McCartney's post-Beatles '70s career, although it can't help but feel like merely a chapter of a much larger story.

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2 weeks ago
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How Baz Luhrmann Brought the Real Elvis Presley Back to Epic Life The “Moulin Rouge!” and “Great Gatsby” auteur takes us inside his breathtaking new concert film about the King.

I spoke with Baz Luhrmann about his exhilarating new "EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert."

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2 weeks ago
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How Baz Luhrmann Brought the Real Elvis Presley Back to Epic Life The “Moulin Rouge!” and “Great Gatsby” auteur takes us inside his breathtaking new concert film about the King.

I spoke with Baz Luhrmann about his exhilarating new "EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert."

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3 weeks ago
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You’ve Never Seen The King Quite Like This Before Baz Luhrmann’s concert film is an absolute knockout—especially in IMAX.

"EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert," Baz Luhrmann's sensational concert doc about the King, is the most thrilling moviegoing experience you're likely to have all year.

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‘Paradise’ Crashes and Burns in Off-the-Rails Second Season Those hoping for a return to form after season one’s deflating finale are in for a major disappointment.

"Paradise" returns with a disastrous second season that falls on its face at almost every turn.

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‘Paradise’ Crashes and Burns in Off-the-Rails Second Season Those hoping for a return to form after season one’s deflating finale are in for a major disappointment.

"Paradise" returns with a disastrous second season that falls on its face at almost every turn.

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3 weeks ago
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You’ve Never Seen The King Quite Like This Before Baz Luhrmann’s concert film is an absolute knockout—especially in IMAX.

"EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert," Baz Luhrmann's sensational concert doc about the King, is the most thrilling moviegoing experience you're likely to have all year.

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