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About Erin Underwood

BIO: Erin Underwood is the senior event content producer for MIT Technology Review’s emerging technology events. On the side, she reads, writes, and edits SF. Erin also reviews movies, TV series, and books on YouTube.

Year in Review: Hollywood Tried Everything in 2025

Forget the top 5 films of the year! Hollywood tried it all in 2025. So, let’s break it down to see what worked, what didn’t, and what movies you might want to watch if you missed them in the theater. Join the discussion and use the chaptering to jump around to topics you want to hear most! Continue reading

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Song Sung Blue Review | Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson Shine

Neil Diamond is a music icon who has shaped generations of listeners. So when I heard about a new film centered on his music, I assumed it would be another nostalgia-driven documentary. That’s not what Song Sung Blue is doing. Continue reading

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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery brings Benoit Blanc to a small parish where Monsignor Wicks has been murdered. The most obvious suspect is the junior Monsignor, Father Jud, who recently joined the parish. The problem is the way the murder was committed makes it almost impossible for the murder to have happened at all. Continue reading

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Lost & Found in Cleveland, Review: A Surprising New Holiday Film?

Holiday movies are their own little tradition for me, and they start earlier than you think. In fact, they’ve already started and some of them are already here like Lost and Found in Cleveland. Continue reading

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Wicked: For Good, Movie Review – Why It’s Better Than You Might Think

The first Wicked film was everywhere, but Wicked for Good arrived almost silently, and that worried me. So the real question walking into the theater was simple: can Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo actually deliver a finale that lives up to the hype the first movie created? Continue reading

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Hamnet (2025), Movie Review: A Heartbreaking Masterpiece

Hamnet is a new movie, starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, about the marriage of William Shakespeare and his early family life. Continue reading

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Frankenstein (2025) Review – Would Mary Shelley Like Guillermo del Toro’s Movie?

When a new version of Frankenstein comes along, it has to rise to the occasion. It has to bring something new, something innovative, something worthy of Shelley’s masterpiece. So, is that what director and writer Guillermo del Toro achieves? Continue reading

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Good Fortune Movie Review | Keanu Reeves Is Heaven-Sent Comedy Gold

The film Good Fortune transforms Keanu Reeves from everyone’s favorite gun wielding assassin in the John Wick universe into a miracle wielding angel with wings that are a couple sizes too small. Continue reading

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Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025), Movie Review | A Gritty, Revolutionary, Love Story

Kiss of the Spider Woman is a sexy and flirty film with a daring love story set in Argentina’s darkest years, blending politics, fantasy, and music into a tale of survival and connection. Continue reading

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Tron: Ares – Disney’s Bold Reboot or a Broken Franchise?

TRON: ARES is a visual spectacle with a standalone script for new audiences, but it’s got some problems. However, it’s the tech that I loved and hated with this film. Check out my review to see if it’s for you. Continue reading

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