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Alex Reif

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Alex Reif

    TV Recap/Review: Homer Chases Emma Thompson Through a Gauntlet of Picture Books in "The Simpsons" Season 38 Premiere (opens the original)

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    Season 38 of The Simpsons kicked off tonight with an episode that pays tribute to the power of children’s literature. Featuring guest star Emma Thompson (Cruella, Beauty and the Beast, Saving Mr. Banks), the episode’s title draws on a Season 23 episode from the same writer, “The Book Job,” amended here as “The Children’s Book Job.” Here is our recap and review of this season premiere. In the Springfield Elementary gymnasium, Marge Simpson (Julie Kavner) is named PTA President by Superintendent C

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Alex Reif

    Interview: Nat Geo "Chilean Mine Rescue" Directors on the Footage No One Expected to Find (opens the original)

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    When Chilean Mine Rescue: Race Against Time directors James Parris and Chloe Campbell first approached the story, they already had the outline of the 2010 Copiapó mining disaster. What they didn't expect was how much the headline had flattened. “These iconic stories, they take on an almost two-dimensional, cartoonish resonance in our contemporary history,” Parris said during our interview. “We think we know what they're about, but as documentary makers, Chloe and I both felt going in that there

  3. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Alex Reif

    4K/Blu-ray Review: "Toy Story 5" Sends Jessie Home With Style to Spare (opens the original)

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    Between Hoppers and Toy Story 5, 2026 has been a banner year for Pixar. The studio’s summer blockbuster, the third highest-grossing film of the year thus far, finally comes home on 4K Ultra-HD and Blu-ray. It marks the franchise's first new chapter since 2019's Toy Story 4, and its first with Jessie squarely at the emotional center since Toy Story 2 more than two decades ago. Jessie’s plans to help Bonnie make friends are upended when Bonnie gets a Lily Pad, a high-tech, kid-friendly tablet devi

  4. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Alex Reif

    "Line of Fire" Cast and Producers on Protecting the World and the People You Love (opens the original)

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    NBC’s new drama Line of Fire follows a family of law enforcement agents who bridge personal differences and cross professional boundaries while working cases for the FBI, U.S. Marshals, Secret Service, and Department of Justice. When a seemingly cut-and-dried case turns into a deadly conspiracy, they must use a lifetime of expertise protecting civilians and politicians to protect one another and bring the killer to justice, even if it means betraying their sworn code. Stars Peter Krause and Hope

  5. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Alex Reif

    Interview: Tony Hale, Shelby Rabara, and More on Bringing "Toy Story 5" Home, From Pixar Visits to a Flub That Stuck (opens the original)

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    The toys are coming home with Toy Story 5’s in-home release. Now available for purchase from digital retailers, coming to 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on September 22nd, and streaming on Disney+ on September 23rd, one of the hottest films of the year is yours to watch over and over again. To mark the occasion, I spoke with four members of the film's voice cast: Tony Hale (Forky), Shelby Rabara (Snappy), Scarlett Spears (Bonnie), and Mykal-Michelle Harris (Blaze) about the film’s themes, favorit

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