Netflix's $320m sci-fi blockbuster is 'soulless', 'dumb' and a hit
The Electric State, starring Millie Bobby Brown, follows a trend of Netflix making star-packed movies that are panned by critics - but reach huge audiences.
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Millie Bobby Brown unveiled her full real name. Hint: It sounds really, really similar
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Movie Review: Russo brothers' sci-fi ‘The Electric State’ is big, ambitious and dull
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Uzo Aduba takes the lead in Netflix murder mystery "The Residence"
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Palestinian comedian Mo Amer 'proud and hurt' after making Netflix hit
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Bobby Brown III heads to Panthers on a 3-year, $21 million deal: Report
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With 'Adolescence,' Stephen Graham wants you to consider the unthinkable
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Myles Garrett, Browns reportedly agree on contract extension to make him highest-paid non-QB in NFL history
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