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Essentially a series of sub-SNL sketches, Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley's inherent likability gives Bedazzled at least one leg to stand on. Not only are both compelling on-screen, but there's some genuine chemistry that makes it clear Hurley's devil has as much affection for Fraser's hapless hero as the viewer.

Overly long and glancing ambitiously over Tarantino's shoulder, there's still a lot to like about this dark comedy, which follows a bunch of potentially criminal misfits staying in the same motel.

A sleepy swipe at The Big Lebowski's crown, Inherent Vice lacks the energy it needs to make this slacker Noir feel compelling. Despite that, there are some great moments, and Josh Brolin's reaction to catching the main character with a platter of weed is worth watching the film for by itself.

Moody, compelling drama that may be the only American show in history to have too few episodes. The show rushes Joel and Ellie's journey at some key point, eliding their transformation from reluctant companions to found family. The acting is fantastic and the deviations from the game add the sense of an even wider world, but this story needed some more room to breathe when its central relationship is so important.