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Publisher for TheFilmGordon, WETA's Around Town critic, Film Capo of WAFCA and host of the BIG show, Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon.
#Scarlet
A fallen kingdom. A poisoned princess. A war between vengeance and mercy. Mamoru Hosoda’s Scarlet blends myth, memory, and heartbreak into a stunning animated odyssey about grief, rage, and the courage to let go.
#MamoruHosoda #AnimeFilm #JapaneseCinema
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Reel Reviews | Scarlet - FilmGordon
Mamoru Hosoda’s Scarlet blends fantasy spectacle with Shakespearean tragedy, following a princess who crosses time and space to avenge her father’s death.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:22 PM
#Hijack
As Sam tightens his grip, the truth gets closer and colder. The killer isn’t hiding in the shadows anymore. They’re standing in plain sight. And one small detail changes everything. This is Hijack at its most ruthless.
#Hijack #Switch #IdrisElba #CrimeDrama
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H/jack (Recap) | Switch (S2 E4) - FilmGordon
A chilling discovery shifts the balance in Hijack Season 2, Episode 4, “Switch,” as Sam uncovers the truth hiding in plain sight.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
#BlackNewYork
#LosingGround trades sirens for philosophy, spectacle for interior life. #KathleenCollins gives us a Black woman artist searching for meaning, love, and creative control inside a city that rarely slows down to listen.
#BlackHistoryMonth #NYCOnFilm
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Black New York | Losing Ground (Day 4) - FilmGordon
Losing Ground presents Black New York as a mental and emotional landscape, where ambition, intellect, and intimacy quietly compete.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM
#RelationshipGoals
Kelly Rowland and Method Man spark in Relationship Matters, a faith-forward rom-com about ambition, second chances, and learning to lower your guard.
#RomCom #MovieReview #KellyRowland #MethodMan #BlackLove #FaithBasedFilm
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Reel Reviews | Relationship Goals - FilmGordon
Kelly Rowland and Method Man bring charm and chemistry to Relationship Matters, a faith-tinged workplace rom-com about ambition, second chances, and learning to lower your guard.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
#OnDeck
Season 4 of The Lincoln Lawyer opens with Episode 401, throwing Mickey Haller into a case where every move carries consequence. Season 4 premieres February 5.
#TheLincolnLawyer #Season4Premiere #LegalThriller #TVWatchlist
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On Deck | The Lincoln Lawyer — Episode 401 (Season 4 Premiere) - FilmGordon
As The Lincoln Lawyer opens its fourth season, Episode 401 returns Mickey Haller to familiar territory with unfamiliar stakes.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
#BlackNewYork
The World, the Flesh, and the Devil
Harry Belafonte walks through an empty New York, where power, race, and desire are stripped down to their core. #BlackNewYork #TheWorldTheFleshAndTheDevil
#HarryBelafonte #BlackHistoryMonth #NYCOnFilm
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Black New York | The World, the Flesh and the Devil (Day 3) - FilmGordon
The World, the Flesh and the Devil imagines Gotham stripped of crowds, conflict, and hierarchy, leaving a Black man alone with space, silence, and moral choice.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
#OnDeck
“Series Acclimation Mil” shifts the focus inward as Sam embarks on a deeply personal journey to solve an ancient Starfleet enigma of the disappearance of Captain Benjamin Sisko. #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #SeriesAcclimationMil #BenjaminSisko #ToBoldlyGo
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On Deck | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy — “Series Acclimation Mil” (Episode 105) - FilmGordon
As Star Trek: Starfleet Academy moves deeper into its first season, “Series Acclimation Mil” shifts the focus from early promise to long-term endurance.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM
#BlackNewYork has begun.
Throughout #BlackHistoryMonth, we explore the city as a foundational force in cinema, moving day by day through the five boroughs via films, eras, and music that define Black life on screen. #NYCOnFilm #BlackCinema #OneCityInMotion
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Black New York Begins - FilmGordon
Throughout Black History Month, FilmGordon explores New York City as a foundational force in cinema, moving day by day through the five boroughs via films, eras, and music that define Black life on sc...
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February 3, 2026 at 12:28 AM
#Hijack
Control is never permanent.

In “Switch,” the balance of power shifts and certainty disappears as Hijack tightens the vise.
Debuting Wednesday, February 4.

#Switch #OnDeck #AppleTVPlus #TVThriller #HighStakes #NewEpisode #WednesdayWatch
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On Deck | Hijack — “Switch” (Episode 204) - FilmGordon
As Hijack continues its relentless second season, “Switch” marks a decisive turning point where control no longer rests where it once did.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
#Hijack
Sam pushes the standoff to a breaking point in Hijack Season 2, Episode 3, “Baggage,” as buried secrets surface and the threat turns terrifyingly real.
#HijackSeason2 #TVRecap #ThrillerSeries #AppleTVPlus #EpisodeRecap
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Hijack (Recap) | Baggage (S2 E3) - FilmGordon
Sam escalates the standoff in Episode 3 of Hijack, as buried secrets surface and the threat turns terrifyingly real.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
#TheNightManager
Pine plays the long game.
Teddy crosses the line.
Roper reminds everyone who really holds the power.
Episode 6 changes everything.
#TVRecap #SpyThriller #BBCDrama #Espionage #SeriesRecap #TelevisionCriticism
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The Night Manager (Recap) | Episode 206 - FilmGordon
Betrayals explode as Pine, Teddy, and Roper collide in a ruthless endgame where loyalty fractures, power shifts, and survival comes at a devastating cost.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:47 PM
#BlackNewYork
Before the city could define him, he walked through it.
Richard Roundtree’s John Shaft moves through Manhattan with purpose, style, and autonomy. #Shaft #RichardRoundtree #BlackCinema #BlackHistoryMonth #NYCOnFilm #BlackReelLens
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Black New York | Shaft (Day 2) - FilmGordon
Shaft redefined the city on screen, placing Richard Roundtree’s John Shaft at the center of Harlem with confidence, intelligence, and unmistakable authority.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
#BlackNewYork
For Love of Ivy (1968)
Sidney Poitier and Abbey Lincoln meet in For Love of Ivy, a romance shaped by labor, class, and quiet negotiation inside Manhattan’s guarded spaces. #SidneyPoitier #AbbeyLincoln #BlackCinema #BlackHistoryMonth #NYCOnFilm
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Black New York | The Love of Ivy (Day 1) - FilmGordon
For Love of Ivy places Black desire, class, and emotional intelligence at the center of 1960s New York, moving between Harlem and the Upper East Side with clarity and restraint.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM
#BlackNewYork launches soon, a Black History Month cinematic journey through the five boroughs, told through landmark Black films.
Lace up your Timbs.
The city is calling.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackCinema #NYCOnFilm
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Black New York: A Cinematic Journey Begins February 1 - FilmGordon
This Black History Month, FilmGordon invites you to lace up your Timbs and step into the city that has always shaped the story.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:37 AM
#TheNightManager
Winner takes all.
As The Night Manager reaches its endgame, Pine goes all in to bring down Gilberto Hanson from the inside. But a new alliance shifts the balance.
#SeasonFinale #OnDeck #EspionageDrama #TVFinale
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On Deck | The Night Manager — Winner Takes All - Episode 206 (Season Finale) - FilmGordon
As The Night Manager reaches its endgame, the operation moves into winner-takes-all territory. With Pine working alongside Teddy to dismantle Gilberto Hanson’s Colombia coup from the inside, the margi...
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January 31, 2026 at 1:29 AM
#FilmGordonRadio
Before the celebration begins, we take a first look at Star Trek.
From Discovery to Deep Space Nine, FilmGordon Radio starts the conversation.
#FilmGordon #StarTrek #StarTrek60 #SciFiTV #PopCulture #TVTalk #GeekCulture #FinalFrontier
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FilmGordon Radio | Star Trek - FilmGordon
FilmGordon Radio opens an early conversation on Star Trek, exploring its past, present, and future ahead of this year’s anniversary.
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January 31, 2026 at 12:59 AM
#Bridgerton
Desire steps out of fantasy and into consequence.
Season 4, Episode 4 shatters illusion as proximity exposes class, power, and a devastating misunderstanding that changes everything. #AnOfferFromAGentleman #BenedictAndSophie #PeriodDrama #TVRecap
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Bridgerton (Recap) | An Offer From a Gentleman (S4 E4) - FilmGordon
Proximity shatters illusion as desire collides with class and assumption. Episode 4 delivers Season 4’s first true rupture, exposing the cost of wanting someone without fully seeing them
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January 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
#Bridgerton
Away from the Ton, love finds room to breathe.
Season 4, Episode 3 lets Benedict and Sophie step outside society long enough for intimacy to bloom, until reality comes in. #Season4 #TheFieldNextToTheOtherRoad #BenedictBridgerton #Sophie #PeriodDrama thefilmgordon.com/bridgerton-r...
Bridgerton (Recap) | The Field Next to the Other Road (S4 E3) - FilmGordon
Removed from the Ton, Benedict and Sophie find rare freedom in a quiet refuge, where love blooms without witnesses and class waits just beyond the field to reclaim its hold.
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January 29, 2026 at 4:06 PM
#Bridgerton
The mask is gone. The distance remains.
Season 4, Episode 2 pulls love into the harsh light of class, consequence, and missed recognition as Benedict searches and Sophie survives. #TimeTransfixed #BenedictBridgerton #Sophie #PeriodDrama #NetflixRecap
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Bridgerton (Recap) | Time Transfixed (S4 E2) - FilmGordon
The fantasy fades as longing collides with class and consequence.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM
#Bridgerton
Masks on. Expectations off.
Bridgerton Season 4 opens with “The Waltz,” a quiet, romantic reset where anonymity sparks desire and Benedict steps into the spotlight. 💃🏽✨
#BridgertonSeason4 #TheWaltz #BenedictBridgerton #PeriodDrama #TVRecap #Shondaland
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Bridgerton (Recap) | The Waltz (S4 E1) - FilmGordon
Season 4 opens with restraint over spectacle as Bridgerton reintroduces romance through anonymity, longing, and consequence.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:21 PM
#StarfleetAcademy
“Vox in Excelso” puts Klingon cadet Jay-Den Kraag at the center of a charged debate on identity, survival, and what it truly means to speak for your people. One of the strongest episodes yet.🖖
#VoxInExcelso #StarTrek #KlingonCulture #TVRecap
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (Recap) | Vox in Excelso (S1 E4) - FilmGordon
In “Vox in Excelso,” one voice rises to challenge tradition, redefining what strength truly means in the future of Starfleet.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
#TheWreckingCrew
Two estranged brothers collide in The Wrecking Crew. Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista bring raw physicality and hard-hitting action to a buddy-cop thriller powered by muscle, mistrust, and momentum. #JasonMomoa #DaveBautista #ActionThriller
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Reel Reviews | The Wrecking Crew - FilmGordon
Two brothers. One conspiracy. All muscle. The Wrecking Crew pairs Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista in a bruising, star-powered action ride where physicality, family tension, and explosive set pieces driv...
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January 28, 2026 at 10:33 PM
#BlackNewYork🗽
This Black History Month, FilmGordon explores New York through 28 essential Black films moving borough by borough, era by era, mood by mood.
Join us all February.
Welcome to Black New York.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackCinema #BlackReelAwards #NYCOnFilm
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Black New York: A Cinematic Journey Through the Five Boroughs - FilmGordon
This Black History Month, FilmGordon invites you to experience New York through the films that helped define Black cinematic presence in the city.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:25 PM
#SendHelp
The film twists workplace ambition into brutal survival, delivering dark humor, razor-sharp tension, and a ferocious performance that refuses to be ignored.
#SurvivalThriller #CorporateDrama #PsychologicalThriller #SamRaimi #RachelMcAdams #IslandSurvival
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Reel Reviews | Send Help - FilmGordon
A corporate power struggle turns deadly after a plane crash strands two unlikely survivors on a remote island.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:57 PM