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7 best new to Prime Video movies that are 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

June 2023 sees seven new to Prime Video movies with critical acclaim that are worthy additions to any watchlist.

Tom’s Guide

10 'sexy' TV shows and movies that left us cold

How are these "hot" onscreen moments so decidedly not hot? Instead of firing audiences up, these 10 titles simply fizzle

WhatToWatch

30 Years Ago, A Bizarre Sci-Fi Sequel Killed a Near-Perfect Franchise

In 1993, 'RoboCop 3' was released, and adult RoboCop fans everywhere were confused. Here's what went wrong and why you should rewatch it.

Inverse

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Casper Van Dien enters his "creepy" era

The actor discusses women's revenge film "Hunt Club," support for Roe v. Wade and his respect for Paul Verhoeven

Salon

TV tonight: a race across Canada with no smartphones, internet or credit cards

Five teams set off on an arduous adventure in pursuit of a cash price. Plus, NHS staff save lives and grapple with the longest waiting list in history

The Guardian - UK

Sharon Stone says she lost custody of her son because of scene in Basic Instinct

Actor says divorce judge asked her young son: ‘Do you know your mother makes sex movies?’

The Guardian - UK

‘After I die I can haunt it’: a portrait of a comedian with Archibald ambitions

In our series on artworks in Australian homes, Paul Verhoeven shows us the portrait that will forever wed him to his Magnum PI moustache

The Guardian - AU

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35 years ago, a Stephen King sci-fi movie launched a new era of Arnold Schwarzenegger

With 'The Running Man," Arnold Schwarzenegger made a great sci-fi flick. If the 'Terminator' didn't exist, Arnold would still have been set up for sci-fi greatness.

Inverse

Top sci-fi movies and TV shows to watch on Amazon Prime in October

Time to catch up on some long overdue sci-fi, so here's our handy guide to what's on

Space

You need to watch the most controversial '90s sci-fi movie on Netflix ASAP

'Starship Troopers' leaves Netflix on August 31, 2022. Watch it now before that happens. And, remember, here's what the movie is really about.

Inverse

Paul Verhoeven: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The podcaster and author reveals his favourite online things, including Ben Affleck’s Armageddon commentary, a song about the Wii shopping channel music and Jinkx Monsoon

The Guardian - AU

35 years ago, Paul Verhoeven made the most subversive sci-fi movie of the decade

RoboCop was meant to critique the police-military-industrial complex, but it failed in one major way.

Inverse

Age-defying Sharon Stone, 64, turns heads in figure-hugging lemon jumpsuit in Italy

Basic Instinct actress Sharon Stone made sure all eyes were on her as she rocked up at Dolce & Gabbana's men's fashion show in Italy sporting a striking ensemble

Daily Mirror

Streaming: Benedetta and the best films about nuns

Paul Verhoeven’s lesbian nuns romance joins a heavenly sisterhood that ranges from Black Narcissus and Doubt to Viridiana

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

From RoboCop to Harry Styles: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether you fancy having your senses blasted by a sci-fi classic or soothed by a boyband veteran’s grownup solo album, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

The Guardian - UK

RoboCop review – thrilling, subversive 80s masterpiece from Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven’s sophisticated sci-fi fable is rereleased in its original director’s cut, with the gruesome violence and black-comic queasiness restored

The Independent UK

Benedetta review: An erotic nun psychodrama that shouldn’t be treated as an anti-faith screed

Yes, a statue of the Virgin Mary is whittled down into a wooden dildo, but don’t call ‘Benedetta’ nunsploitation

The Guardian - UK

Benedetta review – Paul Verhoeven’s shockingly wholesome Tuscan nunnery tale

Verhoeven is on surprisingly tame form in this tale of erotic profanity in 17th-century Italy

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The Independent UK

Benedetta review: An erotic nun psychodrama that shouldn’t be treated as an anti-faith screed

Yes, a statue of the Virgin Mary is whittled down into a wooden dildo, but don’t call ‘Benedetta’ nunsploitation

The Independent UK

Catholic activists hit out at Belfast cinema for screening ‘blasphemous’ lesbian nun movie on Good Friday

‘This movie is a fraud and nothing more than a blatant attack on the Catholic faith,’ a spokesperson for the Catholic group said

The Independent UK

Paul Verhoeven criticises Daniel Craig’s Bond movies for being sexless: ‘There was always sex in Bond!’

‘Sex is the essence of existence!’ the Basic Instinct director said

The Guardian - UK

What links Paul Verhoeven’s convent romp to the Sopranos?

From Benedetta to Showgirls – via Christopher Walken in A View to a Kill – we shimmy down the rabbit hole with the controversial film-maker

The Conversation

From Dune to The Power of the Dog: our predictions for the Oscars 2022 best picture

There were some extraordinary films released in 2021: Ninja Thyberg’s Pleasure, an electric neon romp through the porn world, Ildikó Enyedi’s period epic, The Story of My Wife, Paul Verhoeven’s nun-film, Benedetta.

The Guardian - US

Basic Instinct at 30: a lurid throwback to when Hollywood still took risks

Paul Verhoeven’s steamy, button-pushing thriller became a cultural phenomenon in 1992, making a star of Sharon Stone

Inverse

You need to watch the most misunderstood sci-fi action flick on Netflix ASAP

Better than the original novel, 'Starship Troopers' briefly redefined sci-fi satire. Here's why it's worth another look.

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