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‘Those About to Die’ Review: No, We Are Not Entertained

Did you ever watch a Roland Emmerich movie and think, "Wow, if only this had more plot, less spectacle, and ran an extra eight hours?" No?

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‘Lady in the Lake’ Review: Natalie Portman’s Apple Noir Dives Deeper Than a...

The Baltimore-based murder-mystery from Alma Har'el extravagantly deconstructs its detective story into an interrogation of identity and discrimination, aided by its excellent cast and mesmeric mood.

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‘House of the Dragon’ Episode 6 Goes Full Fever Dream

The episode directed by "Succession"s Andrij Parekh has attempted dragon riding, more insight into the small folk, and a shocking, steamy ending.

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‘Time Bandits’ Review: Lisa Kudrow Reigns in a Pleasant Yet Routine Remake

Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's series reboot of Terry Gilliam's 1981 science-fiction film is cute and cosmic, but also orderly and uninspired.

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‘Presumed Innocent’ Finale Updates the Film’s Ending While Dumbing It Down —...

Jake Gyllenhaal gets his day in court, the truth comes out, and the only winners are... the Chicago Bears?

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‘The Decameron’ Doesn’t Use Its Time Wisely

A loose adaptation of 14th century short stories, Kathleen Jordan’s hourlong black comedy on classism during the Black Plague struggles to build momentum across an increasingly laborious eight episodes.

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‘House of the Dragon’ Episode 7 Review: Targaryen Blood Prevails (and Spills)...

The extensive trial of dragon riders proves that HBO's visual effects are fruitful outside of the usual battle sequences.

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‘Kite Man’? Hell Yeah! — An Outstanding New Sitcom Is Also a Superhero Spinoff

Max's adult animation superhero spinoff is really a sitcom throwback, complete with scene-stealing supporting characters, an affable atmosphere, and consistently sharp jokes.

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‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ Review: Bafflingly Whimsical Detective Series...

Poppy Coogan's precocious teen mystery will placate, but not satisfy, fans of a good murder mystery.

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‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Review: A Rewarding Throwback Noir Built on...

The de facto reboot of "Batman: The Animated Series" doubles as a sturdy amalgamation of many popular Bat-tales, as well as a YA-friendly civics lesson.

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‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Finale Stretches the Meaning of the Word

The eight and last episode will leave fans craving more — and stuck waiting years for what's next.

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‘Bad Monkey’ Review: Vince Vaughn Is the Ted Lasso of South Florida in...

As the talkative investigator tasked with sorting out a foolhardy Florida Man scheme, Vaughn's quippy charm pairs nicely with "Ted Lasso" showrunner Bill Lawrence's positive vibes, but that's about all...

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‘Pachinko’ Review: Season 2 Is a Stunning Family Drama That Honors the Joys...

Creator Soo Hugh's emotional epic returns as bold and moving as ever.

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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Review: Season 4 Survives a Surplus of...

In their latest investigation, the Arconia crew goes Hollywood — and goes big — adding Zach Galifianakis, Eva Longoria, Eugene Levy, Richard Kind, Molly Shannon, Kumail Nanjiani, and many more sizable...

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‘The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Review: Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series...

J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay's Amazon Prime Video prequel still stumbles from time to time over its fated plot points, but the second season finds a stronger foothold in character and sprints into a...

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‘Terminator Zero’ Review: Netflix’s Franchise Reboot Is Still Recycling the...

Despite an entirely new cast of characters in the first anime "Terminator" offering, Mattson Tomlin's Netflix series feels trapped in the past, whether it's the repetitive (if stylish) action or the...

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‘Disclaimer’ Review: Alfonso Cuaron’s Vicious Apple Series Is an Astute,...

Venice: Cate Blanchett's latest TV series is a methodical, magnificent mystery of complicity about an acclaimed documentarian whose dark past resurfaces in a vengeful widower's debut novel.

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‘English Teacher’ Review: Fall TV Starts the Semester with a Razor-Sharp...

Brian Jordan Alvarez's FX comedy stars Alvarez as an English teacher in suburban Texas trying to make a difference and stay afloat.

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‘The Perfect Couple’ Review: Nicole Kidman’s Frothy Netflix Murder-Mystery...

Part "White Lotus," part "Big Little Lies," and wholly forgettable, Jenna Lamia's six-episode adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand's 2018 beach-read captures the enviable summer vibes of a wedding weekend on...

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‘Fight Night’ Review: Peacock’s Old-School Heist Series Works Best as a Binge

Shaye Ogbonna's 1970s drama adds extra flourish to the true story of a 1970 armed robbery.

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