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‘Violent Night’

David Harbour's weapon-wielding Santa could open the door to a new kind of down-and-dirty Christmas/action hybrid.
‘Spoiler Alert’

This funny-sad rom-com is a strangely, stubbornly conventional treatment of Michael Ausiello's memoir.
‘The Fabelmans’

Steven Spielberg gets personal in this self-portrait, crafting a loving homage to his complicated relationship with his parents.
‘Bones and All’

It's a modified vampire film, a romance and a Timothée Chalamet fashion show. But mostly it's a dull ramble.

‘Welcome to Chippendales’

This series tends to leave something on the table by treating the most titillating aspects of the exotic-dance phenomenon as background noise.
‘The Crown’

The fifth season of "The Crown" is the show's weakest outing yet: A generally scattered and unfocused show is less disciplined than ever.
‘The Calling’

So much happens in "The Calling," from David E. Kelley, that little ends up carrying weight.
‘Wednesday’

Despite Jenna Ortega's fantastic performance, "Wednesday" as a whole never captures what made "The Addams Family" so viscerally strange.

Drake’s ‘Her Loss’

Drake is back on his game with "Her Loss," which has levity where the last album had sulking. 21 Savage is employed far less often but makes for an edgy, strategic foil.
Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’

Taylor Swift's "Midnights" is a pendulum swing away from "Folklore" and "Evermore," in trading acoustic instruments for electronic ones, but it feels like their continuation, in sheer intimacy terms.
Muni Love’s ‘Public Displays of Affection’

Megan Thee Stallion's "Traumazine" goes lighter on her trademark sensuality and humor as it deals with well-known career and personal drama.
Noah Cyrus’ ‘The Hardest Part’

Six years after the release of "Lemonade," pop icon Beyoncé has come through again with the sticky, sweaty, hedonistic "Renaissance."

‘The Piano Lesson’

Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington and Danielle Brooks lead the cast of "The Piano Lesson," August Wilson's story of a family haunted by ghosts of the past.
‘Funny Girl’

Lea Michele gives this 'Funny Girl' what the revival previously lacked: charisma, astonishing vocals and assuredness — not to mention a killer fan base.
‘The Devil Wears Prada’

"Devil Wears Prada," the Broadway-bound new musical, now premiering in Chicago, needs to take a cue from Miranda Priestly and get meaner.
‘The Kite Runner’

Starring Amir Arison, this stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's novel is a heartbreaker -- but so uplifting, it's worth the pain.

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