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- ‘Downton Abbey’
  
  Years after the serialized drama whose story it continues left the air, “Downton Abbey” is doubly nostalgic.
- ‘Ad Astra’
  
  Director James Gray makes an epic space adventure, but Brad Pitt’s stoic astronaut journeys a long way to face his daddy issues.
- ‘Hustlers’
  
  Leveraging her appeal to astonishing effect, Jennifer Lopez plays an enterprising dancer with an illegal get-rich scheme.
- ‘The Goldfinch’
  
  The cinematic adaptation of Donna Tartt’s 2013 novel is scrupulously faithful, yet still misses the book’s captivating essence.
- ‘Briarpatch’
  
  “Briarpatch” is a show worth looking forward to avidly, one that has the potential to establish USA as a place for serious fare.
- ‘Limetown’
  
  Starring Jessica Biel, Facebook Watch’s adaptation of the popular podcast makes for a tense, efficient thriller.
- ‘The Spy’
  
  Sacha Baron Cohen is in an unfamiliar position: stripping him of his humor and placing him within the bounds of a script.
- ‘Unbelievable’
  
  “Unbelievable,” at its best, is focused less on the system at large than on one individual ground up by it.
- ‘Betrayal’
  
  The impeccable London revival of Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal” stars Hiddleston, Charlie Cox, and Zawe Ashton.
- ‘Hercules’
  
  Hit or myth? This legendary hunk finds a musical home — this time with a sense of community.
- ‘Sea Wall/A Life’
  
  Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge star in paired monologues, arriving after becoming an Off Broadway hit.
- ‘A Very Expensive Poison’
  
  The latest play by Lucy Prebble, premiering at the Old Vic, follows the true story of a Russian defector’s assassination.
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  The follow-up to his 2018’s album mostly goes to softer places, but he still wants to nurture his bad-boy side, too.
- Album Review: Sheryl Crow’s ‘Threads’
  
  Sheryl Crow is vowing this is her final full-length album. If so, it’s a heck of a retirement banquet.
- Album Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’
  
  It’s not even a contradiction to say that “Lover” is Swift’s most mature album and her most fun one, all at once.
- Album Review: Tool’s ‘Fear Inoculum’
  
  After 13-years, the art-damaged metal of Maynard James Keenan and co., is back, as challenging and satisfying as ever.