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- Critic's Pick
  
  ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’
  
  Director Céline Sciamma invents a historical romance centered on the female gaze.
- ‘The Hunt’
  
  Craig Zobel’s controversial thriller delivers an intense, over-the-top satire of partisan politics taken to its most dangerous extreme.
- ‘Uncorked’
  
  In a lively tale of loyalty and wine passion, a young man follows his dream of becoming a Master Sommelier.
- ‘Onward’
  
  Tom Holland and Chris Pratt are elfin teen suburban brothers who go on a quest in a Pixar movie that’s pure product, but still fun.
- ‘Westworld’ Season 3
  
  “Westworld” is the recipient of the most extensive, and jarring, reboot in recent TV history.
- ‘Hillary’
  
  As a whole, Hulu’s Hillary Clinton docu-series is a fittingly messy, compelling portrait of an equally messy, compelling person.
- ‘I Am Not Okay With This’
  
  Netflix’s “I Am Not Okay With This” takes too long to figure out its strengths as it works to get there.
- ‘Dispatches From Elsewhere’
  
  Starring Jason Segel, AMC’s “Dispatches From Elsewhere” tells a winding mystery with close attention to empathetic detail.
- ‘West Side Story’
  
  Ivo Van Hove dares to fiddle with perfection in this modernized but still respectful re-working of the 1957 masterpiece.
- ‘The Visit’
  
  Tony Kushner’s new adaptation, directed by Jeremy Herrin, isn’t flawless, but it’s a grand idea played out in a style rarely seen today.
- ‘Unmasked’
  
  Though occasionally flawed, this theatrical take on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s catalog is right on time after the movie flop of “Cats.”
- ‘Endgame’
  
  This starry production of two plays by Samuel Beckett makes for a surprisingly engaging, if not entirely successful, evening.
- Album Review: The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’
  
  The Weeknd’s “After Hours” finds him mixing commerciality with innovation as well as anyone today.
- Concert Review: Celine Dion’s ‘Courage’ Tour
  
  Celine Dion’s first concert in New York after more than 10 years was full of showstopping moments and costume changes.
- Album Review: BTS’ ‘Map of the Soul: 7’
  
  BTS’ superstar members shine in their solos and as a group in ‘MOTS: 7,’ a self-referential homage.
- Album Review: Justin Bieber’s ‘Changes’
  
  Justin Bieber has never sounded better, but the nonstop romanticism lacks room to explore demons or express joy.