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‘Punky Brewster’
Soleil Moon Frye has always had the ability to capture audiences.
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‘It’s a Sin’
Russell T Davies' new series takes us to the London of the 1980s.
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‘Amend’
Will Smith leads a six-part seminar on the 14th Amendment, a primer in equal rights.
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‘Behind Her Eyes’
The ending of Netflix's "Behind Her Eyes" is surprising, but even more than that, it's stupid.
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‘Raya and the Last Dragon’
"Blindspotting" director Carlos López Estrada joins "Big Hero 6" helmer Don Hall in this action-driven shot at updating the Disney formula.
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‘Moxie’
Gen-Z-centric female empowerment story manages to be just memorable enough through its charming ensemble and inclusive political values.
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‘Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry’
R.J. Cutler's film shines a light on the old-meets-new electricity that's made Billie Eilish the quintessential pop star of the 21st century.
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'Tom & Jerry'
Warner Bros. resurrects Hanna-Barbera's inexterminable frenemies, placing them in a live-action context where they can wreak maximum mayhem.
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Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight’
Dave Grohl promised an album you can groove to, and he delivered with Foo Fighters' latest, "Medicine at Midnight."
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Zayn’s ‘Nobody Is Listening’
Former One Direction member Zayn Malik embraces an intimate, less-pop type of R&B for his third solo album, "Nobody Is Listening."
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Eminem’s ‘Music to Be Murdered By – Side B’
Eminem stays within his comfort zone, for better and for worse, on "Music to Be Murdered By – Side B," his second album release in 2020.
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Paul McCartney’s ‘McCartney III’
Paul McCartney returns to the idea of a true solo album with "McCartney III," a quarantine record where DIY randomness is part of the charm.
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‘The Comeback’
Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen's riotous West End comedy "The Comeback" is a triumph, but London theater closures stopped it in its tracks.
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‘Death of England: Delroy’
Starring "Hamilton's" Michael Balogun and performed on the eve of England's second lockdown, the play is sure to be seen again.
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‘The Last Five Years’
This smart revival of Jason Robert Brown's musical plays in a London theater cleverly redesigned for COVID-era safety.
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‘The Outside Dog’ & ‘The Hand of God’
Kristin Scott Thomas and Rochenda Sandall headline two Alan Bennett monologues, which even under social distance pack a punch.
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By any terms, Berlin’s 2021 European Film Market will deliver its smallest pre-sales market in years. COVID-19 has put back productions, created distribution bottlenecks and provoked huge uncertainty about cinema theater re-openings.