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‘Selena: The Series’

Netflix's biographical drama about the late Tejano singer Selena uses a talented ensemble to tell its compassionate story of family.
‘Saved by the Bell’

"Saved by the Bell" is a pleasant surprise thanks to Tracey Wigfield's experience with skewering meta commentary on series like "30 Rock."
‘Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square’

Netflix's "Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square," starring Parton and Christine Baranski, puts an earnest spin on "A Christmas Carol."
‘The Flight Attendant’

"The Flight Attendant" throws Kaley Cuoco, Rosie Perez, Zosia Mamet and more into a screwball murder mystery.

‘The Croods: A New Age’

DreamWorks Animation's follow-up to toon "The Croods" once again focuses more on dazzling CG environments and nonstop jokes than story.
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‘Zappa’

Alex Winter's documentary finds an emotional through line by taking the one-of-a-kind rock legend as seriously as he took himself.
Critics Pick
‘Mangrove’

Steve McQueen dramatizes protest in British society, this time turning his attention on heroes in London's West Indian immigrant community.
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‘Happiest Season’

Director Clea DuVall has made a coming-out-at-Christmas rom-com (starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis) that earns its emotion.

Miley Cyrus’ ‘Plastic Hearts’

As the punky cover suggests, Miley Cyrus returns partly to power-pop on "Plastic Hearts," which includes duets with Joan Jett & Dua Lipa.
Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Good News’

Megan Thee Stallion's "Good News" is a strong and sexed-up debut album that crushes Tory Lanez in the first song, then moves on.
AC/DC’s ‘Power Up’

AC/DC's "Power Up," the Aussie rock band's first new album in six years, proves that old dogs doing old tricks isn't a bad thing.
Chris Stapleton’s ‘Starting Over’

On "Starting Over," Chris Stapleton is sticking with the mixture of gentle country-folk and blues-rock that made him an insider and outlier.

‘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.
‘The Last Five Years’

This smart revival of Jason Robert Brown's musical plays in a London theater cleverly redesigned for COVID-era safety.
‘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.
‘Beat the Devil’

David Hare's monologue at the Bridge Theatre in London recounts the playwright's battle with COVID-19.