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‘The Baby-Sitter’s Club’

This Netflix adaptation of Ann M. Martin's beloved book series is as warm as it is empathetic.
‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark’

A series about the work of a true-crime author finds interest and pathos in the mystery she lived.
‘Perry Mason’

HBO's punishing eight-hour miniseries "Perry Mason" puts Matthew Rhys to limited use.
‘Brave New World’

Alden Ehrenreich and Jessica Brown Findlay can't save a dystopian drama that doesn't know what kind of show it wants to be.

‘The Old Guard’

In a watchable franchise wannabe, Charlize Theron leads a team of immortals who are also B-movie renegades.
‘Greyhound’

Tom Hanks anchors a World War II thriller that's less a drama than a tense and sturdy diary of the logistics of battle.
‘John Lewis: Good Trouble’

Detailed yet somewhat undisciplined, Dawn Porter's portrait of civil rights icon John Lewis details the substance of leadership and bravery.
‘Eurovision Song Contest’

What does the Netflix version of a Will Ferrell comedy look like? It looks like "Anchorman" or "Talladega Nights" without the laughs.

Haim’s ‘Women in Music Pt. III’: Album Review

The Haim sisters expand their canvas in "Women in Music Pt. III," the trio's strongest and most revealing record yet.
‘CeeLo Green Is … Thomas Callaway’: Album Review

On "CeeLo Green Is ... Thomas Callaway," the singer is in a meditative mood -- crooning rather than riffing; reflective, not rapturous.
Bob Dylan’s ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’: Album Review

Bob Dylan's first album of new material in eight years makes up for lost rhyme with songs that are funny, fascinating, elusive and epic.
Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’: Album Review

Lady Gaga has returned to the dancefloor with "Chromatica," her best album since "Born This Way" — and possibly her best yet.

‘The Prince of Egypt’

With a score by Stephen Schwartz ("Wicked"), this screen-to-stage transfer is so effortful it's enervating.
‘Girl From the North Country’

The moody music and lyrics from the Bob Dylan playbook both define and heighten Conor McPherson's haunting vision of the Depression.
‘The Hot Wing King’

Katori Hall gets belly laughs out of this comedy about an amateur cook trying to create a signature dish while chaos reigns in the kitchen.
‘West Side Story’

Ivo Van Hove dares to fiddle with perfection in this modernized but still respectful re-working of the 1957 masterpiece.