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Marvel’s New Hero
Marvel Studios unveiled the trailer for "Ms. Marvel," featuring the first Muslim superhero in the MCU. The Disney Plus series launches June 8.
Digital
Amazon’s $8.5 Billion MGM Deal Wins Clearance by EU
The Oscar-winning "Kiss of the Spider Woman" actor was 71 years old.
TV
Pierre Zakrzewski, Fox News Cameraman, Killed in Ukraine at 55
Pierre Zakrzewski, a cameraman for Fox News, was killed in Ukraine on Monday, Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott told staff in a company-wide memo on Tuesday morning. He was 55. Zakrzewski and Fox News
Film
Only 7% of Movies in 2021 Featured More Women Than Men
Male characters outnumbered females by almost two to one last year, and just 31% of films featured sole female protagonists.
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‘Halo’
Paramount Plus' "Halo" adapts the video game with an evolved Master Chief and big-budget sci-fi world.
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‘Minx’
In the new series "Minx," Jake Johnson and Ophelia Lovibond form a partnership to create feminist porn.
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‘The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey’
In Apple's "The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey," Samuel L. Jackson delivers one of the best performances of his career.
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‘The Thing About Pam’
It's hard, at first, to see what drew Renée Zellweger to the lead role of "The Thing About Pam."
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‘X’
In 1979, a group of scruffy renegades rent a Texas farmhouse to shoot a porn film — and for once the mayhem that follows doesn't feel cheap.
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‘The Outfit’
Sure, Graham Moore's directorial debut is stylish, but it's the way he gets out of the way and lets the performances shine that impresses.
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‘The Adam Project’
Ryan Reynolds and Shawn Levy's collaboration after "Free Guy" is just a clever trifle, but it shows how this star and director bring out the best in each other.
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‘Turning Red’
When hormones hit, a girl's body changes more than she bargained for. Pixar's puberty metaphor is so accepting as to eliminate the conflict.
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Mitski’s ‘Laurel Hell’
Mitski has returned from a hiatus with "Laurel Hell," an album that conveys mixed emotions about how happy the indie rocker is to be back.
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Cat Power’s ‘Covers’
On her third album of covers, Cat Power serves up barely recognizable versions of songs by Frank Ocean, Billie Holiday, Iggy Pop and more.
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The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM’
With "Dawn FM," the Weeknd has made the most upbeat album of his career, a solid progression with splashes of new wave and Michael Jackson.
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Roddy Ricch’s ‘Live Life Fast’
Rapper Roddy Ricch took his time with his second album "Live Life Fast," despite the pressure to repeat the home run that was "The Box."
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‘The Collaboration’
Strong performances can't make drama out of this bio about Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol.
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‘The Music Man’
Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster lead the cast of this starry Broadway revival of Meredith Willson's "The Music Man," directed by Jerry Zaks.
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‘MJ’
Staged by Christopher Wheeldon and written by Lynn Nottage, this slick show plays like a surface-skimming rehabilitation tour.
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‘Intimate Apparel’
The play's tight construction makes it a natural for a chamber opera with music by Ricky Ian Gordon and direction by Bartlett Sher.
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'Elden Ring' Success Underscores Hollywood Blind Spot in Video Games
The new FromSoftware game is immensely popular, with George R.R. Martin's involvement making all the difference
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SAG Awards: ‘CODA,’ ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Succession’ Win Big
"CODA," "Succession" and "Ted Lasso" won the top prizes during the emotional and politically charged Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday.