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‘Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes’
Ronan Farrow's reporting about Harvey Weinstein is the subject of this elegant showcase of essential reporting.
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‘Wellington Paranormal’
The companion piece to "What We Do in the Shadows" lacks a certain sparkle and needs a bit more groundedness in its humor.
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‘Gossip Girl’
HBO Max's "Gossip Girl" reboot energizes the franchise by flipping the original mystery on its head.
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‘The White Lotus’
HBO's "The White Lotus," featuring Jennifer Coolidge, Sydney Sweeney and Connie Britton, proves a smart new show from Mike White.
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‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’
Drawing from all corners of the Warner Bros. library of IP, this meta-comedy starring LeBron James serves up a worthy sequel.
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‘Gunpowder Milkshake’
Karen Gillan and Lena Headey team up for a neon-drenched, sisterhood-of-assassins action fantasy.
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‘The French Dispatch’
From Paris with love, the cult auteur dedicates this supercharged anthology film to the 20th-century reporters who've inspired him.
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‘Pig’
Nicolas Cage goes searching for his beloved truffle pig — and himself — in Michael Sarnoski's intimate character study.
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Sault’s ‘Nine’
The British R&B collective Sault has released its fifth innovative, socially conscious album in two years — available for just 99 days.
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Lucy Dacus’ ‘Home Video’
"Home Video," the third album from Lucy Dacus, is like a Southern short story collection with an indie-rock soundtrack.
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Maroon 5’s ‘Jordi’
Maroon 5 named "Jordi" after its late manager and prefaced it with "Memories," but the album is otherwise reliably light-spirited.
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Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’
As good as you might've hoped Olivia Rodrigo's debut album would be from the handful of songs already released, "Sour" is better.
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‘Bach & Sons’
A potentially fascinating play about Johann Sebastian Bach is marred by miscasting in Nicholas Hytner's world premiere production.
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‘Seven Deadly Sins’
The Meatpacking District's newest unholy attraction tests the limits of how far live theater can go amid a global pandemic.
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‘Under Milk Wood’
Michael Sheen leads the cast of "Under Milk Wood," a tender but fitful reimagination of Dylan Thomas' celebrated play.
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‘After Life’
Based on Hirokazu Kore-eda's 1998 film, the play explores a fascinating idea, but it never comes alive as a fully-fledged drama.
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