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This year, there were 366 films in Oscar contention, with 50-plus nominated — including three centering on people with disabilities. While that isn't much, it's three more than most years.
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‘Last of Us’ Series at HBO Casts Gabriel Luna
“The Last of Us” series adaptation at HBO has added Gabriel Luna to its cast, Variety has learned. Luna joins previously announced series leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, who will star as…
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‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Series ‘House of the Dragon’ at HBO Casts Fabien Frankel
“House of the Dragon,” the “Game of Thrones” prequel series currently in the works at HBO, has added Fabien Frankel to its cast. “House of the Dragon” is set a few hundred years prior to…
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As 'Don't Speak' Turns 25, Gwen Stefani Looks Back at the No Doubt Hit and Ahead to Her Next Musical Chapter
Gwen Stefani reflects on the success of "Don't Speak" on its 25th anniversary and discusses if there will be a No Doubt reunion.
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‘Big Shot’
John Stamos coasts through familiar territory in the new Disney Plus sports series "Big Shot."
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‘Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!’
Netflix's "Dad Stop Embarrassing Me," starring Jamie Foxx and David Alan Grier, is happy to stick to the sitcom basics.
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‘Cruel Summer’
Thanks to an agile cast and a willingness to push for the unexpected response, "Cruel Summer" ends up a pleasant surprise: A show with a grabby premise but also a great deal on its mind.
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‘Them’
The Amazon Prime Video series looks back at the Great Migration, but is more interested in the supernatural than its human characters.
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‘Monday’
A sexy romantic comedy turns into a drama of bad behavior that's more showy than convincing.
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‘In the Earth’
It's somehow fitting that a horror helmer whose career kicked off with viral videos has gone and made a pandemic movie that infects the id.
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‘The Rookies’
Action queen Milla Jovovich can't rescue a 2019 flop that's only now landing in U.S. theaters.
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‘Hope’
Norway's Oscar submission, based on director Maria Sødahl's cancer survival story, is a modern family portrait deserving of its accolades.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’
On "Fearless (Taylor's Version)," Taylor Swift recreates her 2008 album to the tee, but gives herself stylistic latitude on "vault" tracks.
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Demi Lovato’s ‘Dancing With the Devil’
In "Dancing With the Devil... The Art of Starting Over," Lovato turns her recovery into musical theater ... with bonus straight pop songs.
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Charli XCX’s ‘Alone Together’
"Alone Together" documents Charli XCX staving off quarantine depression by inviting her fans to watch her make an album in just six weeks.
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Lana Del Rey’s ‘Chemtrails Over the Country Club’
"Chemtrails Over the Country Club," a second collaboration with Jack Antonoff, is solid but languid, even by Lana Del Rey's standards.
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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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