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EXCLUSIVE | Moviegoers can channel their inner Glinda and Elphaba during sing-along screenings of 'Wicked' this Christmas.

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A new trailer for Sabrina Carpenter's Netflix special has revealed Chappell Roan, Tyla, Shania Twain, Quinta Brunson and more guest stars.

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Sony Group Corporation is in talks to acquire fellow Japanese conglomerate Kadokawa, according to media reports that emerged this week. The firm’s animation and games properties…

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Netflix, Amblin and Obama-Backed Higher Ground Win Heated Auction for New S.A. Cosby Book 'King of Ashes' (EXCLUSIVE)

A highly competitive auction has been raging for weeks over adaptative rights to S.A. Cosby’s forthcoming novel “King of Ashes,” and we have a winner. Netflix, Steven…

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Ridley Scott Says Denzel Washington’s ‘Gladiator II’ Same-Sex Kiss ‘Didn’t Happen’: ‘They Acted the Moment’

Denzel Washington may have said that his same-sex kiss in “Gladiator II” was cut from the movie because the powers that be got “chicken,” but, according to director Ridley Scott…

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‘Red One’

Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans star in a holiday action fantasy that gives Christmas a backstory it didn't need. It's made with charmless energy, though J.K. Simmons is winning as Santa.
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‘All We Imagine as Light’

Indian director Payal Kapadia's lovely sophomore feature is a glowing portrait of urban connection and unexpected sisterhood as two Mumbai nurses bond in a city of 20 million souls.
‘Bird’

Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski star in Andrea Arnold's return to her bleak British roots. A story of emotional poverty that turns into a fantasy-pal fairy tale, it's skillful but far from authentic.
‘Heretic’

In Scott Beck and Bryan Woods' sleek theological mind game, Hugh Grant is genteelly terrifying as a creep hell-bent on converting others to his "one true religion."

‘A Man in Full’

A one-note Jeff Daniels stars in this empty Netflix series.
‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’

Peacock's gruesome and grueling love story is set during the Holocaust.
‘The Veil’

Elisabeth Moss stuns in FX's fascinating spy thriller.
'Dead Boy Detectives’

This 'Sandman' spinoff adapts Neil Gaiman's comic as a zany teen procedural.

‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’

Billie Eilish and producer Finneas keep up their winning streak with a surprising and intimate third album.
‘Atavista’

Childish Gambino's latest is a masterpiece, and a kaleidoscopic showcase for his seemingly endless talents.
‘Dark Times’

Vince Staples searches for light on his new album, his most vulnerable project to date.
‘Radical Optimism’

Dua Lipa's new album is a joyous blast of pop savvy.

‘An Enemy of the People’

Sam Gold's production is an actorly face-off between Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli, but the script ultimately let's the audience off the hook.
‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’

Patricia Clarkson gives a luminous performance in an otherwise uneven revival of Eugene O'Neill's family drama.
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Strictly for the boomers.
‘Water for Elephants’

The stage adaptation has escapism, enchantment and heart, all elevated to new, literal heights that blend theater and cirque.

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Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!