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‘The Duchess’

Katherine Ryan's new Netflix series forgets that antiheroes are not the same as heroes.
‘Woke’

Lamorne Morris stars in a Hulu series whose insights are overshadowed by sight gags.
‘Coastal Elites’

Trump exhaustion is real, but this HBO special (also featuring Sarah Paulson and Kaitlyn Dever) doesn't have much new to say about it.
‘The Comey Rule’

Showtime's limited series stars Jeff Daniels as former FBI director James Comey and Brendan Gleeson as President Donald Trump.

Critics Pick
‘Antebellum’

Janelle Monáe plays a contemporary woman abducted and enslaved in this brilliant "Get Out"-style social thriller.
‘Robin’s Wish’

A documentary movingly captures the months Robin Williams spent struggling with the effects of Lewy body dementia.
‘Critical Thinking’

The true story of the Miami Jackson High chess team — five brainy wizards from the inner city — is told in a rousing but conventional way.
‘Women Make Film’

After "The Story of Film," Mark Cousins challenges himself to teach audiences "how to make a movie" using only female-directed pics.

Katy Perry's 'Smile'

On Katy Perry's "Smile," the handful of songs that aim for pure disco fun beat the overly earnest, "Firework"-style inspirational anthems.
Toni Braxton's 'Spell My Name'

Toni Braxton's "Spell My Name" is a showcase of vintage R&B that may be her best album since her 1990s peak.
Dua Lipa's 'Club Future Nostalgia'

With an A-list team of remixers, Dua Lipa's "Club Future Nostalgia" is the rare remix album that arguably improves on the original.
Bettye LaVette's 'Blackbirds'

"Blackbirds" aims to celebrate iconic Black singers of the mid-20th century, but reminds you Bettye LaVette is one of the 21st's greats.

‘Beat the Devil’

David Hare's monologue at the Bridge Theatre in London recounts the playwright's battle with COVID-19.
‘Richard II’

Andre Holland leads the cast of a surprisingly intimate audio version of Shakespeare, from the Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park.
‘The Line’

Meet the COVID-19 pandemic's first responders in this streaming docu-play about health care workers.
‘And So We Come Forth’

In Richard Nelson's latest Apple Family play, a Zoom call hums with virtual unease over generational shifts.