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COVER STORY | Dick Wolf has taken his TV operations to new heights during the 2021-22 season, which is about to conclude with no less than six Wolf-produced series in primetime's top 10 rankings.
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Johnny Depp Repeatedly Hit Amber Heard in the Face, Her Sister Testifies
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DC’s ‘Wonder Twins’ Movie Not Moving Forward at HBO Max
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Cannes Oscar Hopefuls Include ‘Elvis’, ‘Armageddon Time’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Cannes returns with international auteurs, Palme d'Or winners, potential summer blockbusters and many films that will be campaigning for the Oscars this fall.
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‘Angelyne’
Peacock's "Angelyne" stars Emmy Rossum, Martin Freeman, Hamish Linklater and more in a limited series about the Los Angeles billboard legend.
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‘Conversations With Friends’
"Conversations With Friends," starring Joe Alwyn in Sally Rooney's story of infidelity, tries and fails to be another "Normal People."
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‘The Essex Serpent’
"The Essex Serpent," starring Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes, adapts Sarah Perry's novel for Apple TV+.
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‘The Lincoln Lawyer’
This drama adapted from the Michael Connelly series of novels doesn't quite get into gear.
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Critics Pick
‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Re-teaming with "Oblivion" director Joseph Kosinski, Tom Cruise insists on flying his own planes in this stunning follow-up.
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‘The Valet’
A spirited Samara Weaving and endearing Eugenio Derbez try to prevent a PR scandal in "The Valet," based on the Francis Veber comedy.
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‘Firestarter’
The 1984 film was one of the worst Stephen King adaptations, and the new version, starring Zac Efron, is no improvement.
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‘Pleasure’
Ninja Thyberg's drama, starring radiant newcomer Sofia Kappel, takes the measure of life in the age of extreme porn as few movies have.
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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’
On his brilliant-but-challenging first album in five years, Kendrick Lamar gives an all-access visit to the darkest corners of his mind.
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Jack Harlow’s ‘Come Home the Kids Miss You’
On "Come Home the Kids Miss You," Jack Harlow builds upon bedrock strengths, with Drake, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell and Lil Wayne among guests.
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Miranda Lambert’s ‘Palomino’
The country star notches yet another rock-solid entry in one of the 21st century's most ruthlessly consistent discographies.
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Pusha T’s ‘It’s Almost Dry’
The self-proclaimed "Cocaine Dr. Seuss" is back with a thematically familiar collaboration with producers Kanye West and Pharrell Williams.
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‘POTUS’
Vanessa Williams, Lea DeLaria, Julianne Hough and Rachel Dratch are among the stars of Selina Fillinger's riotous new farce.
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‘Mr. Saturday Night’
Billy Crystal turns on the impish charm and non-stop zingers in his new Broadway musical "Mr. Saturday Night."
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‘A Strange Loop’
Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, starring Jaquel Spivey on Broadway, is playfully daring and furiously entertaining.
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‘The Skin of Our Teeth’
Lileana Blain-Cruz directs the beautifully decorated disaster of Thornton Wilder's whimsical, apocalyptic Pulitzer Prize winner.
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Can A24 Sustain Its Box Office Boom?
"Everything Everywhere All at Once" was a hit for the indie distributor, leaving big shoes for follow-up "Men" to fill
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The Ridiculous Pile-Up of New and Returning TV? Blame the Emmy Calendar
Making sense of the last-minute dump of 100 or more Emmy contenders in April and May.