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‘This Is Paris’

The reality star talks about her challenges in the new YouTube documentary, but recedes from view without showing us her real self.
‘The Killing of Breonna Taylor’

"The Killing of Breonna Taylor" struggles to keep focus between laying out the facts of the case and explaining its greater significance.
‘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.

‘Enola Holmes’

Meet Sherlock Holmes' younger sister, who represents a compelling new heroine for teenage audiences in this clever YA adventure.
‘Mulan’

Niki Caro's remake represents American studios' most whole-hearted embrace of Asian film aesthetics since "The Matrix."
Critics Pick
‘Antebellum’

Janelle Monáe plays a contemporary woman abducted and enslaved in this brilliant "Get Out"-style social thriller.
Critics Pick
‘One Night in Miami’

Regina King's directorial debut is an irresistible what-if? drama between Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown.

Big Sean’s ‘Detroit 2’

Big Sean's "Detroit 2" album explores Motor City power and pragmatism with guests including Travis Scott, Nipsey Hussle and Stevie Wonder.
The Rolling Stones' 'Goats Head Soup'

The Rolling Stones' transitional 1973 album "Goats Head Soup" has gotten a deluxe reissue that includes a spectacular live album.
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.

‘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.