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‘Riverdale’ Wraps Up
The CW's long-running drama, based on the popular Archie Comics, will end with the upcoming Season 7.
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Wynonna Judd to Continue the Judds’ ‘Final Tour’ as a Star-Filled Tribute to Her Late Mother Naomi
During Tuesday's penultimate episode of NBC's "This Is Us," the Pearson family gathered to see Rebecca one last time on her deathbed.
Music
Vangelis, Oscar-Winning Composer for ‘Chariots of Fire,’ Dies at 79
Vangelis, the electronic-music pioneer who won an Oscar for “Chariots of Fire” and composed such other landmark film scores as “Blade Runner,” died Tuesday, the Athens News Agency reported. He…
Film
Viola Davis Speaks Out on Hollywood’s Slow Race Progress
EXCLUSIVE | Viola Davis joined Variety and Kering at the Cannes Film Festival for a powerful Women In Motion conversation in which she revealed a director once called her by his maid's name.
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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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‘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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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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Connected TV: The Next Major Investment Opportunity in Streaming
Perhaps it's time for investors to ditch streaming services and instead put their money to work in the distributors
Awards
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.