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‘Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette’ Review: FX’s Latest Ryan Murphy Biodrama Spins an Enchanting Fairy Tale
Paul Anthony Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon star alongside Naomi Watts (as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis) in the first volume of the planned anthology series.
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‘How to Get to Heaven from Belfast’ Review: Lisa McGee’s ‘Derry Girls’ Follow-Up Is a Chaotic, Wildly Entertaining Netflix Mystery
Sinead Keenan, Caoilfhionn Dunne and Roisin Gallagher play friends who begin to suspect something is suspicious about an old chum's death.
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Critic’s Appreciation: James Van Der Beek Will Be Remembered for ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ but His Best Work Was Far Funnier and Odder
'Varsity Blues' and 'Dawson's Creek' generated the memes, but things like 'Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23' showed Van Der Beek's talent.
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‘Neighbors’ Review: HBO’s Unscripted Comedy Captures Contemporary Dysfunction in a Gawking, Unpleasant Way
Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein executive produce this half-hour series about property disputes, misused surveillance and a situationally inappropriate Speedo.
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Critic’s Notebook: Bad Bunny Shrugs Off Trumped-Up Controversies for an Exhilarating, Vital Super Bowl Halftime Performance
Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin and a few celebrity guests were part of one of the biggest parties to ever hit the field at a Super Bowl.
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‘The ’Burbs’ Review: Keke Palmer Brightens Peacock’s Mixed Bag of a Dark Comedy Reboot
Inspired by the 1989 film starring Tom Hanks, the series centers on a new mom who begins to suspect something sinister is afoot in her idyllic neighborhood.
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‘The Muppet Show’ Review: Sabrina Carpenter Is the Ideal Host for a Promising Special That Reminds Us What the Muppets Do Best
Maya Rudolph and executive producer Seth Rogen also appear in the variety half-hour, which returns to the theater, premise and format of the original 1970s series.
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Critic’s Notebook: Trevor Noah’s Final Grammys Hosting Gig Is a Dud, but Big Performances and Passionate Speeches Carry the Telecast
Bad Bunny won top awards and delivered the strongest speech at a 68th Grammy Awards show dominated by spectacle and tributes.
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‘Vanished’ Review: Kaley Cuoco’s France-Set MGM+ Thriller Isn’t an Excursion Worth Taking
An ordinary American woman gets embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy after her boyfriend (Sam Claflin) mysteriously disappears from a train leaving Paris.
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Critic’s Notebook: Darren Aronofsky’s ‘On This Day… 1776’ Demonstrates That High-End AI Slop Is Still AI Slop
Produced using technology from Google's DeepMind, the YouTube short-form series does more to highlight the obvious limitations of AI filmmaking than its theoretical benefits.
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Critic’s Appreciation: How ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Helped Us Celebrate Catherine O’Hara’s Genius (That Was Always There)
From 'SCTV' to Christopher Guest mockumentaries, O'Hara's comic legacy was already secure — but 'Schitt's Creek' allowed viewers to (re)discover a timeless talent.
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‘Memory of a Killer’ Review: Patrick Dempsey Leads a Fox Hitman Drama That Gets Too Silly Too Quickly
Based on a Belgian novel and film, the thriller focuses on a killer-for-hire who may be suffering from Alzheimer's.
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‘Wonder Man’ Review: Ben Kingsley and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Bromance Powers Disney+’s Endearingly Low-Key Marvel Series
Kingsley reprises his role as Trevor Slattery, now just an actor looking for his next big role, in the eight-part dramedy co-created by 'Shang-Chi' director Destin Daniel Cretton.
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‘Free Bert’ Review: Bert Kreischer Strips Away the Shirtless Party Boy Persona, but Also the Laughs, in New Netflix Comedy
Bert Kreischer plays Bert Kreischer in the six-part series about a stand-up comic who tries to change his ways to help his family.
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‘Finding Her Edge’ Review: Netflix’s YA Ice Dancing Drama Could Use More Passion and Drive
The overlooked middle daughter of an athletic dynasty finds herself torn between her new skating partner, a brash but talented bad boy, and her ex, now their rival in competition.
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‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’ Review: Judd Apatow’s HBO Doc Pays Loving, Lovely Tribute to a Comedy Giant
Co-directed by Mike Bonfiglio, the four-parter celebrates the 'Blazing Saddles' auteur, his friendship with Carl Reiner and his marriage to Anne Bancroft.
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