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‘Smoke’ Review: Jurnee Smollett and Taron Egerton Lead Apple TV+’s Flawed but Fascinating…
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‘Countdown’ Review: Amazon’s Los Angeles-Set Law Enforcement Thriller Offers Ample Action but Zero Urgency or Logic
Jensen Ackles, Eric Dane and Jessica Camacho lead Derek Haas' 13-episode race to save L.A. from a nuclear attack.
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‘Ironheart’ Review: Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ Spinoff Finds Its Voice Between a Clumsy Pilot and a Frustrating Finale
Dominique Thorne's Riri Williams brings her high-powered suit and personal trauma to Disney+ nearly three years after 'Wakanda Forever.'
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‘The Waterfront’ Review: Topher Grace Gives Kevin Williamson’s Unconvincing Netflix Crime Soap a Much-Needed Boost
Holt McCallany and Maria Bello co-lead the 'Dawson's Creek' creator's eight-episode drama about a North Carolina family that turns to crime to save their fishery.
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‘Smoke’ Review: Jurnee Smollett and Taron Egerton Lead Apple TV+’s Flawed but Fascinating Firefighting Mystery
Dennis Lehane adapts the 'Firebug' podcast about the search for a serial arsonist into a nine-episode drama series.
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‘Countdown’ Review: Amazon’s Los Angeles-Set Law Enforcement Thriller Offers Ample Action but Zero Urgency or Logic
Jensen Ackles, Eric Dane and Jessica Camacho lead Derek Haas' 13-episode race to save L.A. from a nuclear attack.
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‘Ironheart’ Review: Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ Spinoff Finds Its Voice Between a Clumsy Pilot and a Frustrating Finale
Dominique Thorne's Riri Williams brings her high-powered suit and personal trauma to Disney+ nearly three years after 'Wakanda Forever.'
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‘The Waterfront’ Review: Topher Grace Gives Kevin Williamson’s Unconvincing Netflix Crime Soap a Much-Needed Boost
Holt McCallany and Maria Bello co-lead the 'Dawson's Creek' creator's eight-episode drama about a North Carolina family that turns to crime to save their fishery.
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‘Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything’ Review: Hulu Doc Offers a Solid Overview, but Limited Depth, on the Television Pioneer
Executive produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, Jackie Jesko's film traces the iconic journalist's life and career.
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‘Surviving Ohio State’ Review: HBO’s Sexual Abuse Doc Is Thorough and Persuasive, but Lacks a New Smoking Gun
Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan is the biggest name featured in Eva Orner's documentary about the scandal that rocked Buckeye Nation.
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‘State of Firsts’ Review: Trans Congresswoman Sarah McBride Steps Into the Spotlight for a Doc That’s More Than Your Average Political Puff Piece
Director Chase Joynt follows the history-making election of the first openly trans member of Congress, and her subsequent introduction to Republican hostilities in Washington.
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‘Andy Kaufman Is Me’ Review: Solid but Unrevelatory Doc Uses Puppetry to Tackle the Iconic Comic
From stand-up to 'Saturday Night Live' to wrestling to death, the confrontational entertainer gets his second documentary showcase in two years.
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‘An Eye for an Eye’ Review: Provocative Doc Poses Big Questions About Vengeance and Mercy in the Iranian Justice System
Premiering at Tribeca, Tanaz Eshaghian and Farzad Jafari's film focuses on a woman charged with murder in a patriarchal legal system.
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‘Dept. Q’ Review: Matthew Goode Excels in Netflix’s Satisfyingly Sturdy Crime Procedural
Co-created by Scott Frank ('The Queen's Gambit') and based on the books by Jussi Adler-Olsen, the drama centers on a traumatized misanthrope solving cold cases with a team of misfits.
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‘The Better Sister’ Review: Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks’ Chemistry Gets Squandered in Amazon’s Dull Sisterly Mystery
Based on the novel by Alafair Burke, the eight-episode thriller centers on two estranged siblings who are brought back together by a murder in the family.
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‘Sirens’ Review: Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock and Julianne Moore Star in Netflix’s Erratic Slice of Affluence Porn
Kevin Bacon also stars in Molly Smith Metzler's five-part limited series about a pair of troubled sisters and the couple of affluent benefactors who may be harboring dark secrets.
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‘Overcompensating’ Review: Benito Skinner’s Amazon Coming-of-Age Comedy Delivers College Hijinks with Laughter and Heart
Comedian and content creator Skinner writes, produces and stars in this sex-filled eight-episode look at coming out and finding yourself after high school.
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‘Duster’ Review: Josh Holloway and Rachel Hilson Lead J.J. Abrams’ High-Octane, Low-Impact 1970s Crime Romp for Max
Creators Abrams and LaToya Morgan go back to 1972 for a car-loving thriller about a driver and an FBI agent targeting a Phoenix kingpin.
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‘Murderbot’ Review: Alexander Skarsgard Is a Droll Delight as a Lethal Cyborg Who’d Rather Be Watching TV in Uneven Apple Series
Chris and Paul Weitz have adapted the first of Martha Wells' 'Murderbot Diaries' books as a 10-episode comedy.
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‘Poker Face’ Review: Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne’s Peacock Procedural Returns for a So-So Season 2
Human Lie Detector Charlie Cale is back, with guest stars including Kumail Nanjiani, Cynthia Erivo, Katie Holmes and John Mulaney.
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