Jesse Hassenger
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‘Babylon’ Rebuts the Idea That Movie Stars No Longer Exist in a Surprising Way (Commentary)
Damian Chazelle’s star-packed epic, in a roundabout way, addresses our complicated relationship to movie stars
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‘Wednesday’ Review: Jenna Ortega Delightfully Seethes in Netflix’s Moody YA Mystery
Tim Burton directs the first four episodes of this “Addams Family” riff that’s more “Veronica Mars” than “Sleepy Hollow”
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‘Blockbuster’ Review: Netflix’s Mediocre Sitcom Can’t Shake Its Manufactured Attempt at Feel-Good Comedy
Randall Park and Melissa Fumero star in the workplace sitcom about the last remaining Blockbuster
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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities’ Review: Netflix Anthology Lets 8 Horror Directors Shine
Each episode tells a different horror story from a different filmmaker, to varying results
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‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Season 5 Review: Sketch Series’ Long-Awaited Return Is Silly and Familiar
Six and a half years after the show’s last episode, Amy Schumer’s sketch series is back as she tackles the topical and the silly in equal measure
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‘Vampire Academy’ Review: Peacock Series Packs on the Plot but Struggles to Come Alive
The TV adaptation of the Richelle Mead book series gets lost in its own mythology
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‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ Review: Paramount+ Revival Series Is Comedy Comfort Food
Mike Judge’s animated characters return in an all-new series, with few changes
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‘Paper Girls’ Review: Amazon’s Answer to ‘Stranger Things’ Nails the Drama, Skimps on the Spectacle
Prime Video’s adaptation of the Brian K. Vaughn comic has compelling characters, but suffers from B-movie-level sci-fi
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‘Black Bird’ Review: Apple TV+ Crime Drama Evokes the Best of the Genre
Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser and the late Ray Liotta shine in this quietly gripping new series
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‘Rise’ Film Review: Disney+ Sports Drama Can’t Shake ‘TV Movie’ Quality
The new Disney+ original tells an empathetic story, but more often than not lacks a cinematic punch
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 2 Review: Cozy Hulu Mystery Remains One of TV’s Best Shows
Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez return for an all-new story on June 28
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‘First Kill’ Review: Netflix Supernatural Romance Series Channels ‘Buffy’ to Disappointing Results
The new show chronicles the forbidden LGBTQ courtship of a monster-hunter-in-training and a vampire
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‘Conversations With Friends’ Review: Intimate Hulu Series Turns Claustrophobic
The Sally Rooney adaptation hails from the same filmmaking team behind “Normal People”
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‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Review: Netflix Goes Traditional in Uninspired Drama Series
Based on the books by Michael Connelly, the streaming adaptation feels like a network drama — for better and worse
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‘The Kids in the Hall’ Review: The Comedy Troupe Grows Up in Amazon Revival
The Canadian sketch group reunites for eight all-new episodes and embraces middle-age