Reviews
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‘Foundation’ Season 2 Review: Apple TV+ Unveils a Flawed but Visually Stunning Return
The TV adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s space opera is back with similar missteps from its first installment
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‘Full Circle’ Review: Steven Soderbergh Weaves Intricate Thoughts on Human Nature Into Serious Max Limited Series
A scheme to kidnap the son of a wealthy family goes royally wrong in the crime caper starring Zazie Beetz, Claire Danes, Timothy Olyphant and more
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‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Season 2 Review: Jenny Han Delivers Postcard-Perfect YA Romance
Amazon hit drama returns with a big twist that finds the serenity of Cousins Beach forever changed
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‘Project Greenlight’ Review: Max Reboot Excels With Candid Look at Highs and Lows of Filmmaking
Produced by Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani and Gina Prince-Bythewood, the docuseries is essential viewing for lovers of atypically blunt reality shows
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‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Review: The Sequel Disappoints Despite Patrick Wilson’s Promising Directorial Debut
The new ‘Insidious’ chapter wearily fizzles despite some effective set-pieces and signature jump scares
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‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ Review: Breathtaking Stunts Highlight a Top-Shelf Tom Cruise Sequel
With jaw-dropping set pieces and a pulsating sound design, director Christopher McQuarrie delivers one of this summer’s best theatrical events
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‘Justified: City Primeval’ Review: Timothy Olyphant Reclaims the Stetson Hat for Triumphant Elmore Leonard Adaptation
The FX follow-up finds Marshal Raylan Givens in Detroit, where a maniac is sowing chaos and the rules of engagement are as wild as the West ever was
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‘We Have Never Been Modern’ Review: Czech Drama Looks at Sexuality Through the Lens of 1937
Karlovy Vary Film Festival: The Czech period piece deals with issues that couldn’t be more current
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‘The Idol’ Is a Bomb for the Ages: The Winners and Losers of HBO’s Summer Disaster (Commentary)
The five-episode collaboration between Sam Levinson, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and Reza Fahim concludes as one of the worst shows ever made
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‘Hamlet’ Off Broadway Review: Ato Blankson-Wood Gets Stuck Between DC and Cuba
Kenny Leon’s confused staging leaves the “Slave Play” star stranded in this Shakespeare in the Park production
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‘Jack Ryan’ Season 4 Review: John Krasinski Cements His Legacy as Tom Clancy’s Legendary Action Hero
With an action-packed final season, the Prime Video series earns a satisfying ending
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Every Quentin Tarantino Film Ranked From Worst to Best (Photos)
Where does “Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood” fall among the grindhouse auteur’s films?
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‘Once Upon a One More Time’ Broadway Review: Oops… Britney Spears Musical Just Did It Again
The pop star’s songbook creates a princess traffic jam in this new jukebox tuner
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‘I’m a Virgo’ Review: Boots Riley’s Prime Video Series Is Beautifully Bonkers
Afro-surrealism and anime influence the latest project from the “Sorry to Bother You” filmmaker
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‘The Light in the Piazza’ Off Broadway Review: This Century’s Best Musical Is Back and Brighter Than Ever
Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel’s show receives a truly sterling revival
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By Robert Hofler