Reviews
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‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 5 Review: Comedy Series Triumphs in Final Episodes
Rachel Brosnahan and Amy Sherman-Palladino got it right with the beloved Prime Video show, ending on a high note
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‘Camelot’ Broadway Review: With Aaron Sorkin, What’s Love Got to Do With It?
The Oscar winner’s new book for this musical revival throws up a few romantic roadblocks
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‘Fat Ham’ Broadway Review: Something’s Rotten – and Ripe With Laughs – in North Carolina
James Ijames’ retooling of Shakespeare delivers the funniest Hamlet ever
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‘Mafia Mamma’ Review: Toni Collette’s Mob Comedy Misfires
Catherine Hardwicke’s film can’t rise above clumsy jokes and cliched characters
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‘Barry’ Season 4 Review: Bill Hader Crafts a Collision Course of Chaos in Final Episodes
There’s an emphasis on the dark in the last installments of the HBO hit series, but rest assured that the satire is as sharp and absurd as ever
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‘Beau Is Afraid’ Review: Ari Aster’s Stunning, Unknowable and Fearless Opus
Joaquin Phoenix delivers one of his best performances as a guilt-ridden man on an epic journey
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‘Renfield’ Review: Nicolas Cage Gives Dracula New Bite
Cage and Nicholas Hoult’s chemistry anchors gory horror comedy
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‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ Review: Hulu Drama Showcases Kathryn Hahn’s Extraordinary Range
The TV adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s book could be the “WandaVision” standout’s breakthrough as a series lead
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‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ Review: A Searing Eco-Thriller With Spirit and Ideas
Daniel Goldhaber’s Soderbergh-ian film ignites an urgent sense of activism through a stellar ensemble cast and sophisticated direction.
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‘The Wife of Willesden’ Off Broadway Review: Zadie Smith Updates Chaucer and Makes It Twerk
Clare Perkins delivers a raunchy spin on the Wife of Bath in a verse adaptation of “The Canterbury Tales”
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‘Beef’ Review: Ali Wong and Steven Yeun Lead One of the Best Shows of 2023
The Netflix dramedy from Lee Sung Jin is possibly the most unselfconsciously Asian American series in mainstream television
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‘Shucked’ Broadway Review: A New Musical That Doesn’t Actually Suck
The joke-packed book is by Robert Horn, which rhymes with “corn”
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‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Review: Illumination Drops Audiences Into Delightful Video Game
It’s fast, fun and certainly never boring to look at
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‘Paint’ Review: Owen Wilson Channels a Fictional Bob Ross in Timid and Underpowered Comedy
Brit McAdams’ tale falls short of its comedic and dramatic ambitions.
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‘Life of Pi’ Broadway Review: Making Cannibalism Palatable for Kids
Unfortunately, the puppets look like “The Lion King” on a budget














