Reviews
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‘I Love Boosters’ Review: Keke Palmer Steals Hearts in Boots Riley’s Galaxy-Brained, Anti-Capitalist Romp
SXSW 2026: Riley still enjoys horsing around amid the horrors of capitalism, but also reveals himself to be a romantic at his core
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‘Antigone’ Off Broadway Review: Tony Shalhoub and Susannah Perkins Deliver a New, Explosive Update
Anna Ziegler’s radical adaptation keeps the focus on the human body, just not the body you expect
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‘Reminders of Him’ Review: The New Colleen Hoover Adaptation Makes Predictability Sexy
Don’t think of the contrived melodrama getting in Maika Monroe and Tyriq Withers’ way as padding — think of it as a tease
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‘Cold War Choir Practice’ Off Broadway Review: David Lynch Lives in This Wild Reagan-Era Comedy
The country’s first Orange President watches over his people in Ro Reddick’s surreal play about an impending nuclear apocalypse
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‘Scarpetta’ Review: Nicole Kidman Plays Patricia Cornwell’s Iconic Investigator With Smooth Surgical Precision
The smart, obsessive medical examiner suits Kidman better than any of her past TV roles, with help from Jamie Lee Curtis, Bobby Cannavale and more
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Review: An Awe-Inspiring Sci-Fi Spectacle, Fueled by Ryan Gosling’s Star Power
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, directing their first film in 12 years, have returned with a crowd-pleasing wonder
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‘War Machine’ Review: Giant Alan Ritchson Fights Giant Robot in Fun-Size Sci-Fi Film
The latest Netflix original dares to ask the question: What if they remade “Predator” with a giant mecha, and no smarts?
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‘What We Did Before Our Moth Days’ Off Broadway Review: Wallace Shawn and André Gregory Return, More Precious and Pretentious Than Ever
Those “My Dinner with Andre” guys deliver a three-hour reading disguised as a play
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‘Rooster’ Review: Steve Carell Thrives in HBO’s Sentimental College Comedy
Danielle Deadwyler and newcomer Charly Clive stand out in the impressive ensemble of Bill Lawrence’s new series
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‘Vladimir’ Review: Rachel Weisz Saves Netflix’s Flawed Exploration of Horniness
The eight-episode limited series flattens the complicated experience of desire into a boring and simple melodrama
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‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ Review: Cillian Murphy Captivates in Hit-and-Miss Netflix Film
The Oscar winner elevates what could very well be his last chapter in this decades-long family crime saga
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‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley Is a Scream in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Gothic Gangster Romance
Gyllenhaal’s glorious, invigorating “Zombie and Clyde” co-stars Christian Bale as one of the best Frankenstein Monsters
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‘Outlander’ Season 8 Review: Romance Hit Chooses Fan Service in Final Episodes
Sam Heughan and Caitríona Balfe return with a tried-and-true setup as Starz drama series reaches its epic conclusion
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‘Bigfoot!’ Off Broadway Review: ‘Bat Boy’ Gives Birth to Huge Hairy Hunk!
Tabloid fodder spawns yet another musical about a lovable mutant
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