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‘Little Voice’ Sings a Sweet Tune About Struggling to Make Music While Dealing With Life
Features • Published on July 2020
Apple TV’s “Little Voice” is a heartfelt series about an indie musician navigating new terrain while also surviving everyday life. It is a millennial…
Charlize Theron Leads a Band of Immortal Warriors in Impressive Action Ride ‘The Old Guard’
Features • Published on July 2020
Netflix’s “The Old Guard” proves genre films can still be made with a good sense of artistry while cheerfully dabbling in absurdly fun storytelling.
Tom Hanks Wages Battle at Sea in World War II Adventure ‘Greyhound’
Features • Published on July 2020
“Greyhound” is a film about war at sea, pure and simple. It makes no bones about having an old-fashioned spirit and focusing for an…
HBO Max’s ‘Close Enough’ Smiles and Aches at the Trials of Adulting
Features • Published on July 2020
HBO Max’s “Close Enough” imagines the process of reaching 30 and “adulting” as a surrealist experience, which seems accurate as it happens to be…
‘Stateless’ Imagines the Human Stories Behind a Broken Immigration System
Features • Published on July 2020
There are about 70 million people around the world seeking sanctuary. Most of them are fleeing war and persecution, landing in other lands only to endure new oppressions. The emotional and…
‘Hanna’: The Personal Intrigue Gets Deeper and the Action More Thrilling in Season 2
Features • Published on July 2020
Some shows just need breathing space. The second season of Amazon’s “Hanna” leaves the gloomier setting of its first round and takes on the…
Screen Legends Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche Illuminate the Silent Family Feuds of ‘The Truth’
Features • Published on July 2020
How much of life is purely honest and how much of it is an act? “The Truth” asks these and other questions. But before…
Netflix Keeps the Magic of ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ Intact for Its Updated and Fun Revival
Features • Published on July 2020
There is a timeless quality to heartfelt literature that gains a cult following among the middle school crowd, at least when it’s done well. The best books give young readers a…
‘Hamilton’ on Disney Plus Captures the Groundbreaking Musical’s Vibrant and Eloquent Vision of the American Revolution
Features • Published on July 2020
In these rapidly changing and tumultuous times, there is a sense of joy that Disney has decided to release a filmed edition of “Hamilton,”…
Netflix Brings Back the Strange Cases and Eerie Stories of ‘Unsolved Mysteries’
Features • Published on July 2020
The best thing about Netflix’s revival of “Unsolved Mysteries” is that it delivers precisely what the title promises. How close it is to the…
‘Welcome to Chechnya’ Sheds Light on the Purging of LGBTQ Chechens and the Activists Trying to Save Lives
Features • Published on June 2020
The stories being presented in “Welcome to Chechnya” seem tragically out of place in the 21st century. They are those of mostly gay youth…
George Lopez Takes Aim at Politics and Then Himself in Hilarious Cultural Roast ‘We’ll Do It for Half’
Features • Published on June 2020
George Lopez hates Trump and his wall, but he gets just as annoyed with how some Latino men refuse to get a prostate exam. These and…
‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark’ Tells the Haunting Story of Michelle McNamara’s Hunt for the Golden State Killer
Features • Published on June 2020
Few films or TV shows can be said to truly have a little bit of everything. The six-part HBO docuseries “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark…
‘The Twilight Zone’ Season 2: Jordan Peele Returns With a New Set of Bizarre Tales
Features • Published on June 2020
Season two of CBS All Access’ revival of “The Twilight Zone” is another weirdly entertaining set of stories in the tradition of its original…
‘Athlete A’ Exposes How USA Gymnastics Brushed Aside Sexual Abuse of Female Athletes for the Sake of Winning
Features • Published on June 2020
Netflix’s documentary “Athlete A” chronicles the frightening reality that major institutions have been party to covering up sexual abuse. It hints at exploring the…
‘Yellowstone’ Season 3 Introduces New Corporate Threats to the Dutton Dynasty
Features • Published on June 2020
The best way to watch Paramount’s “Yellowstone” is on a large screen. With its melodrama meets thriller storylines, this is one of TV’s few…
HBO Revives ‘Perry Mason’ as a 1930s Journey Into a Dread-Filled Los Angeles
Features • Published on June 2020
Although the premiere of HBO’s noir series “Perry Mason” opens with a shocking death, the first image that truly stays in the memory is…
Amanda Seyfried on Chasing Dark Forces in Blumhouse’s ‘You Should Have Left’
Features • Published on June 2020
Amanda Seyfried sits comfortably at home as social distancing remains the norm. It is almost ironic considering that the Blumhouse thriller the actor is headlining with…
‘The Politician’ Season 2 Hits the Campaign Trail With Humorous Flare
Features • Published on June 2020
Netflix’s “The Politician” is one of the quirkiest productions by TV maverick Ryan Murphy. First starting off…
‘Wasp Network’ Gets Tangled in Its Own Confused Web of Politics and Cuban Spies
Features • Published on June 2020
There is something about the subject of Cuba that tends to entrap the outsider director who gives it a go. Acclaimed and respected French director…