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Lizzo’s Next Era
COVER STORY | Lizzo discusses her next album and pivoting to reality TV with her Amazon series "Watch Out for the Big Grrrls."
TV
AT&T, Discovery Prepare for Mid-April Close of WarnerMedia Deal
AT&T and Discovery are expecting to close Discovery’s $43 billion acquisition of WarnerMedia to create new company Warner Bros. Discovery as early as mid-April, Variety has learned. According…
Film
Netflix’s Cannes Comeback Won’t Happen This Year (EXCLUSIVE)
EXCLUSIVE | Netflix won't have any world premieres at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
Film
Why Are Movies So Long Now?
A movie's length has the potential to impact budget, profits and word of mouth. With millions of dollars on the line, those precious minutes are never arbitrary.
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‘All American: Homecoming’
The CW drama "All American: Homecoming," starring Geffri Maya and Peyton Alex Smith, is admirably big-hearted.
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‘Severance’
Apple TV Plus' "Severance" stars Adam Scott, Christopher Walken and Patricia Arquette in an eerie corporate nightmare directed by Ben Stiller.
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‘Space Force’ Season 2
"Space Force" got another season to adjust — and so it has, with enough self-awareness this time to make better on its initial promise.
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‘Lincoln’s Dilemma’
"Lincoln's Dilemma" uses various techniques to illustrate the life and legacy of the 16th president, and the problems he faced while in office.
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‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’
In the bluntly garish ninth entry of the splatter series, Leatherface is just a gruesome action figure.
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‘Dog’
What could have been a basic man-and-dog road movie goes deeper than expected, exploring the damage military service does to two ex-Rangers.
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‘Uncharted’
The Tom Holland-Mark Wahlberg buddy movie is watchable in a thin "Raiders of the Lost National Treasure of the Fast & Furious Caribbean" way.
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Critics Pick
‘Kimi’
Zoë Kravitz excels as a fragile millennial tech worker who stumbles onto the recording of a murder.
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Mitski’s ‘Laurel Hell’
Mitski has returned from a hiatus with "Laurel Hell," an album that conveys mixed emotions about how happy the indie rocker is to be back.
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Cat Power’s ‘Covers’
On her third album of covers, Cat Power serves up barely recognizable versions of songs by Frank Ocean, Billie Holiday, Iggy Pop and more.
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The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM’
With "Dawn FM," the Weeknd has made the most upbeat album of his career, a solid progression with splashes of new wave and Michael Jackson.
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Roddy Ricch’s ‘Live Life Fast’
Rapper Roddy Ricch took his time with his second album "Live Life Fast," despite the pressure to repeat the home run that was "The Box."
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‘The Music Man’
Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster lead the cast of this starry Broadway revival of Meredith Willson's "The Music Man," directed by Jerry Zaks.
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‘MJ’
Staged by Christopher Wheeldon and written by Lynn Nottage, this slick show plays like a surface-skimming rehabilitation tour.
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‘Intimate Apparel’
The play's tight construction makes it a natural for a chamber opera with music by Ricky Ian Gordon and direction by Bartlett Sher.
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‘Skeleton Crew’
Under the direction of Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the play's layered storytelling moves the audience to audibly engage.
VIP+
‘Cat Burglar’ Spotlights Netflix's Interactive Push
User-engaged titles will be key to the streaming giant because they help inform the company's video game strategy
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Oscars: ‘Power of the Dog’ Leads With 12 Nominations, ‘Dune’ Follows With 10
Netflix's revisionist Western "The Power of the Dog" dominated the Academy Awards nominations with 12 nods. It was followed closely behind by "Dune," which defied naysayers to earn 10 noms.
