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‘I’m Still Here’ Is a Hell of a Showcase for a Brazilian Star
Beloved actor Fernanda Torres breathes life into the role of a grieving woman living under a military dictatorship in this politically charged drama
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‘SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night’ Is Part Lovefest, Part Comedy-Nerd Heaven
Four-part docuseries starts as a typical self-congratulatory tribute. Then it drills down to specific highs and lows, and delivers the goods
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‘Wolf Man’ Has an Interesting Take on Werewolf Movies. Then Things Get Hairy
The director of The Invisible Man attempts to flip the script on the horror subgenre. It almost works
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‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera’ Is Not the Pulp Fiction You’re Looking For
Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. return for another round of robberies and fake-outs in this sequel to the 2018 cult crime flick
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‘Hard Truths’ Makes a Case for the Miserable — and Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s Greatness
To say that the British actor and director Mike Leigh have given us their best collaboration to date is too mild a sentiment. They've gifted us with a masterpiece of bruised humanity
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‘I’m Still Here’ Is a Hell of a Showcase for a Brazilian Star
Beloved actor Fernanda Torres breathes life into the role of a grieving woman living under a military dictatorship in this politically charged drama
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‘SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night’ Is Part Lovefest, Part Comedy-Nerd Heaven
Four-part docuseries starts as a typical self-congratulatory tribute. Then it drills down to specific highs and lows, and delivers the goods
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‘Wolf Man’ Has an Interesting Take on Werewolf Movies. Then Things Get Hairy
The director of The Invisible Man attempts to flip the script on the horror subgenre. It almost works
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'Den of Thieves 2: Pantera' Is Not the Pulp Fiction You're Looking For
Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. return for another round of robberies and fake-outs in this sequel to the 2018 cult crime flick
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'Hard Truths' Makes a Case for the Miserable — and Marianne Jean-Baptiste's Greatness
To say that the British actor and director Mike Leigh have given us their best collaboration to date is too mild a sentiment. They've gifted us with a masterpiece of bruised humanity
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'American Primeval' Is a Bloody Slog Through the Old West
The new Netflix miniseries from The Revenant writer Mark L. Smith saddles great screen talent with a thin story that wallows in violence
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'The Last Showgirl' Would Like to Reintroduce You to Pamela Anderson
Gia Coppola's drama gives the pop-culture icon a chance to go deep as a Vegas showgirl taking her final bow. Whether it works is another story
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Praise Kier: 'Severance' Is Back and It's Still Great
The workplace drama about corporate drones who've been split into a work self and a private self makes its long-awaited return with Season Two, and hasn't missed a step
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'The Pitt' Isn't 'ER.' But It Could Be Nearly as Good
The Max hospital drama draws from the same creative team as the longtime NBC juggernaut — including star Noah Wyle — and winningly revives a TV formula on life support
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‘Squid Game’ Returns for Round 2. The Question Is: Why?
Of course Netflix’s massive, global hit — about a dystopian competition where the rewards are billions in cash or death — would be back. But its new season leaves you wondering what else it has to say
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