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The Ted Lasso-ing of ShrinkingBill Lawrence’s therapy dramedy didn’t start as a harmony-at-all-costs clone of his other TV shows. But it unfortunately became one.
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A Tale of Two Housewives DUIsShannon Beador and Karen Huger’s damage-control narratives are as different as the personas they’ve each spent seasons cultivating.
Donald Trump Got the Tony Hinchcliffe He HiredThe comedian told racist roast jokes at the MSG rally. With his Kill Tony podcast fans watching, the ensuing backlash might have been the point.
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Hasan Minhaj Breaks BadIn his new special, the comedian smartly drops his holier-than-thou progressive image.
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No One Is Afraid of The ApprenticeTrump decided he has nothing to fear from a movie about his infamous relationship with Roy Cohn. And he’s mostly right.
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Audiences and Executives Agree: Jelly RollThe country-music superstar, whose 2024 Emmys appearance surprised many, is playing SNL’s season-50 premiere this weekend. How did he get here?
Are We Getting The Substance All Wrong?The Demi Moore horror film is being hailed for its feminism, but its real strength is in its portrayal of addictive behavior.
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Hot CommodityIn Sally Rooney’s novels, love is always being bought, sold, or reduced to tropes. But this is also what makes it real.
The Cheap Tricks of Me Too ThrillersFilms like Blink Twice and Promising Young Woman are part of a new subgenre of pandering suspense films that refuse to engage with what follows abuse.
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Rishi UncutAn episode devoted entirely to its most loathsome rogue exposes a core Industry truth.
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Yorgos Lanthimos Is Not Your FriendPoor Things was an empowerment fantasy. Kinds of Kindness is a return to the director’s primary interest — control.
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