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Kathy Bates as Matlock walking through a court door on CBS's 'Matlock'
Matlock
Many networks have made the old new again, tapping into nostalgia for the olden days when there were just a handful of networks.
SHANGHAI EXPRESS,  Marlene Dietrich,  1932
Callas Maybe
Pablo Larraín's biographical drama at times echoes Maximilian Schell's unforgettably tense and riveting Marlene Dietrich documentary.
THE VISITORS, from left, Patricia Joyce, James Woods, 1972
The low-budget, independent "The Visitors" should have marked a new beginning for the Hollywood director, but it turned out to be the beginning of the end.
NOWHERE SPECIAL, from left: Daniel Lamon, James Norton, 2020.  ph: Peter Marley /© Cohen Media Group /Courtesy Everett Collection
Exclusive
Exclusive: Director Uberto Pasolini writes about how his lead actor delivered one of the most moving turns in recent memory as a dying father looking for a new family to adopt his son.
Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics on Novemeber 19, 2024
Commentary
This isn't a matter of taste, but a failure to understand why the NBA works so well as visual dramatic storytelling on our TVs.
A man standing behind two people, one of whom has blood staining the left side of his torso through his white shirt; still from 'Based on a True Story'
The Peacock series starring Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina expanded on the story of a couple who befriends a serial killer.
'Wicked'
In Review
IndieWire's chief critic unexpectedly detested Jon M. Chu's new musical, but found himself less interested in panning it than he was in reflecting on why he didn't want to.
'Wonka,' 'Rocketman,' 'Wicked,' 'All That Jazz,' 'An American in Paris,' 'Chicago,' 'The Little Mermaid'
Musicals Week
Musicals have always been a cornerstone of the Hollywood machine, but recently, studio and marketing executives seem terrified of promoting them as such.
'It's Always Fair Weather'
Musicals Week
The 1955 post-war musical played with darker themes than "An American in Paris" or "Singin' in the Rain" and ended up being one of the final dance-focused MGM musicals of the era.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, Jesse Plemons, 'Game Of The Week', (Season 3, episode 309, aired Dec. 3, 2008), 2006-2011. photo: Bill Records / © NBC / Courtesy Everett Collection
Friday Night Greenlights
I've only recently been able to forget how the 2007 writers strike — and Jesse Plemons killing a guy — marred one of the best TV shows of the century.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 15: (L-R) Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight during LIVE On Netflix: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium on November 15, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024)
Still Buffering
One of them was NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who has entrusted Netflix with Christmas Day NFL games.
ALL THAT JAZZ, Roy Scheider, 1979, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.
Musicals Week
Bob Fosse's self-critical and self-aggrandizing musical remains one of the most fascinating and entertaining autobiographies ever put on film.
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A weekly digest that captures the best of our Top of the Line coverage.

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