In Asteroid City, Wes Anderson reflects on his own actors and style

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Anderson's latest is maybe his most reflective and curious film yet, a reflection of the ways he keeps old Hollywood forms of storytelling and acting alive.

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PSH I Love You: Hoffman blinks in and out of “Next Stop Wonderland”

Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a selfish ex in this Hope Davis-led indie romance.

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“Your Honor” puts Bryan Cranston on the wrong side of law & order

By: Sean Price

Showtime's pulpy series thrives with sense of place and unexpected thematic weight.

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“Love Life” is light fluff that doesn’t offer enough new material

By: Beau North

HBO Max's new series sees Anna Kendrick in a show that compounds quirky millennial clichés around her onscreen talents.

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