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December 15, 2021

Swan Song questions the ethics of deception to spare our loved ones pain

Mahershala Ali reaffirms his status as America’s best working actor in Benjamin Cleary’s quietly moving sci-fi drama about a dying man considering replacement by a clone.
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May 30, 2020

“Ramy” goes to messy places in its strong second season

Muslim-American actor and comedian Ramy Youssef returns for a bracingly funny, probing season about faith and purpose and failure.
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December 16, 2019

The Top 25 TV Shows of 2019

From HBO (Chernobyl, Watchmen, Succession) to Netflix (Russian Doll, The Crown, Stranger Things) and beyond, we break down the best TV of the year.
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February 16, 2019

Alita Battle Angel Review: A Wild, Ambitious Sci-Fi Adventure

Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron adapt the 90s anime to full, Uncanny Valley effect, and if you're into that sort of thing it excels.
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January 10, 2019

TV Review: True Detective Season 3 is a Gritty Return to Form

The HBO series returns to form with a solid third season starring Mahershala Ali.
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December 2, 2018

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Review – A Web-Slinging Animated Classic in the Making

Miles Morales gets the big-screen treatment he deserves, an aesthetically vibrant, action-packed story that might just be one of the best animated superhero films of..
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November 20, 2018

Green Book Review: Playing the Same Old Song About Jim Crow Racism

Peter Farrelly’s period road movie about a black piano player and his Italian driver in Jim Crow America doesn’t dig deep into American racism, but..