I Wanna Dance With Somebody sands off the edges of Whitney Houston

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I Wanna Dance With Somebody sands off the edges of Whitney Houston

Kasi Lemmons' estate-approved biopic offers a chance to mourn the legend, even if the film stumbles when she's not on stage.

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“Master of None” smartly shifts gears for season 3

By: Beau North

Aziz Ansari focuses his efforts behind the camera for his dramedy, making for a refreshing collaboration with Lena Waithe.

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“Education” caps off “Small Axe” with a quiet, powerful call to action

By: Jonah Koslofsky

Steve McQueen's incredible anthology closes with a deeply sympathetic probe of the racial deficits of the British school system.

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In “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”, the Emperor Has No Clothes

J.J. Abrams closes out the Star Wars saga by walking back its more interesting middle chapter and drowning itself in fanservice.

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