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May 31, 2023

Come to the Moulin Rouge! where artifice reveals authenticity

Baz Luhrmann’s mashup musical piles on the spectacle on its way to embracing true love.
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April 15, 2022

Roar puts a darkly whimsical spin on modern women’s problems

Nicole Kidman executive produces a star-studded adaptation of Cecelia Ahern’s short story collection that rarely misses
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April 4, 2022

Top of the Lake sees Campion go deep but narrow

Jane Campion's first television work in decades boasts masterful character work and a frustratingly blinkered perspective.
The Portrait of a LadyT
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March 21, 2022

The Portrait of a Lady sees Jane Campion paint agency, control, and desire

Campion followed The Piano with a Henry James adaptation dedicated to the magnificently fraught question of desire or duty.
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January 14, 2022

Daniel Pemberton on capturing the Golden Age sweep of Being the Ricardos

The Oscar-nominated composer goes old-school symphonic for his latest collaboration with Aaron Sorkin.
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December 22, 2021

Being the Ricardos is a dull, talky affair

Aaron Sorkin just can’t help telling the story of the beloved 1950s sitcom duo through a modern lens.
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August 20, 2021

Jonathan Levine on “Nine Perfect Strangers” and our desperation for wellness

The director of Hulu's latest talks about juggling such a large, prestigious cast and deconstructing our ideas of wellness.
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August 18, 2021

Nine Perfect Strangers coasts past a weak script with a stellar cast

Nicole Kidman leads a capable, all-star ensemble through David E. Kelley’s take on wellness culture, even as it struggles to keep your attention. NOW STREAMING:..
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December 11, 2020

“The Prom” is a glittery, insubstantial musical fantasia

Ryan Murphy's bajillionth project for Netflix adapts the Broadway musical to spectacular effect, even if the spectacle wallpapers over its lack of substance.
The Undoing (HBO)&
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October 20, 2020

“The Undoing” is an intriguing drama about a rich family shaken by tragedy

David E. Kelley's latest for HBO features Nicole Kidman in another excellent turn as a therapist who's pulled into a murder investigation.