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During their Actors on Actors conversation, Carey Mulligan and Zendaya talked about "Promising Young Woman," "Malcolm & Marie" and feminist rage in film.
Kevin Hart is joining Cate Blanchett in the cast of “Borderlands,” a movie adaptation of the popular video game. Hart will play Roland, a skilled ex-soldier-turned-mercenary, in the Lionsgate film…
After logging two massive No. 1 hits last year, Megan Thee Stallion seems poised to have a bright career ahead… even if she does win the 2021 Grammy for best new artist. Old superstitions die hard…
One year since his death, the future of Kobe Bryant's fledgling media ventures appears an open question.
The episode, starring and co-written by Hunter Schafer, retells Season 1 and cuts away from its star's best moments.
Jared Padalecki anchors a show with confused politics and a family story that resolves too simply.
Marvel's "Wandavision," starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, strands Wanda and Vision in an eerie sitcom world.
Kyra Sedgwick tries her best in ABC's new sitcom from Kari Lizer, but can't break free from shticky writing and contrivance.
John Lee Hancock's film cribs a lot from "Se7en" and "Manhunter," which may be why it feels like a rerun.
Still feeling its way in the original feature field, Apple delivers a starry redemption story that feels too calculated to be believed.
When "Euphoria" hit pause amid the pandemic, Sam Levinson and Zendaya pivoted to this intimate two-hander about a showbiz couple.
Joel Kinnaman and Matthias Schoenaerts give Method-esque performances in this neo-noir tale of cousins forced to pick sides.
Former One Direction member Zayn Malik embraces an intimate, less-pop type of R&B for his third solo album, "Nobody Is Listening."
Eminem stays within his comfort zone, for better and for worse, on "Music to Be Murdered By – Side B," his second album release in 2020.
Paul McCartney returns to the idea of a true solo album with "McCartney III," a quarantine record where DIY randomness is part of the charm.
Taylor Swift's "Evermore" is an even more boldly acoustic and subdued companion piece to "Folklore" — and it's no sloppy seconds.
Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen's riotous West End comedy "The Comeback" is a triumph, but London theater closures stopped it in its tracks.
Starring "Hamilton's" Michael Balogun and performed on the eve of England's second lockdown, the play is sure to be seen again.
This smart revival of Jason Robert Brown's musical plays in a London theater cleverly redesigned for COVID-era safety.
Kristin Scott Thomas and Rochenda Sandall headline two Alan Bennett monologues, which even under social distance pack a punch.
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