More from Angie Han
‘A Different World’ Review: Netflix College Comedy Takes a Beloved Classic Into a Lively New Era, With Charm and Smarts to Spare
Maleah Joi Moon stars as Deborah, face of a fresh generation of Hillman students, while Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison reprise their leading roles from the original 'Cosby Show' spinoff.
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‘Line of Fire’ Review: Peter Krause and Hope Davis Lead NBC’s Silly but Diverting Law Enforcement Family Drama
Created by Joshua Safran ('Quantico'), the series follows the Hollingsworth clan, whose various members belong to the Secret Service, the FBI, the U.S. Marshals and the Department of Justice.
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The Best Films of the Fall Festivals: THR Critics’ Picks
A shape-shifting Elizabeth Holmes doc, a star vehicle for Mahershala Ali, and new gems from Mike Leigh and Lee Chang-dong were among THR reviewers’ 13 favorite world premieres out of Venice, Telluride and Toronto.
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‘Youth’ Review: Sharon Horgan’s HBO Comedy Is a Fun, Frisky, Bracingly Honest Portrait of Midlife
Rupert Friend and Aran Murphy also star in the London-set series about a 50something divorcée trying to get her love life in order while juggling a challenging career, a troubled son and aging parents.
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‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Review: Ryan Murphy’s Latest Netflix Serial Killer Saga Is Faux-Feminist Nonsense
Charlie Hunnam, Rebecca Hall and Vicky Krieps join lead Ella Beatty in co-creator Murphy and showrunner Ian Brennan's take on the infamous ax murderess.
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‘Magazine’ Review: A Keenly Observed Snapshot of a Young Woman’s Coming of Age Within an Industry on the Brink
Lily McInerny stars with Jake Lacy and Lukita Maxwell in Alexandra Pechman's directorial debut, following an aspiring poet who interns at a prestigious literary mag in 2010s New York.
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‘Rapinoe’ Review: Doc Portrait of American Soccer Icon Is Engaging and Inspiring, if Necessarily Incomplete
Debuting at TIFF, the feature from Rebeca Huntt ('Beba') sees the two-time World Cup champion reflecting on her life and career in the wake of her retirement as a player in 2023.
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‘Zero Intention of Living Quietly’ Review: Doc About ‘A Different Man’ Star Adam Pearson Is Moving, When It’s Not Getting in Its Own Way
The Telluride debut centers on the friendship between the actor, who has facial disfigurement from neurofibromatosis, and a teenage girl with the same genetic condition.
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‘Crew Girl’ Review: Netflix’s Latest YA Sports Drama Checks All the Expected Boxes, but Not Much More
Starring Miku Martineau and Jessica Paré, the series follows a female rower who begins serving as coxswain for the boys' team after transferring to an elite New England prep school.
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‘Practical Magic 2’ Review: Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman Still Charm in a Slapdash Sequel That Doesn’t
Joey King, Maisie Williams and Lee Pace also star in the Susanne Bier-directed fantasy, which sees the Owens clan heading to the U.K. in an attempt to break the family's love curse.
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‘Tenzing’ Review: Tom Hiddleston and Genden Phuntsok Lead Apple’s Staid Mount Everest Drama
Willem Dafoe co-stars in Jennifer Peedom's feature about the titular Sherpa and New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary, who became the first humans to ascend the Himalayan summit in 1953.
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‘Dang!’ Review: Stephanie Hsu and Poppy Liu in Netflix’s Zany but Inconsistently Amusing Animated Take on Young Adulthood
Creator Andrew Law ('Hacks') co-stars in the half-hour comedy about three very messy siblings living in New York City.
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