Netflix's 'Good Times': An explicit revival which feels calculated to offend
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The new animated TV show is packed with the kind of stereotypical characters and imagery that seem sure to anger fans of the original, groundbreaking series ..read more
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Why Patricia Highsmith's most famous creature, Tom Ripley, continues to fascinate
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Sinister and visually stunning, the new Netflix series reminds us why Patricia Highsmith's book continues to influence popular culture ..read more
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Colin Farrell unravels mystery of the missing woman and himself in neo-noir 'Sugar'
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with the Oscar-nominated actor about his new Apple TV+ series, . Like his character, Farrell says he used to play film clips in his head ..read more
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'X-Men '97' validates your nostalgia while looking to the future
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For millions of kids, the popular 1990s animated series served as a gateway drug into the world of the X-Men and comics in general. Now, the new Disney+ series picks up right where the original ended. But changes are also taking place: secrets get revealed, the team roster gets shuffled, and characters meet shocking fates. What hasn't changed is everything fans expect from the X-Men: big fights, big powers, and lots of mutant melodrama ..read more
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How 'Hot Ones' took wing(s)
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is the YouTube show where famous people answer questions while eating increasingly hot chicken wings. Hosted by Sean Evans, the series is a phenomenon. And Conan O'Brien is its most recent high achiever, and possibly the best guest ever. What exactly makes a good ..read more
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'Conan O'Brien Must Go' is side-splitting evidence of life beyond late night TV
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As the late night TV genre crumbles under sagging viewership and the decline of traditional media, O'Brien's renaissance provides an example for the future ..read more
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'S' is for solidarity, not strike. 'Sesame Street' writers reach a deal
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The deal offers writers minimums for animation and new media programs, paid parental leave, protections against artificial intelligence and new media residuals ..read more
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'Fallout' is bleak but funny science fission
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is based on a hugely successful video game series known for its sardonic, very dark comedic sensibility, and its violence. It's set in the game's post-apocalyptic world – an America divided into factions wrestling for control of an irradiated wasteland. When the hopeful Lucy (Ella Purnell) steps out of the comfortable life she's known in an underground vault, the world she's confronted with is harsh, brutal, merciless – and kinda funny ..read more
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The first 'Jinx' ended with a hot mic murder admission. 'Part Two' shocks as well
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ended with Robert Durst, a wealthy man suspected of multiple murders, making self-incriminating statements on a hot mic. picks up where the original left off: arrest and conviction ..read more
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In AMC's 'Parish,' actor Giancarlo Esposito drives the story
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Giancarlo Esposito calls his newest role the highlight" of a decades-long career. He's known for playing a drug kingpin on ..read more
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