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Prime’s Magnetic “Étoile” Is Guaranteed To Be Your Spring TV Obsession | | Roger Ebert
Like the medical dramas of the 2000s, the following decade was swamped by shows about dance. One of the most prevalent was Amy Sherman-Palladino’s “Bunheads,” which followed a former Vegas showgirl turned small-town ballet teacher, and was unfortunately cancelled...
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“Expedition 33” Is An Exercise In RPG Artistry | Video Games | Roger Ebert
Video game writers have become much more adept at using death as something more worthwhile than a dramatic plot device over the last decade or so. The starting point in Tetsuya Takahashi’s “Xenoblade Chronicles 3” is a frank admission...
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Transformation and Rebirth: Constance Tsang on “Blue Sun Palace” | | Roger Ebert
Set within the Chinese diaspora massage parlors, restaurants, and construction sites of Flushing, Queens, “Blue Sun Palace” is a deeply empathetic directorial debut from writer-director Constance Tsang. The film centers on three migrants—Didi (Haipeng Xu), Amy (Wu Ke-xi), and...
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The Second Season of “Andor” Stands Tall | | Roger Ebert
“Andor” opens its second season with a micro version of what it does so well: a scene of sharp intellect about becoming who you are when you stand up for what you believe in, before pivoting to a larger-than-life...
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The Dream Within the Fairy Tale: Emilie Blichfeldt on “The Ugly Stepsister” | | Roger Ebert
Thousands of versions of Cinderella exist throughout the world, but it’s safe to say that only one variant of the classic fairy tale features rotting flesh and maggots in place of a pumpkin carriage and mice, tapeworm diets and...
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The CW’s “Sherlock & Daughter” Appears to be Made for No One | | Roger Ebert
We’ve seen a lot of Sherlock Holmes variations. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories debuted way back in 1887, and it seems like every few years now, we get a new take on the master logician. The CW is trying...
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Prime Video’s “#1 Happy Family USA” Gives Ramy Youssef the Freedom to Laugh at Post-9/11 Paranoia | | Roger Ebert
Ramy Youssef is one of the most interpersonal storytellers of today. Much of Ramy Youssef’s creations—the Max standup specials “Feelings” and “More Feelings” and the eponymous Hulu series “Ramy“—examine the realities Muslim immigrants face while navigating a post-9/11 world...
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Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s Wife, Asked About Flulike Symptoms Before Deaths
Days before she and her husband, the actor Gene Hackman, died at their home, Betsy Arakawa repeatedly searched online about flu- and Covid-like symptoms, according to records released on Tuesday by New Mexico authorities.The records — including witness interviews,...
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Old video misrepresented as Indonesian legislature ‘rejecting asset seizure bill against graft convicts’
After several executives from subsidiaries of Indonesia's state-owned energy firm were arrested for alleged corruption, calls for the confiscation...