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‘Genius: MLK/X’ Review: Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre Play Civil Rights Icons Respectfully Compared and Contrasted
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are the subjects of National Geographic's follow-up to seasons about Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso and Aretha Franklin.
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‘Expats’ Review: Nicole Kidman in Lulu Wang’s Rewardingly Messy Hong Kong-Set Amazon Series
Sarayu Blue and Ji-young Yoo co-star in the adaptation of Janice Y.K. Lee's novel about three American women in Hong Kong struggling to move on after a tragedy.
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‘God Save Texas’ Review: Richard Linklater Leads Powerfully Personal HBO Docuseries About the Lone Star State
Linklater, Alex Stapleton and Iliana Sosa examine the death penalty, the oil industry and strained relations on the El Paso/Juarez border in this potent anthology.
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‘In the Know’ Review: Peacock’s Droll Stop-Motion NPR Send-Up From Mike Judge and Zach Woods
The comedy co-created by Brandon Gardner follows the stop-motion-animated staff of an NPR show as they interview live-action guests.
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‘Masters of the Air’ Review: Austin Butler in an Apple TV+ ‘Band of Brothers’ Follow-Up That Frequently Soars, Occasionally Stalls
Butler, Barry Keoghan and Callum Turner lead a vast ensemble in Apple TV+'s World War II epic from the executive producers of 'Band of Brothers' and 'The Pacific.'
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‘Griselda’ Review: Sofia Vergara Lends Netflix’s Overly Soft Griselda Blanco Series Some Much-Needed Steel
The star and a team of 'Narcos' veterans tell the story of the Miami-based drug kingpin in a new six-parter.
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‘The Woman in the Wall’ Review: Ruth Wilson and Daryl McCormack Headline a Gripping Showtime Mystery Steeped in Irish Trauma
The thriller centers on a Magdalene laundry survivor who wakes up to discover a dead body in her house, and a detective investigating the murder of a beloved priest.
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Critic’s Notebook: Emmys Telecast Overcomes Predictability With Polish, Proficiency and Emotion
Anthony Anderson sang, played the piano, bantered with his mother and wore a rubber suit for a smartly planned and well-produced night of awards honoring 'Successon,' 'Beef' and 'The Bear.'
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‘Death and Other Details’ Review: Mandy Patinkin Stars in a Hulu Mystery Series That’s Too Much of a So-So Thing
Patinkin and Violett Beane star in a new 10-part locked-room murder mystery set on a luxury cruise ship.
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‘Monsieur Spade’ Review: Clive Owen Gives AMC’s France-Set Sam Spade Series a Raison d’Etre
Creators Scott Frank and Tom Fontana take Dashiell Hammett's 'Maltese Falcon' investigator to the South of France for retirement and a new murder case.
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‘Ted’ Review: Seth MacFarlane’s Foul-Mouthed Teddy Bear Returns in Indulgent Peacock Prequel Series
The prequel to the 2012 film follows the ups and downs of a 16-year-old boy and his best friend, a crass stuffed bear come to life in mid-'90s Massachusetts.
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‘Echo’ Review: Disney+’s Latest Marvel Series Is Fresh, if Not Exciting
First introduced in 'Hawkeye,' Alaqua Cox's Maya Lopez goes home to Oklahoma and plots revenge against Kingpin in this new five-episode show.
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‘Criminal Record’ Review: Lots of Polish, Little Payoff in Apple TV+’s New British Detective Drama
A fresh clue in a decade-old murder pits a tenacious London sleuth (Cush Jumbo) against the grizzled veteran (Peter Capaldi) who solved the case the first time.
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Critic’s Notebook: A Flailing, Fun-Free 2024 Golden Globes Telecast
Jo Koy got the show off to a rough start, and things didn't get better from there.
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‘Grimsburg’ Review: Jon Hamm Leads Fox’s Amusing but Derivative Animated Detective Comedy
Hamm voices a brilliant but troubled sleuth who can solve any mystery but his own personal life.
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‘The Brothers Sun’ Review: Michelle Yeoh Is a Crime Family Matriarch in Netflix’s Zanily Entertaining Action Dramedy
A Taiwanese gangster is reunited in Los Angeles with his mother and younger brother in the new series from Byron Wu and Brad Falchuk.
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