Review: The Fabelmans
Past imperfect.
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The black market for drugs empowers bad actors while imposing serious burdens on innocents.
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Perhaps boutique businesses with hip tastes can be as bad for bands as the biggest corporation.
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Return of the Big Figure, and Colin Farrell at a new peak.
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The series deals with themes of fate, freedom, and choice.
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Activists were divided about whether to professionalize the political community or keep it ideologically pure. Sound familiar?
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Hollywood often takes liberties. But there's a distinction to be made between poetic license and historical revisionism.
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The show depicts the killer's gruesome crimes but lays some of the blame on the Milwaukee police who failed for so long to catch him.
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The British spy series shows the lengths to which government overseers will go to protect themselves.
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Beyoncé, Under Fire for Using an 'Ableist Slur,' Chooses Self-Censorship
"Spazzing on that ass" does nothing whatsoever to harm people with cerebral palsy.
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This chilling cat-and-mouse hunt between Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow is worth your attention.
Diablo Immortal and the Paternalistic Futility of Video Game Loot-Box Bans
The game won't be playable in Belgium or the Netherlands thanks to local gambling laws.
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The original Jurassic Park is the best summer movie ever. The latest sequel just wants to remind you the original exists.
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Novel series gets six-episode launch on AMC.
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Just don’t expect a whole lot of plot coherence.
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Adaptation of Michael Connelly’s book series is punchy, clever, and entertaining.
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The drama is engaging, but fans of the book should prepare for a wildly different story.
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The latest attempt to adapt the novel comes as an HBO miniseries.
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Hulu adaptation of 2017 book thrives on quality performances.
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Review: Licorice Pizza
Squalls of flak suddenly surround one of the year’s most loveable movies.
