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Critic’s Notebook: Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Delivers Spectacle To Go Gaga…
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‘Time Bandits’ Review: Taika Waititi’s Apple TV+ Take on the Terry Gilliam Cult Classic Rewards Patience
Waititi, Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris have adapted the 1981 film into a 10-episode family comedy for Apple TV+, featuring Lisa Kudrow in its ensemble.
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‘Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose’ Review: HBO Doc Lets the Disgraced Baseball Legend Make, and Ruin, His Hall of Fame Case
Director Mark Monroe's four-parter, featuring J.J. Abrams among its producers, puts the Cincinnati Reds star in the spotlight.
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Critic’s Notebook: Why Sports Docs Are Some of the Best Dramas on TV
On the eve of the Paris Olympics, THR’s chief TV critic surveys the current state of sports-themed programming, from reliable treasure 'Welcome to Wrexham' to Netflix’s magic formula to scripted letdowns.
‘Federer: Twelve Final Days’ Review: Roger Federer Bids Farewell to Tennis in a Heartfelt if Dull Amazon Doc
Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia's film started life as a home-video tribute to the last days of Federer's tennis career, and that's still how it feels.
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‘Quad Gods’ Review: HBO’s Esports Documentary Upends One-Size-Fits-All Disability Storytelling
Premiering at Tribeca, Jess Jacklin's film looks at three members of an all-quadriplegic esports team that blends rehab, socializing and competition.
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‘TV’s Top 5’: What Should the Emmys Do With ‘The Bear’? Here’s an Idea
Welcome to the 262nd episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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‘Fantasmas’ Review: Julio Torres’ New HBO Comedy Is Another Slice of Hilariously Surreal Whimsy
The 'Los Espookys' writer-director-star returns with a six-episode series that's half futuristic quest and half outlandish sketch show.
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‘Ren Faire’ Review: HBO’s Three-Part Doc Is an Entertaining and Exhausting Chronicle of a Somewhat Silly Power Struggle
Lance Oppenheim ('Spermworld') documents the fight to take over the helm of the Texas Renaissance Festival.
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‘Clipped’ Review: Laurence Fishburne and Ed O’Neill Lead FX/Hulu’s Unwieldy Depiction of the Clippers/Donald Sterling Scandal
Get ready for fictionalized versions of Doc Rivers, V. Stiviano, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and more in the six-part limited series.
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‘We Are Lady Parts’ Creator on Scaling Up in Season 2
Welcome to the 261st episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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‘Geek Girl’ Review: Emily Carey Shines in Netflix’s Wholesome YA Fashion Comedy
The 'House of the Dragon' star plays a self-described 'geek' who becomes a modeling sensation in this adaptation of Holly Smale's series of novels.
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‘TV’s Top 5’: The CW, Freevee and Brands That Could Have Been
Welcome to the 260th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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‘Jim Henson Idea Man’ Review: Ron Howard’s Disney+ Doc Is a Middle-of-the-Road Portrait of a Genius
The Muppets creator and 'Sesame Street' innovator gets a reverential and very authorized two-hour celebration, featuring family and collaborators.
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‘TV’s Top 5’: The Upfronts Wrap-Up Edition
Welcome to the 259th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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‘The Big Cigar’ Review: André Holland’s Apple TV+ Huey Newton Series Can’t Decide Whose Story It’s Telling
A team of white Hollywood producers fabricate a movie to help the Black Panther co-founder escape to Cuba in this six-parter.
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‘TV’s Top 5’: A Big Week for Netflix’s Live Push
Welcome to the 258th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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‘Bodkin’ Review: Will Forte in Netflix’s Low-Key, Ireland-Set Mystery-Comedy About True Crime Podcasts
Barack and Michelle Obama are among the executive producers of the seven-part series about podcasters investigating a cold case in rural Ireland.
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‘Doctor Who’ Review: Ncuti Gatwa’s Run Gets Off to a Peppy, Promising Start on Disney+
Russell T. Davies returns to the 'Doctor Who' universe with a 14th season starring the 'Sex Education' breakout.
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‘Dark Matter’ Review: Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly in Apple TV+’s Relentlessly Glum Take on ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
Blake Crouch adapts his own novel in this nine-part dimension-spanning sci-fi drama also featuring Alice Braga and Jimmi Simpson.
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