The original "Mean Girls" shook the world when it premiered in 2004. The 2024 musical remake can't measure up, but Reneé Rapp kills it as the new Regina George.
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"True Detective: Night Country" is a spellbinding, beautifully dark drama that stands on its own, and is likely one of the best TV series we'll see all year.
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There are traces of a better movie in "Night Swim," and as bad movies go, it's not offensively bad. But you can safely skip this.
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Dateline NBC has reported dozens of horrifying and fascinating true crime sagas over the years. These are the best episodes of the show, ranked.
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Andrew Haigh's "All of Us Strangers" grapples with grief, loss, and loneliness in a profound way, tackling its themes while avoiding trite narrative devices.
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"Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" is far from the disaster that some predicted, but James Wan's DC superhero sequel still sinks more than it swims.
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Blitz Bazawule takes a stab at the musical version of "The Color Purple." The 2023 musical has plenty of drama, music, and dancing, but it doesn't all cohere.
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Zack Snyder's Netflix space western "Rebel Moon" might be imitating "Star Wars" and "Seven Samurai," but it's so bold that it has to be seen to be believed.
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Disney's "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" has unmistakable promise, adapting the Rick Riordan books into a likable, energetic fantasy series.
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Zac Efron plays the cursed wrestler Kevin Von Erich in Sean Durkin's "The Iron Claw," an A24 release about the most tragic family in wrestling history.
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Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan command the screen in "Maestro," a powerful and visually astonishing Netflix biopic about composer Leonard Bernstein.
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With "Poor Things," Yorgos Lanthimos reunites with "The Favourite" star Emma Stone for a new fantastical, arch, feminist riff on "Frankenstein."
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Cord Jefferson's exceptional directorial debut, "American Fiction," features a dazzling performance from Jeffrey Wright and some sharp satire.
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Paul King's confectionary prequel "Wonka" is nowhere near as bad as the previews look - in fact, it's a joy, in no small part thanks to Timothée Chalamet.
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"Leave the World Behind" would have been better without its many twists and turns that ultimately leaves the viewer out of patience.
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The Artful Dodger, played magnificently by Thomas Brodie-Sangster, rules the screen in his new Australian medical drama series, now streaming on Hulu.
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Cheaper, meaner, and more complicated than the American "MonsterVerse" titles, the new Japanese film "Godzilla Minus One" is a satisfying, fearsome blockbuster.
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"Wish" tries to honor Disney's classic fairy tale adaptations, but it also can't resist some of modern animation's more cringey affections.
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Science Saru and Netflix bring "Scott Pilgrim" to the world of anime with "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off," a not-quite-remake, not-quite-sequel with style to spare.
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Barry Keoghan shines in "Saltburn," an aesthetically gorgeous take on class structure that never fails to engage the audience.
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Joaquin Phoenix takes on one of his biggest roles to date in "Napoleon," co-starring Vanessa Kirby, as Ridley Scott's historical epic covers the emperor's life.
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The new Apple TV+ Monsterverse series, "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters," is a fun time-hopping adventure with a likable, well-written cast of characters.
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Nicolas Cage is a college professor who appears in everyone's dreams in A24's November release "Dream Scenario," but the satire leaves a lot to be desired.
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"The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds and Snakes" is a gripping prequel with a great cast, but the love story is the least interesting aspect of the film.
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Nia DaCosta's "The Marvels" ties together "Captain Marvel," "WandaVision," and "Ms. Marvel," and the result is a pretty good MCU entry that often feels shallow.
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David Fincher returns with "The Killer," a Netflix release starring Michael Fassbender as a cold, calculating, nameless contract killer on a mission.
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Apple TV+ cracks open Edith Wharton's unfinished novel "The Buccaneers" with a new series, modeled with anachronistic flair after the Netflix hit "Bridgerton."
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