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100 Top TV Series of the Year
'Squid Game' leads the 100 most-watched TV series across streaming, broadcast and cable.
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Diddy Trial: Who Is ‘Mia,’ the Anonymous Witness Accusing Sean Combs of Sexual Assault and Violence?
On Thursday, an anonymous former employee of Sean “Diddy” Combs took the stand in his sex trafficking trial, accusing him of sexual assault and violence. The…
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From the Oscars Red Carpet to Open Heart Surgery: What Variety’s Marc Malkin Wants You to Know About His Life-Saving Journey
I had just finished interviewing Ariana Grande on this year’s Oscars red carpet when someone from her team asked me, “Are you going to get away after all this, take a…
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Anthony Boyle to Play Sam Bankman-Fried Opposite Julia Garner as Caroline Ellison in Netflix’s FTX Series ‘The Altruists’
Anthony Boyle is set to star opposite Julia Garner in a Netflix limited series about the rise and fall of FTX, Variety has learned. Boyle will star as Sam…
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Ben Stiller and Adam Scott on ‘Severance’ Season 3, Stiller’s Scrapped Character and Potential Spinoffs
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George Clooney and Patti LuPone Get Honest About Broadway Pay
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Jake Gyllenhaal and Audra McDonald on Playing Broadway Villains
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‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’
Tom Cruise flies high in a thrillingly doom-laden finale. It's the most enveloping "M:I" film since "Ghost Protocol," because something's at stake. And because Cruise's stunt work is off the hook.
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‘Lilo & Stitch’
A remake so faithful it borders on tame. It delivers many of the laughs and much of the heart of the 2002 toon, but somehow the story has lost its unpredictable sense of anarchy.
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‘Bring Her Back’
Sally Hawkins is chillingly creepy as a foster mother from hell in the Philippou brothers' terrifying follow-up to 'Talk to Me.' It's messy at times but gets under your skin.
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‘Karate Kid: Legends’
A sequel old-fashioned enough to be likable retro corn. Ben Wang is lithe and captivating as Li, who moves from Beijing to New York and winds up with Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio as training gurus.
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‘Interior Chinatown’
'Interior Chinatown' Struggles to Turn an Allegorical Novel Into a Show
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‘Dune: Prophecy’
HBO Prequel Series 'Dune: Prophecy' Capably Tailors the Epic Franchise to Television
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‘Landman’
Taylor Sheridan's 'Landman' Gives the West Texas Oil Fields the 'Yellowstone' Treatment
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'The Day of the Jackal’
Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch's 'The Day of the Jackal' Is an Exhilarating Assassin Thriller
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‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’
Billie Eilish and producer Finneas keep up their winning streak with a surprising and intimate third album.
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‘Atavista’
Childish Gambino's latest is a masterpiece, and a kaleidoscopic showcase for his seemingly endless talents.
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‘Dark Times’
Vince Staples searches for light on his new album, his most vulnerable project to date.
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‘Radical Optimism’
Dua Lipa's new album is a joyous blast of pop savvy.
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‘An Enemy of the People’
Sam Gold's production is an actorly face-off between Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli, but the script ultimately let's the audience off the hook.
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‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’
Patricia Clarkson gives a luminous performance in an otherwise uneven revival of Eugene O'Neill's family drama.
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‘Tommy’
Strictly for the boomers.
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‘Water for Elephants’
The stage adaptation has escapism, enchantment and heart, all elevated to new, literal heights that blend theater and cirque.
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Cannes' Impact on the Oscars Is Stronger Than Ever
With Palme d'Or winners now regularly crossing over to the Academy Awards, Cannes has evolved into a global campaign launchpad for awards strategists and buyers.
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Jane Rosenthal Unscripted: The Tribeca Founder on the Executive Who Disrespected De Niro, ‘Meet the Parents 4’ and Hollywood’s ‘Extremely Disturbing’ Silence Over Trump
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Is Mubi Really Worth $1 Billion? Inside Efe Cakarel’s Plan to Make the Global Streamer Cooler Than A24
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