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Comedy Is King On Season Two of Hulu’s “Deli Boys”
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Though its narrative is hampered by a shorter run, the series is funnier than ever.
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Documentary Now! 4th Edition is an Incredible Companion to Beloved Show
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A book review of a ridiculously clever companion to one of the best comedies of its era.
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The Currents Director Milagros Mumenthaler on Sensory Filmmaking, Motherhood, and Capturing an Internal State
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A slippery character study and staggering sensory experience, Milagros Mumenthaler’s The Currents was one of my favorite discoveries of last year’s New York Film Festival. It opens on an Argentinian designer named Lina (Isabel Aimé González Sola), who survives a...
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“Pluribus” May Finally Give Rhea Seehorn The Emmy She Has Always Deserved
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Rhea Seehorn is an actress best known for her collaborations with Vince Gilligan. While she has had guest roles in shows like “Veep” and “The Twilight Zone,” she first came into prominence for her instantly iconic turn as Kim Wexler...
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Forastera Review: Captivating Drama Explores Preciousness of Life
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It starts as a gag. Pepa (Núria Prims) rings to apologize to her mother and believes it is she who picks up the phone. Her teenage daughter Cata (Zoe Stein) plays along, pretending to answer as she assumes her grandmother...
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With Hasan in Gaza Review: Confronting Israeli Aggression with Grace and Memory
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Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. The film opens in theaters on May 29. The new documentary With Hasan in Gaza––a poignant, meditative portrait of a city now fighting for its life––works as...
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Time and Water Review: Mourning The Death of Iceland’s Glaciers and Much, Much More
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Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 Sundance coverage. The film opens in theaters on May 29. “Will your oceans be made of our glaciers?” Icelandic poet Andri Snær Magnason asks in the narration that plays...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Pluribus” Star Karolina Wydra
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“Pluribus” is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction television series created by Vince Gilligan for Apple TV. Set and filmed primarily in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows novelist Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn), who finds herself isolated after an alien virus...
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“I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE”
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THE STORY – In 2001, Franny, a 16-year-old exchange student from Germany, arrives in the sleepy desert town of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Far from home, Franny struggles through awkward school days, stifling heat, and restless nights until she meets Elliott,...
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“MOLIERE, CYRANO AND THE YOUNG KING”
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THE STORY – During a Paris rebellion, young Louis XIV must be hidden and is secretly replaced at court by a look-alike. Entrusted to the musketeer-poet Cyrano de Bergerac, Louis is sheltered within Madeleine’s traveling theater troupe, where the actor and...
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