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'When They See Us' makes a powerful case to be seen

7 years 5 months ago
The miscarriage of justice that surrounded the Central Park Five should by now be well known, but the details of the case, as reenacted, provide the inherent power of "When They See Us," a Netflix miniseries that's strongest at the beginning and end and sags somewhat in the middle.

'Always Be My Maybe' pairs Ali Wong and Randall Park

7 years 5 months ago
Netflix keeps churning out romantic comedies, often relying on the smallest of wrinkles to distinguish them. In the case of "Always Be My Maybe," it's clearly a vehicle for Ali Wong and Randall Park, who also hold writing and producing credits on this relatively bland concoction, which blends a whole lot of ingredients and one welcome sprinkle of Keanu Reeves.

Meryl Streep touts complex new season of 'Big Little Lies'

7 years 5 months ago
There's a golden rule in Hollywood: Meryl Streep can star in whatever project she wants to star in. So, when writing "Big Little Lies" Season 2, Liane Moriarty, who wrote the novel the series was based on and is a producer on the show, had a trick up her sleeve. She created a new character -- the grieving mother of deceased Perry (played in season 1 by Alexander Skarsgård) -- and named her Mary Louise.

'Rocketman' spins jukebox version of Elton John's bohemian life

7 years 5 months ago
"Taron Egerton is Elton John," say the billboards for "Rocketman," and that's not hyperbole. Egerton's electric performance as the famed rock star drives this jukebox musical, which imaginatively uses John's rich trove of songs to tell his story, in a way that produces some genuinely beautiful moments but also at times dilutes the drama.
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