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The Enterprise explores 'Strange New Worlds' in 'Star Trek' prequel seriesMay 5, 2022 6:00 AM - Fans of the original "Star Trek" will find a treasure trove of references to it and the franchise's history in the new prequel series "Strange New Worlds" on Paramount+.
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HBO Max's 'The Staircase' supplements the case we all know and judge
May 6, 2022 11:38 AM - Many have heard of the murder case of Kathleen Peterson, a North Carolina woman found dead at the bottom of her staircase in 2001. And now, HBO Max's new series "The Staircase," which stars Colin Firth and Toni Collette, builds on what we already know with new perspectives on the story.
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'Doctor Strange 2' gets weirder, scarier, messier
May 5, 2022 11:45 AM - Picking up a few months after "Spider-Man: No Way Home," Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange hops on the multiverse bandwagon in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," which is more of a kitchen-sink endeavor centered on an entirely new and underdeveloped character.
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'Bad Guys' repeats at No. 1, Liam Neeson's latest misfires at the box office
May 2, 2022 7:21 AM - The DreamWorks animated heist movie "The Bad Guys" was the top film in U.S. and Canada theaters for the second straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while the latest Liam Neeson thriller suggested the actor's particular set of skills may be wearing thin with audiences.
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New to streaming this week: Arcade Fire, 'Hatching,' Three Mile Island
May 2, 2022 6:00 AM - The Netflix documentary "Meltdown: Three Mile Island" hits the streaming service Wednesday, May 4; Hulu's "Hatching" and Netflix's "Along for the Ride" premiere on Friday, May 6; and the Arcada Fire's new album "WE" is available online Friday.
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PBS' 'Ridley Road' holds lessons to America from '60s London
May 1, 2022 7:30 AM - It took eight long years for Sarah Soleman to get a murky part of Britain's post-World War II history from the pages of a book to our TV screens. "Ridley Road," a four-part series that makes its U.S. debut Sunday, May 1, on PBS' "Masterpiece," takes viewers to a part of British history that they may not have known.
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French lovers find each other in 'Anais in Love'
Apr 29, 2022 11:15 AM - We first meet the intriguing heroine of "Anais in Love," appropriately enough, when she's rushing, but it's not clear to where. Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet, the film's director and screenwriter, has crafted a portrait of a maddeningly headstrong yet aimless woman who's obsessed with finding love.
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'Petite Maman' easily one of the best movies about mothers and daughters
Apr 29, 2022 11:15 AM - Celine Sciamma's "Petite Maman" -- essentially about an 8-year-old daughter wanting to know her mother better -- may be short and stripped down, but its layers are many. It's easily one of the best films ever made about mothers and daughters.
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Broadbent, Mirren charm in art heist pic 'The Duke'
Apr 29, 2022 6:00 AM - The late British director Roger Michell imbues his last film, "The Duke" -- about a real-life art heist at Britain's National Gallery in 1961 -- with charm, wit and good storytelling. One of Michell's talents was to pick the right cast -- here Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren -- and let the chemistry shine.
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Elisabeth Moss once again gets to play an everyday superhero in Apple TV+'s 'Shining Girls'
Apr 29, 2022 6:00 AM - Battling the bad guy isn't easy, even for Elisabeth Moss. In her new series "Shining Girls" for Apple TV+ premiering Friday, April 29, Moss has her work cut out for her. She plays Kirby, a newspaper archivist in 1990s Chicago who is haunted and taunted by a serial killer, who is always steps ahead of his victims and the authorities.
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