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‘Krapopolis’ Review: Dan Harmon’s New Fox Animated Comedy Is Atypically…
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How the Entertainment Community Fund Is Supporting Workers Impacted by the Strikes
This week’s ‘TV’s Top 5’ podcast features an interview with the chief operating officer of the ECF; other topics include the latest impacts of Hollywood’s work stoppage.
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‘Sly’ Review: Netflix’s Sylvester Stallone Doc Is Alternately Illuminating and Evasive
The star is the subject of a film by Thom Zimny that includes Henry Winkler, Quentin Tarantino and Arnold Schwarzenegger among interviewees.
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‘TV’s Top 5’: Disney-Charter Winners and Losers; Plus the Latest Strike Updates
This week’s podcast takes a look at the talk show landscape amid the dual strikes as well as a deep dive into the future of cable.
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‘Krapopolis’ Review: Dan Harmon’s New Fox Animated Comedy Is Atypically Bland
Set in the semi-mythological world of ancient Greece on the eve of civilization, the show has a vocal cast including Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy and Duncan Trussell.
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How the Entertainment Community Fund Is Supporting Workers Impacted by the Strikes
Welcome to the 231st episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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‘Sly’ Review: Netflix’s Sylvester Stallone Doc Is Alternately Illuminating and Evasive
The star is the subject of a film by Thom Zimny that includes Henry Winkler, Quentin Tarantino and Arnold Schwarzenegger among interviewees.
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‘TV’s Top 5’: Disney-Charter Winners and Losers; Plus the Latest Strike Updates
Welcome to the 230th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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‘Wilderness’ Review: Amazon Adultery Thriller Is Somehow Too Junky and Not Junky Enough
Jenna Coleman and Oliver Jackson-Cohen play a couple whose marriage and road trip go astray because of infidelity and a ubiquitous Taylor Swift song.
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‘The Morning Show’ Review: Jon Hamm Joins the Watchably Stupid Apple TV+ Soap for a Slightly Less Stupid, Still Watchable Season 3
Nicole Beharie also appears alongside Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Billy Crudup and the rest of the company in the new season of the drama.
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‘Flipside’ Review: A Documentarian’s Inspired Look at Life’s Unfinished Projects and the Stuff We Collect
Director Chris Wilcha's film connects Judd Apatow, David Milch, regional TV legend Uncle Floyd and a beloved New Jersey record store in a meditation on failure and a life well lived.
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‘All the Light We Cannot See’ Review: A Clumsy Netflix Adaptation of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer-Winning World War II Novel
Premiering at the Toronto Film Festival, Steven Knight and Shawn Levy's series — featuring Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie — tells a story of hope, radio and the electromagnetic spectrum.
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‘The Contestant’ Review: Doc About Japanese Reality Star Tells a Good Story Too Superficially
Clair Titley's documentary is about Nasubi, who spent 15 months naked, stuck in a small room and living off of magazine contest prizes for a Japanese reality show.
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‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Review: Fun, French-Flavored Spinoff Series Showcases Zombie Life in the City of Lights
Norman Reedus' gruff, motorcycle-loving loner makes friends with a mysterious nun and a messianic child in the latest entry of the 'Walking Dead' franchise.
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‘TV’s Top 5’: Strike Updates; Finale Fever (With Alan Sepinwall)
Welcome to the 229th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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‘Copa 71’ Review: A Little-Known Women’s Soccer Milestone Gets a Captivating Closer Look
Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine's documentary explores the formally unrecognized 1971 Women's World Cup with the trailblazing stars of that soccer showcase.
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‘The Changeling’ Review: LaKeith Stanfield in a Muddled Apple TV+ Mystery
The actor plays a father taking a journey across New York City in search of answers about his family in this adaptation of Victor LaValle's novel.
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‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ Review: Errol Morris’ John le Carré Doc Is Absorbing, and Maybe a Touch Too Admiring
The renowned documentarian pairs an interview with espionage-flavored reenactments for a portrait of the life and work of the beloved spy novelist.
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‘American Symphony’ Review: Matthew Heineman’s Doc Is a Moving, Music-Filled Love Story
The documentarian's latest follows musician Jon Batiste and his life partner, Suleika Jaouad, through a year of professional highs and personal lows.
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‘Thank You Very Much’ Review: An Andy Kaufman Doc That Errs on the Side of Over-Explanation
Director Alex Braverman attempts to define the undefinable career of the comedian and master hoaxer.
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