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Bill Burr’s ‘SNL’ Monologue

The comedian addressed the elephant in the room in the series' post-election episode.

Carvey Plays Musk on ‘SNL’

Dana Carvey debuted his Elon Musk impression on 'Saturday Night Live' as the cast sarcastically praised the next president.

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Box Office: ‘Heretic’ and ‘Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ Vie for Second, ‘Venom 3’ Notches Third Weekend on Top

The major Hollywood studios skirted this post-election weekend and held off on new releases. Their absence is others’ gain though, as A24’s tricky thriller “Heretic” and Lionsgate…

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‘Heretic’ Directors on Making Hugh Grant Evil

The A24 horror film stars Grant as a villainous man who invites missionaries into his home. Could a sequel be around the corner?

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attends the World Premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the Dolby, El Capitan, and TCL Theatres on December 14, 2015 in Hollywood, California.

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Why Lucasfilm Entrusted Simon Kinberg to Pilot the Next ‘Star Wars’ Movies

When news broke on Thursday that Simon Kinberg — best known for being a writer, producer, director or all of the above on much of the “X-Men” franchise — had been hired by…

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Capturing Martha Stewart’s Rise

Director R.J. Cutler explains how he put Stewart's significance as a business leader and cultural influencer into context in the Netflix docu 'Martha.'

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'A Real Pain'

Jesse Eisenberg becomes a major filmmaker — and Kieran Culkin a movie star — in this funny, knife-sharp odyssey about two Jewish cousins trekking through Poland.
‘Emilia Pérez’

Leading lady Karla Sofía Gascón electrifies in Jacques Audiard's Mexican redemption musical about a former cartel boss's life-changing transformation.
‘Blitz’

Steve McQueen's World War II film is skillful and touching yet shockingly conventional. It could almost be a middlebrow Oscar-bait movie from 1992.

‘A Man in Full’

A one-note Jeff Daniels stars in this empty Netflix series.
‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’

Peacock's gruesome and grueling love story is set during the Holocaust.
‘The Veil’

Elisabeth Moss stuns in FX's fascinating spy thriller.
'Dead Boy Detectives’

This 'Sandman' spinoff adapts Neil Gaiman's comic as a zany teen procedural.

‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’

Billie Eilish and producer Finneas keep up their winning streak with a surprising and intimate third album.
‘Atavista’

Childish Gambino's latest is a masterpiece, and a kaleidoscopic showcase for his seemingly endless talents.
‘Dark Times’

Vince Staples searches for light on his new album, his most vulnerable project to date.
‘Radical Optimism’

Dua Lipa's new album is a joyous blast of pop savvy.

‘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.
‘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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‘Water for Elephants’

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Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!