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In An Increasingly Polarized America, Is It Possible To Be Civil On Social Media?

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In An Increasingly Polarized America, Is It Possible To Be Civil On Social Media?

March 31, 2019 • Tyler and Larry have never met. But almost every day for the last few years, they get into a fight on Twitter.

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Behind The Bar With Natalie Morales, The Abby Of NBC Sitcom 'Abby's'

In Abby's, Natalie Morales plays the titular bartender — whose establishment is run out of her own backyard. Ron Batzdorff/NBC hide caption

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Behind The Bar With Natalie Morales, The Abby Of NBC Sitcom 'Abby's'

March 31, 2019 • In a new TV show, Morales runs a very, very local watering hole. In an interview, she discusses her character's sexuality and her path as a Latina in Hollywood.

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'Hanna' Is Grisly, Grounded And Gripping

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'Hanna' Is Grisly, Grounded And Gripping

March 29, 2019 • Amazon's adaptation of the quirky, dreamlike 2011 film about a young girl trained as the perfect assassin lacks the movie's distinctive visual flair, but it's got a bigger heart.

'What We Do In The Shadows': A Comedy With Bite

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'What We Do In The Shadows': A Comedy With Bite

March 29, 2019 • The comedy series What We Do In The Shadows imagines what a slacker reality show might look like if all the roommates were vampires. The show is based on a 2014 film of the same name, which was helmed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. A new cast of vampires inhabits the FX show.

'What We Do In The Shadows': A Comedy With Bite

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'Downton' Flabby: Period Piece 'The Chaperone' Is A Let-Down

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'Downton' Flabby: Period Piece 'The Chaperone' Is A Let-Down

March 28, 2019 • There's plenty of 'Downton Abbey' DNA in this tale of prim Norma (Elizabeth McGovern) who shepherds young Louise Brooks (Haley Lu Richardson) to NYC; there's also a leaden script and thin characters.

Like A Rolling Stoner: Burnout Comedy 'The Beach Bum' Is A Balm

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Like A Rolling Stoner: Burnout Comedy 'The Beach Bum' Is A Balm

March 28, 2019 • In writer/director Harmony Korine's latest, Matthew McConaughey plays a South Florida stoner/poet. It's a meandering, ecstatic, and ultimately "brilliant embrace of body, pleasure and art."

'Dumbo': Elephants Never Forget, But Audiences Will

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'Dumbo': Elephants Never Forget, But Audiences Will

March 28, 2019 • Tim Burton's take on the classic Disney animated feature does what it sets out to do in a kid-friendly, safe and unsurprising way devoid of the director's onetime idiosyncratic flair.

In The Bleakly Beautiful 'Diane,' Mary Kay Place Can't Help But Keep Helping

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In The Bleakly Beautiful 'Diane,' Mary Kay Place Can't Help But Keep Helping

March 28, 2019 • The debut feature of documentary filmmaker Kent Jones paints a loving but clear-eyed portrait of an older woman (Mary Kay Place) enabling her grown, addict son (Jake Lacy).

The Forgotten Woman Who Designed The Creature From The Black Lagoon

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The Forgotten Woman Who Designed The Creature From The Black Lagoon

March 28, 2019 • A new book by Mallory O'Meara explores the life of artist Milicent Patrick, who worked on Fantasia and costumed a legendary Hollywood monster — and then ran afoul of misogyny in the workplace.

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Aidy Bryant Shines In 'Shrill'

March 27, 2019 • The new Hulu series Shrill follows Annie, a young writer. She's trying to get her career moving, figure out what's up with her sort-of boyfriend, and learn to feel good about her body. Annie is played by Saturday Night Live's Aidy Bryant, who developed Shrill with TV writer Ali Rushfield and with Lindy West. West wrote the 2016 book of the same name that forms the backbone of the show.

Aidy Bryant Shines In 'Shrill'

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'What We Do In The Shadows' Puts The Dead In Deadpan

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'What We Do In The Shadows' Puts The Dead In Deadpan

March 27, 2019 • The U.S. adaptation of the hilarious 2014 New Zealand mockumentary about vampire roommates infuses the film's dry-as-gravedust humor into new characters and strong storylines.

'Giraffes On Horseback Salad' Tells The Lost Story Of Harpo Marx And Salvador Dalí

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'Giraffes On Horseback Salad' Tells The Lost Story Of Harpo Marx And Salvador Dalí

March 24, 2019 • When Salvador Dalí met Harpo Marx, he was so infatuated that he wrote a treatment for a surreal Marx Brothers film, Giraffes on Horseback Salad. The film didn't fly, but this graphic novel does.

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'Us'

March 22, 2019 • Us is Jordan Peele's follow up to his 2017 film Get Out. The film stars Lupita Nyong'o as a mother whose whole family is confronted by their own doppelgängers.

'Us'

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'Out Of Blue': Stardust And (Hollywood) Star-Power Fuel This Genre-Bending Whodunit

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'Out Of Blue': Stardust And (Hollywood) Star-Power Fuel This Genre-Bending Whodunit

March 21, 2019 • This introspective (and occasionally downright lethargic) existential whodunit starring Patricia Clarkson and a cast of ringers is based on the Martin Amis novel Night Train.

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When You Meet The Enemy, And It Is 'Us'

March 21, 2019 • Though less thematically precise than Get Out, Jordan Peele's latest film doubles down on horror — and excels at capturing the mundane, funny moments between the big scares.

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In An Increasingly Polarized America, Is It Possible To Be Civil On Social Media?

Behind The Bar With Natalie Morales, The Abby Of NBC Sitcom 'Abby's'

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'What We Do In The Shadows': A Comedy With Bite

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The Forgotten Woman Who Designed The Creature From The Black Lagoon

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Aidy Bryant Shines In 'Shrill'

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