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Quincy Tyler Bernstine, as FBI agent Nora, steals the show on Furious.

Lanterns isn't just about superheroes--it's as much about the Black American experience.

The dirty story of Roy Cohn has turned out to be seminal in American politics.

Bean soup theory has ruined social media.

The Dog Stars has a big budget, Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, and Margaret Qualley, but it's ruff.

Can a Broadway play really be scary? An ingenious new show offers a resounding answer.

Just about every worn-out cliché known to the serial-killer thriller genre gets trotted out in The Whisper Man.

Coyote vs. Acme is a cautionary tale about corporate greed, both on screen and behind the scenes.

Zara Larsson's meteoric rise has been a joy to witness.

The queen of country was a much weirder--and more wonderful--figure than the recent flattening of her suggests.