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‘The Meyerowitz Stories’

On paper, this 2017 Noah Baumbach movie is about three siblings—Danny (Adam Sandler), Matthew (Ben Stiller), and Jean (Elizabeth Marvel)—dealing with their artist father, Harold (Dustin Hoffman), as he fades into obscurity and convalesces from a head injury. But to me, The Meyerowitz Stories is all about Adam Sandler’s tear-sparkled, sad eyes. His character’s siblings, Matthew and Jean, get eighth-inning monologues that are obvious attempts to make their characters slightly more interesting. But Sandler’s performance dooms them to be two-dimensional by comparison. They can’t keep up with the steady sheepishness, lost-boy sensibility, and surprising ire that Sandler brings to his role. Watch this movie if you want to witness Adam Sandler flex his versatility. Don’t watch this movie if you’re tired of stories about the coastal elite.

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‘Alex Edelman: Just For Us’

Already a special Tony Award winner, comedian Alex Edelman's latest special is now an Emmy winner as well. Edelman just took home the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for Just For Us, which was filmed live at Broadway's Hudson Theatre in NYC and released following the sold out run on Max. In the stand-up special, Edelman details ...

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‘Kevin Can F*** Himself’

Kevin Can F*** Himself takes the network sitcom model and turns it on its head. Schitt's Creek star Annie Murphy plays Allison McRoberts, a Massachusetts native who, by all means, looks and acts like the typical sitcom wife we've come to know on network television. But the AMC drama offers an inside look at the life of this uncovered trope as it...

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‘Heels’

Heels is the textbook definition of a hidden gem. Airing from 2021 to 2023 on Starz, the Stephen Amell-led sports drama centers on a family-owned independent wrestling promotion in a close-knit Georgia community. The show’s small-town setting, abiding reverence for local sports, and evocative instrumental score elicit some serious Friday Night...

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‘Kinds of Kindness’

Director Yorgos Lanthimos followed his twisted—but ultimately sweet—Oscar-nominated film Poor Things with a film that is not very sweet at all, and I think that's beautiful. Kinds of Kindness, which is now streaming on Hulu, is an anthology film consisting of three shorts, all of which star Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret...

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‘The Old Man’ Season 2

FX's The Old Man has always been a different kind of spy thriller, least of all because its ass-kicking action star is the 74-year-old Jeff Bridges. No, The Old Man flips the conventions of the drama by making the stakes personal. Once again, "Dan Chase" (Jeff Bridges), a retired elite CIA operative finds himself fighting not to save the world or...

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‘Juliet, Naked’

Juliet, Naked is a sweet comedy that deserves much more hype. With a stacked leading trio of Rose Byrne, Chris O'Dowd and Ethan Hawke, the film tells the story of rockstar Tucker Crowe (Hawke), who mysteriously disappeared at one of his shows years earlier, puzzling die-hard fans — one of whom, Duncan (O'Dowd), just can't let go of his obsession...

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‘Emily In Paris’ Season 4, Part 2

Emily (not) in Paris? Our favorite American marketer-turned-French phenom returns for the second part of the Netflix hit series' Season 4, and as teased previously by the streamer, she's taking a Roman holiday. While we can only hope a fifth season is in store, Seasons 1-4 are available to stream now, chock full of outrageous outfits and an...

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