David Bianculli
Stories
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Arts & Life
In 'The Studio,' Seth Rogen offers a hilarious take on Hollywood filmmaking
An outstanding new Apple TV+ comedy series sends up Hollywood's movie-making machine. You don't have to be a movie lover to appreciate The Studio, but the more you know, the more you'll laugh.
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Arts & Life
'Ludwig' captivates with a light-hearted story about a missing identical twin
When a police inspector goes missing, his identical twin assumes his identity in an effort to solve the disappearance. Ludwig is one of the most original takes on the TV mystery genre.
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Arts & Life
'The Pitt' and 'Adolescence' offer a radical, real-time approach to TV storytelling
Each episode HBO's The Pitt presents an hour of a shift in a Pittsburgh ER, while each episode of Netflix's brilliant Adolescence considers the murder of a teenage girl from a different point of view.
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Arts & Life
Robert De Niro stars as a former president confronting a cyber attack in 'Zero Day'
In Netflix's six-part political thriller, a crippling attack on American communications and infrastructure leads to abuse of power, political overreach and questionable decisions.
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Arts & Life
Veteran performers shine in 'Planet Earth: Asia' and 'Star Trek: Section 31'
From grand and elusive creatures to small and bizarre ones, David Attenborough's BBC docuseries offers wonders in every frame. Michelle Yoeh plays an evil emperor in a new Star Trek made-for-TV movie.
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Arts & Life
An estranged son returns as a daughter in Norman Lear's family comedy 'Clean Slate'
A new show from the late All in the Family producer centers on an Alabama widower and his trans daughter. Clean Slate delivers laughs and tenderness, courtesy of stars George Wallace and Laverne Cox.
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Arts & Life
'Without Arrows' follows a tribe member's return to the Sioux reservation
The filmmakers of this emotionally powerful documentary followed Delwin Fiddler Jr. as he returned home to South Dakota after years in Philadelphia — then kept revisiting him for more than a decade.
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Arts & Life
Two new 'SNL' documentaries celebrate 50 years of music, laughs and insights
In Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music, Questlove mines the archive of musical performances, while the four-part series SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night dives into the show's creative process.
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Arts & Life
Remembering Oscar-nominated filmmaker David Lynch
We listen back to a 1994 interview with Lynch, who died Jan. 14. His credits include Eraserhead, Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks. Plus, Isabella Rossellini and Nicolas Cage remember the director.
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Arts & Life
'American Primeval' offers a gritty, heartfelt take on the Wild West
Set in the lawless Utah territory of 1857, Netflix's six-part series features chaotic violence, endearing characters and some sights and performances you'll not soon forget.
