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From left: Leighton Meester as Lou, Clancy Brown as Big Hank, and Luke Cook as Henry in "Good Cop/Bad Cop." (Vince Valitutti/CW)

‘Good Cop/Bad Cop’ review: A brother and sister become police partners, with dad as their boss

February 19, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Leighton Meester stars in this CW dramedy about bickering siblings who are police detectives solving crimes together .

Amy Poehler, seen side by side in her "Saturday Night Live" audition (left) and in the present in the episode "Five Minutes" of the docuseries "SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night." (Peacock)

Column: 50 years of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ half fascinating, half underwhelming

February 13, 2025 at 5:39 p.m.

The in-house documentaries produced for the "SNL's" 50th anniversary stay on-message — warm and laudatory — but have compelling moments as well

Morris Chestnut stars as Dr. John Watson in "Watson." (Colin Bentley/CBS)

‘Watson’ review: Sherlock’s loyal sidekick takes center stage

February 12, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Morris Chestnut stars as Dr. John Watson — yes, Sherlock’s old pal — at the forefront of his own medical procedural.

From left: George Wallace and Laverne Cox star in the comedy series "Clean Slate." (Amazon)

‘Clean Slate’ review: An estranged daughter reunites with her father and comedy ensues

February 6, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Laverne Cox pays a woman who comes home to Mobile, Alabama, years after running away as a teenager, only for her father to learn his son has returned as his...

Legendary silent film actor/director Charlie Chaplin in a scene from the 1940 film "The Great Dictator," his first film with dialogue. Chaplin plays the dual roles of a sweet-natured Jewish barber and a murderous Hitler-type dictator. (The Roy Export Company Establishment/AP)

Column: What classic movies can tell us about our current moment

February 5, 2025 at 9:54 a.m.

In times of uncertainty, Hollywood used to rise to the occasion with something to say about it all. What can classic films tell us about the rise of fascism?

Clockwise from left: Adam Scott in "Severance" (Apple TV+), Sterling K. Brown in "Paradise" (Hulu), Aldis Hodge in "Cross" (Amazon) and Gabriel Basso in "The Night Agent" (Netflix)

Column: That show should have been a movie

January 30, 2025 at 5:24 p.m.

If you've sat down to watch a show and thought "That should have been a movie," here's why it's become the scourge of streaming.

Sterling K. Brown stars as a Secret Service agent to the president in "Paradise," which is set in an upscale community inhabited by some of the world's most prominent individuals. But this tranquility explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high stakes investigation unfolds. (Brian Roedel/Hulu)

‘Paradise’ review: A Secret Service agent goes rogue

January 29, 2025 at 6:22 a.m.

Sterling K. Brown stars as a Secret Service agent caught up in a conspiracy that involves a dead president.

Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in “The Night Agent.” (Netflix)

‘The Night Agent’ review: Season 2, bland in action

January 23, 2025 at 3:38 p.m.

In Season 1, the corruption went all the way to the White House. How does the show raise the stakes in Season 2? Think chemical weapons.

Katharine Hepburn (right) and Spencer Tracy talk between scenes on the set of "The Desk Set." (AP)

Column: This movie with Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy anticipated anxieties about the internet and AI

January 22, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

In the 1957 rom-com "Desk Set" starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, a fact-checker sees her job threatened by a new computer.

From left: Britt Lower and Adam Scott in Season 2 of "Severance.” (Jon Pack/Apple TV+)

‘Severance’ review: In Season 2, more of the same

January 16, 2025 at 7:50 a.m.

While "Severance" has a wonderfully creepy-compelling premise, it's a concept better suited to a movie than a multi-episode TV series.

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