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‘The Queen’s Gambit’

Netflix's new limited series, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Marielle Heller and Bill Camp, is a welcome change of pace.
‘Grand Army’

"Grand Army" doesn't exactly offer anything new to the teen genre at this point.
‘Helstrom’

Hulu's "Helstrom" might sport an elaborate mythology, but like many comic book stories, it ultimately reveals a simplistic core.
‘Social Distance’

A new Netflix anthology series tells stories of life in spring 2020. Who'd want to relive that?

‘The Craft: Legacy’

Indie actor-turned-helmer Zoe Lister-Jones delivers a too-safe PG-13 sequel to a late-'90s punk favorite about a coven of teenage witches.
‘Spell’

A family of jaded African American urbanites land in deep Appalachian hoodoo in this diverting-enough genre piece.
‘Come Play’

A young autistic boy is menaced by a 10-foot-tall monster in this horror flick where the supernatural frights are less than super.
Critics Pick
‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’

While American was in lockdown, Sacha Baron Cohen concocted a searing sequel to the hit 2006 satire designed to shake up the election.

Tom Petty’s ‘Wildflowers & All the Rest’

Tom Petty's "Wildflowers" has spawned a spinoff album of outtakes, "All the Rest," that's the basis for an unusually worthy boxed set.
Bon Jovi's '2020'

"2020" is a far cry from the fist-pumping records of old, with social consciousness that can feel either bold or cliched.
Mariah Carey's 'The Rarities'

While there aren't any lost classics on Mariah Carey's "The Rarities," the album shows that she brings high standards even to her castoffs.
Alicia Keys' 'Alicia'

Alicia Keys' "Alicia" finds the singer pushing the limits of her voice and imagination on her boldest and most adventurous album to date.

‘The Last Five Years’

This smart revival of Jason Robert Brown's musical plays in a London theater cleverly redesigned for COVID-era safety.
'The Outside Dog' & 'The Hand of God'

Kristin Scott Thomas and Rochenda Sandall headline two Alan Bennett monologues, which even under social distance pack a punch.
‘Beat the Devil’

David Hare's monologue at the Bridge Theatre in London recounts the playwright's battle with COVID-19.
‘Richard II’

Andre Holland leads the cast of a surprisingly intimate audio version of Shakespeare, from the Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park.