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‘Hawkeye’

Marvel's 'Hawkeye,' starring Hailee Steinfeld and Jeremy Renner, needs more room to develop a voice of its own outside the MCU.
‘The Wheel of Time’

Amazon Prime Video's new series, starring Rosamund Pike in a cryptic role, suffers from too much story, told too hurriedly.
‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’

"Sex Lives of College Girls," Mindy Kaling's new HBO Max comedy, proves that not all teen shows have to be set in high school to work.
‘Yellowjackets’

Showtime's "Yellowjackets," starring Christina Ricci and Juliette Lewis among others, is a pitch-black, haunting survival drama

Critics Pick
‘Encanto’

Like a follow-up to "Frozen," it's a magical fable of girl power, in this case about the only member of her Colombian family who feels like she doesn't have it.
Critics Pick
‘House of Gucci’

Ridley Scott's film is full of luscious backstabbing, but it's not camp. It's an icepick drama about the ways of power.
Critics Pick
‘King Richard’

Reinaldo Marcus Green steps up his game in this engaging true-life drama about how Richard Williams steered his daughters to tennis glory.
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’

The brand gets a fresh jolt of energy from director Jason Reitman, who offers fan service alongside a new entry point for younger audiences.

Adele's '30'

Adele offers her most harrowing, unflinching songs yet on "30," but she's having more fun than ever before on some of the tracks, too.
‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’

An assessment of all nine of the "Red (Taylor's Version)" "vault" numbers, including a 10-minute "All Too Well" that was worth the wait.
‘Evening With Silk Sonic’

Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak's "Evening With Silk Sonic" elevates the throwback song to a whole new level.
ABBA’s ‘Voyage’

"Voyage," ABBA's first album in nearly 40 years, is so timelessly ABBA-esque that it could have come out any time in the past four decades.

‘The Visitor’

In this world premiere by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey at the Public Theater, the story centers the wrong character.
‘Morning Sun’

Stunning performances humanize Simon Stephens' play "Morning Sun," an earnest if bland love letter to a fundamentally unremarkable woman.
‘Pride and Prejudice (sort of*)’

"Pride and Prejudice (sort of*)" is a smart, riotously funny take on the 19th century's blueprint rom-com that incorporates karaoke tunes.
‘Caroline, or Change’

Roundabout Theatre Company presents a timely revival of the musical by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori.