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‘Succession’ gets its belated sendoff at the Emmy Awards, joined by ‘The Bear’ and ‘Beef’

Brian Lowry, CNN — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:01:42 +0000

(CNN) — After a four-month delay prompted by Hollywood’s twin actors and writers strikes, the 75th annual Emmy Awards finally got around to a night teeming with nostalgia and near-sweeps, with “Succession,” “The Bear” and “Beef” dominating their respective categories. “Succession” and “The Bear” each took home six awards Sunday, with “Beef” right behind them

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REVIEW: ‘The Color Purple’ completes its musical journey back to the screen with flying colors

Brian Lowry, CNN — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 09:27:28 +0000

(CNN) — Completing the cycle from book to movie to musical to movie musical, “The Color Purple” lands on screen with its vibrant colors intact, opening up the musical numbers for the screen and showcasing the sensational cast. Spanning decades, the film version of the Broadway stage production improves in key respects on the Oscar-nominated

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REVIEW: ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ sinks under the weight of a waterlogged sequel

Brian Lowry, CNN — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 09:25:31 +0000

(CNN) — That rushing sound is “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” taking on water, as the five-years-later sequel to DC’s biggest box-office hit reunites the key players before dousing them in questionable choices. Lacking the sense of discovery and world-building that powered the original, director James Wan settles for a sort-of misguided buddy comedy. Whatever

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Matthew Perry: His most memorable roles, beyond ‘Friends’

Brian Lowry, CNN — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 22:32:01 +0000

(CNN) — Like many stars best known for a major hit, Matthew Perry’s association with “Friends” and the “Could he BE any funnier?” role of Chandler Bing loomed over the rest of his career. That included the movies that came his way during the series as well as various encores in TV after the Must-See

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REVIEW: ‘Ahsoka’ stiffly brings the ‘Star Wars Rebels’ universe to live-action life

Brian Lowry, CNN — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:10:48 +0000

(CNN) — Awkwardly bringing the animated character to life in her own series, “Ahsoka” gets so much right about the look and action of “Star Wars” that its shortcomings — an overall stiffness slowed by long, pregnant pauses — feel more pronounced. There’s still hope for this showcase featuring Rosario Dawson as Anakin Skywalker’s all-grown-up

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REVIEW: ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ spins a sequel of sensory overload

Brian Lowry, CNN — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 07:40:59 +0000

(CNN) — The stunning visual palette of “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” soared in 2018, combining that eye-popping animation with an abiding love of the comics and plenty of goofy humor. Coming almost five years later, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” spins a much denser web, padding on about 40 minutes that make this exercise heavier and

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ANALYSIS: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ shines at an emotional Oscar ceremony

Brian Lowry, CNN — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 12:56:59 +0000

(CNN) — “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was all over the Oscar ceremony, marking a resurgence for theatrical releases in a year that still saw Netflix — as the preeminent streaming option — make its presence felt. If the Academy wanted a drama-free awards after last year’s incident involving Will Smith and Chris Rock, the

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The Last of Us’ reminds us people are the real monsters in a zombie apocalypse

Brian Lowry, CNN — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:47:03 +0000

(CNN) — As “The Walking Dead” and its progeny demonstrated time and again, people — left to their own devices in a lawless society — become the true monsters during a zombie apocalypse, a point made powerfully in the latest episode of “The Last of Us,” while demonstrating how tough, steely and resourceful the teenage Ellie

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The Last of Us’ demonstrates its fearlessness with another shocking episode

Brian Lowry, CNN — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 08:04:49 +0000

Editor’s note: The following contains major spoilers about the fifth episode of “The Last of Us,” “Endure and Survive,” which premiered February 10 on HBO Max and will premiere February 12 on HBO. (CNN) — Yep, they went there. Apocalyptic drama inevitably means that a lot of people die, good as well as bad. Yet

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REVIEW: ‘The Last of Us’ just made an early claim to one of the best TV episodes of 2023

Brian Lowry, CNN — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 14:40:29 +0000

(CNN)— If the hoopla surrounding “The Last of Us” has felt at all excessive through the first two episodes, the third chapter of the HBO series lives up to the weight of all the hype, laying early claim to what will almost inevitably be discussed as one of the best hours of television in 2023. Folding

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