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Noomi Rapace stars in "You Won't Be Alone" (Branko Starcevic / Focus Features)

A sensual & gory shapeshifting film

Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon and Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen in "House of the Dragon" (Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO)

A guide to the "Game of Thrones" spinoff

Elliot Page attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Getty Images/Arturo Holmes/FilmMagic)

See Elliot Page's "Umbrella" transition

Oscar Isaac as Steven Grant in Marvel Studios' "Moon Knight" (Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios)

Oscar Isaac's dodgy MCU debut

Melanie McFarland

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Elle Fanning as Michelle in "The Girl From Plainville" (Steve Dietl/Hulu)

"The Girl From Plainville" true story

Caleb Landry Jones and Essie Davis in "Nitram" (IFC Films)

Director: I don't see guns in Australia

Ruth Gemmell as Lady Violet Bridgerton, Phoebe Dyvenor as Daphne Basset in "Bridgerton." (Liam Daniel/Netflix)

The unheeded oracle of "Bridgerton"

Joy Behar and Will Smith (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/ABC/Lou Rocco)

"The View" says Will Smith needs therapy

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US actor Will Smith (R) slaps US actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Smith and the function of a slap

Jacques Berlinerblau

Ezra Miller (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

"The Flash" star Ezra Miller arrested

Chris Rock is seen backstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Al Seib /A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)

Chris Rock's past jokes & disability

Chris Rock at the 94th Oscars® aired live Sunday March 27, from the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood | Joy Behar on "The View (Photo illustration by Salon/ABC/Lou Rocco)

"Comedians are in danger everywhere"

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Will Smith appears to slap Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

The slap that overshadowed the Oscars

Melanie McFarland

Jake Johnson and Ophelia Lovibond in "Minx" (Katrina Marcinowski/HBO Max)

TV's prosthetic penises reinforce taboos

Peter Lehman - The Conversation

Ewan McGregor in "Obi-Wan Kenobi" (Lucasfilm/Disney)

Ewan McGregor on Obi-Wan's many haircuts

Dan Selcke - Winter is Coming

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas in "Deep Water" (20th Century Studios/Hulu)

"Deep Water" gives "Gigli" a purpose

Melanie McFarland

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Hands holding American flag (Getty Images/Flashpop)

The "race-obsessed liberal" nightmare

Amy Forsyth, Daniel Durant, Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur in “CODA” (Apple TV+)

Is "CODA" the "Green Book" for the deaf?

Pachinko (Apple TV+)

"Pachinko" is the season's must-see show

Melanie McFarland

Paul Dano as Edward Nashton/The Riddler in "The Batman" (Warner Bros.)

Rating Paul Dano as The Batman’s Riddler

Sabrina Reed - Winter is Coming

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Sissy Spacek on the set of "Carrie" (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

Best and worst first periods on screen

Elton John performs on stage during Global Citizen Live on September 25, 2021 in Paris, France (Marc Piasecki/Getty Images For Global Citizen)

Elton John at 75 isn't slowing down

Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch and Xochitl Gomez in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" (Marvel Studios)

Benedict Cumberbatch's best misfits

Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters performs on stage at GHMBA Stadium March 4, 2022 in Geelong, Australia. (Photo by Paul Rovere/The Age/Fairfax Media via Getty Images)

Remembering Taylor Hawkins

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