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The Stand (Robert Falconer/CBS)

Another disappointing "The Stand" reboot

Melanie McFarland
Former J.Crew president Jenna Lyons is the subject of "Stylish with Jenna Lyons," a new HBO Max original series (Photograph by Squire Fox / HBO Max)

Lyons on her "Stylish" life post-J. Crew

Alli Joseph
Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman & Ewan McGregor in "Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (Lucasfilm)

Lucas defends Star Wars prequel dialogue

Zack Sharf - Indiewire
Jessie T. Usher and Antony Starr in "The Boys" (Jasper Savage/Amazon Studios)

"The Boys" cast reacts to Obama praise

Tyler Hersko - Indiewire
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Gal Gadot in HBO Max's "Wonder Woman 1984" (HBO Max/Warner Bros.)

HBO Max joins Roku in time for holidays

Zack Sharf - Indiewire
Small Axe (Amazon Studios)

Amazon's Education finds joy in struggle

Melanie McFarland
Infinite Race (ESPN)

The fetishization of the ultramarathon

Ashlie D. Stevens
Lovie Simone in "Selah and the Spades," Carrie Coon in "The Nest," Orion Lee in "First Cow" (Amazon, IFC Films, A24)

6 great film performances you missed

Gary M. Kramer
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Actor Tom Cruise talking and making selfie with his fans during a pause on the set of the film Mission Impossible 7 in Piazza Venezia, just in front of the Victor Emmanuel II Monument (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier). Rome (Italy), November 29, 2020 (Samantha Zucchi/Insidefoto/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

Cruise rips crew for COVID safety fails

Ellise Shafer - Variety
Dave Chappelle (Netflix)

Chappelle pulling his show off HBO Max

Zack Sharf - Indiewire
Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (New Line Cinema)

Jackson didn't write his fave LOTR scene

Zack Sharf - Indiewire
The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and the Child in THE MANDALORIAN (Disney+)

Is "The Mandalorian" award-worthy?

Libby Hill - Indiewire
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Baby God (HBO)

In "Baby God" fertility fraud is no joke

Ashlie D. Stevens
America Ferrera in "Real Women Have Curves" (Nicola Goode/HBO)

Hollywood is failing its Latinx audience

Gary M. Kramer
(L-r) TOM HARDY as Bane and CHRISTIAN BALE as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action thriller “THE DARK KNIGHT RISES,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. TM and © DC Comics (Ron Phillips)

Hardy's Bane performance: "Brando-esque"

Zack Sharf - Indiewire
Natalie Portman (Getty/Emma McIntyre)

Portman felt unsafe as a child "Lolita"

Ryan Lattanzio - Indiewire
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Henry Cavill in "The Witcher" (Katalin Vermes/Netflix)

Henry Cavill injured on "Witcher" set

Ryan Lattanzio - Indiewire
Jill Biden (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

WSJ's Jill Biden op-ed isn't just sexist

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Mario Lopez and Justene Alpert in "A Recipe for Seduction" (Lifetime)

KFC's sexy Lifetime movie is a 2020 mood

Ashlie D. Stevens
Wild Mountain Thyme (Bleeker Street)

Wild Mountain Thyme: Messy Irish rom-com

David Ehrlich - Indiewire
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Minari (A24)

Steven Yeun's "Minari" is unforgettable

David Ehrlich - Indiewire
Sean Spicer | Newsmax (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The far-right fantasy shopping network

Melanie McFarland
Blake Lee and Ben Lewis in "The Christmas Setup" (Lifetime)

Grading 2020's queer Christmas movies

Ashlie D. Stevens, Hanh Nguyen
The Mandalorian (Disney+)

Star Wars expands – in unoriginal ways

Melanie McFarland
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