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The Latest Articles by Richard Roeper

‘Bupkis’: When Pete Davidson plays himself, the more absurd it gets, the more real it seems

Joe Pesci, Edie Falco bring their A games to Peacock series leaning into the ‘SNL’ comedian’s closely watched life.

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‘Queen Charlotte’ prequel lives up to the ‘Bridgerton’ standard of luster and lust

Netflix series features a brilliant star turn by India Amarteifio as the young sovereign commencing her difficult marriage with King George.

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Rocket’s origin story elevates emotions of exhilarating ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’

Marvel’s latest funny, big-hearted adventure of Star-Lord and his crew toggles between a mission to rescue Rocket and flashbacks to his dark past.

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‘White House Plumbers’ a second-rate series about a third-rate burglary

Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux star in overlong HBO satire that wastes time on Watergate spies’ dull home lifes.

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Irritating ‘Fatal Attraction’ reboot ought to be ignored

Fine actors Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson generate few sparks in Paramount+ series that falls apart in final episodes.

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‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ tells the classic story with a few new hooks

Along with all the adventure, live-action remake on Disney+ notes the perennial boy’s sadness and selfishness.

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How Jerry Springer delighted, infuriated Chicago

As fans flocked to the host’s lurid talk show at NBC Tower, local politicians and TV anchors advertised their disgust.

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‘Are You There, God?’ movie captures all the sweetness of Judy Blume’s enduring novel

A 11-year-old girl’s coming-of-age is handled with grace and tenderness in near-perfect adaptation

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Roeper’s 2023 summer movie preview: Make way for Spidey, Barbie, Indy and J. Robert Oppenheimer

From small character studies to big blockbusters, here are 15 films that could be something special in the sunny season.

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True crime drama ‘Love & Death’ is like ‘Candy’ stretched too thin

HBO Max series again tells the story of 1980 axe murder in Texas, with less excitement.

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No spy skills needed to see where brain-numbing ‘Ghosted’ is going

Despite the big stunts and the charisma of Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, Apple TV+ action comedy offers little we haven’t seen before.

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Clever ‘Evil Dead Rise’ mangles and mutilates like a mom possessed

Woman inhabited by a demon terrorizes her kids in the franchise’s bloody new installment.

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‘Beau Is Afraid’ is a bore, I’m afraid

Joaquin Phoenix overacts his way through an ugly, heavy-handed epic from ‘Midsommar’ director Ari Aster.

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An American wary in London: Keri Russell intrigues again in ‘The Diplomat’

On instantly engrossing Netflix series, the star of ‘The Americans’ is back in foreign affairs as an ambassador to the U.K. who feels out of place

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‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’: Combat intense as Afghan war vet goes back to keep a promise

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in skillfully made and gripping film as a squad leader whose life was saved by an interpreter, and who sets out to return the favor.

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Everybody ribs Ray Romano in his delightful directorial debut ‘Somewhere in Queens’

TV veteran stars in sharply funny movie as a likable schlub who dotes on his basketball player son.

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‘The Last Thing He Told Me’: You’ll covet the decor but won’t buy the story

Jennifer Garner stars in Apple TV+ series as a California mom whose idyllic life shatters when her high-profile husband disappears.

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‘Renfield’: Nicolas Cage stakes a claim to Dracula in cheeky, gory horror comedy

The vampire’s a pain in the neck to his weary right-hand man (Nicholas Hoult) in the slick, fast-paced origin story.

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Funny how? Mob comedy ‘Mafia Mamma’ goes terribly wrong

Toni Collette delivers a loud and messy performance in ludicrous film that overdoes the violence.

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‘American Manhunt’ describes hunt for Boston Marathon bombers in pulse-pounding detail

Netflix doc, arriving at the 10-year anniversary of the attack, is perhaps the most comprehensive and valuable recorded history of that week’s events,

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‘Linoleum’: Jim Gaffigan plays two men with heads in the stars in oddball sci-fi gem

Movie toggles between satirical comedy and something darker on the way to a satisfying ending.

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Wildly inventive new ‘Schmigadoon!’ season spoofs ‘Cabaret,’ ‘Hair’ and all that jazz

Thoroughly entertaining Apple TV+ show sweeps Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key into the darker, more cynical musicals of the ’60s and ’70s.

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‘Paint’: Give Owen Wilson’s tedious take on Bob Ross the brush-off

Seeing his narcissistic artist interact with thinly drawn characters can be like watching Alizarin Crimson dry.

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‘Beef’ turns an ugly road-rage conflict into great entertainment

In Netflix series, Steven Yeun and Ali Wong play angry strangers who let their traffic dispute escalate into war.

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Funny ‘Jury Duty’ pranks a regular guy with respect, not contempt

Everyone on the Freevee series — judge, litigants, fellow jurors — is a convincing comedic actor fooling the unwitting star in a fake trial.

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