<em xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Major spoilers for âUsâ (and some decades-old </em><em xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">episodes of </em><em xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">â</em><em xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The </em><em xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Twilight Zoneâ</em><em xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">) are ahead.</em>
The characters â played with flamboyant vigor by Kevin Bacon and simmering fortitude by Aldis Hodge â shouldnât like each other, or even be able to work together. And for much of the pilot episode, they donât.
(Critic's Notebook): Itâs 2019, and Princess Jasmine doesnât want to be a princess any longer. In the Guy Ritchie-directed âAladdin,â Disneyâs latest live-action remake of one of its animated hits, Jasmine (Naomi Scott) has her sights set on succeeding her father as the sultan of Agrabah.
NEW YORK â âThe only thing weirder than finding out your father has a second family â is finding out that you guys <em xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">are</em> that second family.â
This spring, two of CWâs most critically acclaimed and beloved programs are coming to an end. Last week, âJane the Virginâ kicked off its fifth and final season, and on Friday âCrazy Ex-Girlfriendâ will air its final episode (followed by a concert special) after four seasons.
There were also emphatic cheers and bursts of applause on several occasions, as when Safechuckâs mother, Stephanie, recalls dancing on the day Jackson died and exclaiming, âOh, thank God he canât hurt any more children.â
In the past several years, however, a few shows have taken a different approach, one that unambiguously depicts adults stumbling to (re-)learn empathy and respect.
That song is âGotta Get Up,â the opening track from late singer-songwriter Harry Nilssonâs 1971 album âNilsson Schmilsson,â and its bright, infectious instrumentation belies melancholy, wistful lyrics about growing older.
In the new Netflix series âRussian Doll,â Nadia (Natasha Lyonne), a cynical video game programmer with commitment issues, finds herself caught in a never-ending cycle of death and resurrection on the night of her 36th birthday party.
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