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‘Mean Girls’

The movie musical sticks close to the spirit of the film that mythologized the culture of gossip and backstabbing for a new generation.
Critics Pick
‘Origin’

Starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Ava DuVernay's monumental look at author Isabel Wilkerson's 'Caste' will get people thinking and talking.
‘I.S.S.’

A stellar ensemble cast is almost enough to make Gabriela Cowperthwaite's space thriller a sci-fi standout.
‘The Beekeeper’

Jason Statham plays a professional assassin in director David Ayer's unusually kooky, funny-terrible conspiracy thriller.

‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’

The Disney+ adaptation of the popular Greek mythology series is riveting and stunning.
‘My Life With the Walter Boys’

Netflix's disappointing teen drama forces a lackluster YA love triangle.
‘The Crown’

If it hasn't always succeeded, Netflix's "The Crown" at least concludes as the truest version of itself.
'Dr. Death'

Mandy Moore and Edgar Ramirez paint a disturbing portrait of deceit, romance and complicity in Season 2.

‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’

Taylor Swift's new vault tracks bridge the gap between 2014 and the "Midnights" era.
‘For All the Dogs’

Drake's latest launches with an uncharacteristically weak batch of songs and buries its clearest highlights in the second half.
‘Scarlet’

Doja Cat, always underestimated, has the last laugh on this fiery album.
‘Guts’

Olivia Rodrigo sends teendom off with a bang in a sophomore album that is just as much brash fun as 'Sour.'

‘Purlie Victorious’

This revival of the Ossie Davis satire is a delightful romp centering Black joy and the absurdity of racism.
‘Rebecca’

The musical's English-language debut is a remarkable debacle.
‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’

If pratfalls piling up is wrong, this Ahmanson production doesn't want to be right.
‘Back to the Future’

The car is the star in this underwhelming screen-to-stage duplication.