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'Dolemite is My Name' debuts on Netflix

6 years 11 months ago
Eddie Murphy hasn't exactly been dormant since his Oscar-nominated role in "Dreamgirls," but he's been quiet enough for "Dolemite is My Name" to be billed as the start of a comeback. If so, it's a mildly diverting, sluggishly paced kickoff, one predicated on the hardscrabble underbelly of show business.

'The Current War' casts dim light on the birth of electricity

6 years 11 months ago
"The Current War" is a fascinating story, badly told. A casualty of the Harvey Weinstein scandal that has languished on the shelf for two years, this historical saga about the birth of electricity -- and the battle between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse -- isn't nearly as illuminating as it should be, despite a cast that includes Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon.

'Mrs. Fletcher' is a rare coming-of-middle-age story

6 years 11 months ago
"Mrs. Fletcher" takes a concept that sounds like a snooze and turns it into an unexpectedly absorbing limited series. Give much of the credit to "The Leftovers" producer-writer Tom Perrotta -- adapting his book -- and star Kathryn Hahn, who throws her all into a role distinguished by its lack of clear definition.
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