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"The much anticipated finale episode on NBC signed off with an episode of surprises"

"'Faye' allows its subject to be, or at least appear, as big, complicated and multifaceted as her life and career, in both the highs and lows, would suggest."  

"Having comics as the principal storytellers adds a level of humor and wit to the conversation, but there’s a pointed side to all this as well"  

"A tired, disjointed medley of madcap visual gags, the animated film yields roughly as many legitimate laughs as can be counted on a Minion's three-digit hand"  

"While the Nicole Kidman-Zac Efron pairing should provoke curiosity, the tired beats of this romantic comedy don’t rub together well enough to generate many sparks"  

"[3rd Season Review]: The cast remains splendid and the storytelling moody and lyrical, in a way that both challenges the audience and rewards them for paying attention to small details"  

"[It] wears its soul, and its love for the music these artists created, brightly displayed where all the world can see it"  

"'Trigger Warning' might not be packing anything unexpected in the chamber, but for those who come to it with the proper mind-set, the movie doesn’t wind up firing blanks either"  

"Alicia Vikander and Jude Law anchor this handsome exercise in historical fiction, which meanders a bit before nicely paying off at the end"  

"While it’s fun seeing 'The Breakfast Club' as they near 'The Early-Bird Dinner Club' years, this is one of those projects that would have benefited from a more journalistic tone"  

"[4th Season Review]: The series hasn't lost its ability to surprise and provoke"  

"Exhibiting influences that blend martial-arts movies, young-adult fiction and the detective genre, it’s an intriguing if modest addition whose lack of connection to existing canon proves both an advantage and disadvantage"  

"The Clippers still haven’t won an NBA championship, but 'Clipped' takes the mess that Sterling unleashed and turns it into a solid-gold winner"  

"The movie presents such a stirring true story, so efficiently told"  

"[The documentary] offers melancholy and nostalgia, and more than anything heightens appreciation for all those lingering vibrations, good and otherwise"  

"The road back to the music of the '60s and '70s is well traveled, but productions like these make those trips well worth taking"  

"Big and loud, the film loads up references and still manages to feel as stale as a week-old lasagna left out too long in the summer"  

"At six sitcom-length episodes (the shortest runs 18 minutes), Tires has a small-boned feel even before getting to how flat the jokes are."  

"[It] doesn't entirely ignite, in a limited series whose underlying true story packs more of a wallop than the finished product"  

"Like the ad said, life is short when it comes to committing to another docuseries. Still, people will no doubt be willing to take the leap for a story with such delicious overtones.