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The myth of the Kennedy family is as ingrained in American culture as it is in modern pop culture. From the closeness Jackie Kennedy sought to cultivate after her husband’s death to Jack Schlossberg’s online persona, over the course of more than half a century, generations of Americans have been given an in-depth look at…

LA is the city of dreams, both broken and fulfilled, in director Bart Layton’s crime thriller “Crime 101.” From “The Incomer” to “American Animals,” Layton’s films have always focused on grifters, con men, and everyone in between; characters who try to find opportunities provided to them by human oversight and error. Even while he uses…

Based on James Patterson’s best-selling novels, the first season of Prime’s “Cross” followed homicide detective Alex Cross (Aldis Hodge), whose insurmountable grief following his wife’s murder clashed with his search for serial killer Ed Ramsey (Ryan Eggold). With Ramsey now behind bars, and Alex and his family attempting to heal from their shared trauma, it…

In “My Father’s Shadow,” the deeply moving debut feature of British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr., two young brothers—Aki (Godwin Egbo) and Remi (Chibuike Marvellous Egbo)—travel with their often-absent father, Fọlárìn (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù), from their rural home in the Nigerian countryside and into the bustling streets of Lagos, where they spend a day observing and slowly…

A lyrical portrait of a city and a tender traipse through time and memory, Kogonada’s newest, “zi,” is a contemplative return to form for the filmmaker. Following the release of his first big-budget studio project, “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” this film presents something entirely different: a promising speculation that the filmmaker’s home base is…