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Daniel Fienberg
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‘The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue’ Review: Documentary Offers a Tense but Oversimplified Snapshot of Israel on October 7, 2023
In Barry Avrich's doc — reinstated as part of TIFF after having been canceled — Israeli general Noam Tibon recounts his mission to save his family from the Hamas terrorists occupying their kibbutz.
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‘aka Charlie Sheen’ Review: Netflix Doc Offers a Reflective but Exhausting Look at the Actor’s Stardom and Notoriety
Andrew Renzi's two-part docuseries features Jon Cryer, Chuck Lorre, Denise Richards, Sean Penn and many more friends and loved ones.
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‘Canceled: The Paula Deen Story’ Review: Disgraced TV Chef Offers a Full Serving of Excuses in New Doc
Billy Corben's TIFF-premiering documentary explores the rise and fall of the butter-loving Southern chef, revisiting her N-word scandal 12 years later.
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‘The Lowdown’ Review: Sterlin Harjo and Ethan Hawke Reunite for FX’s Low-Key Tulsa Noir Charmer
Hawke plays a journalist and used book dealer investigating a murder that might not be a murder in the Oklahoma-set comic mystery.
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‘The Paper’ Review: Fresh Setting and First-Rate Ensemble Help Peacock’s ‘The Office’ Spinoff File a Solid First Season
Greg Daniels and Michael Koman transplant Oscar from Scranton to Toledo for a 10-episode comedy starring Domhnall Gleeson as the new editor of a struggling newspaper.
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‘Lost in the Jungle’ Review: ‘Free Solo’ Directors Capably Tackle a Remarkable Tale of Survival in the Amazon for Nat Geo
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin and Juan Camilo Cruz tell the story of the Mucutuy siblings and the dueling rescue missions to save their lives in 2023.
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‘This Is Not a Drill’ Review: Climate Activism Doc Feels Stuck in a More Hopeful Past
Oren Jacoby follows three Davids fighting the Goliaths of the oil industry in a documentary that premiered at the Telluride Film Festival.
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‘The New Yorker at 100’ Review: Netflix Doc Is Entertaining and Star-Studded, but the Storied Magazine Deserved More Depth
Marshall Curry's film features an assortment of New Yorker luminaries, as well as stars like Sarah Jessica Parker and Jon Hamm, all celebrating the magazine's recent anniversary.
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‘Everywhere Man: The Lives and Times of Peter Asher’ Review: Documentary Traces a Remarkable Under-the-Radar Musical Legacy
From James Taylor to Linda Ronstadt to Twiggy to Eric Idle, directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine bring out the stars to chronicle Peter Asher's musical journey.
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‘Long Story Short’ Review: Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s ‘BoJack Horseman’ Follow-Up Is a Funny, Heartfelt Exploration of Family, Memory and Jewishness
Ben Feldman, Max Greenfield and Abbi Jacobson voice siblings coping with a lifetime of tsuris in this Netflix animated dramedy.
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Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win vs. Who Should Win
THR’s awards expert Scott Feinberg offers his predictions and critic Daniel Fienberg reveals his personal favorites ahead of the 2025 Primetime Emmys.
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The 25 Greatest Sports Movies of All Time, Ranked
From 'Hoop Dreams' to 'Bring It On,' 'Raging Bull' to 'Bull Durham' and beyond, THR's critics pick their all-time champs.
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