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Succession series finale: The kids aren't alright

Succession ends with a reminder that these were terrible people who should never actually get what they want—and why that might break your heart

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Barry series finale: The Mask Collector

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The 30 best Disney villains of all time

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Ted Lasso's biggest failure? Sidelining Keeley Jones

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Somebody Somewhere season 2 finale: A pitch-perfect, achingly beautiful sendoff

Manuel Betancourt

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The 10 worst TV series finales of all time

and Cindy White

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Mark Hamill says he has no “expectations” of playing Luke Skywalker again

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Best Deals of the Day: Samsung, Macy's, Wayfair, Lenovo, Dashline...

Check out the best deals of the day for Monday, May 29, 2023.

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Memorial Day Sales: Deals and Steals on Tech, Home, and Everything Else...

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Adorama Memorial Day Sale

Adorama Memorial Day Sale

With brands like GoPro, Sony, Sennheiser, Bose and Nikon, you’ll be picking from the industry’s best.

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The Little Mermaid finds that the seaweed is still green at the weekend box office

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Pixar's Elemental gets a lukewarm reception at its Cannes premiere

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Unpacking the poor unfortunate lyric changes in the new Little Mermaid

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22 movie blockbusters nobody remembers

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30 hit songs you didn't know were covers

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A frozen pork chop healed a rift between John Stamos and the Olsen twins, but he’s not sure why

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Quentin Tarantino trash talks streaming film: "I don’t know what any of those movies are"

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Young Mazino talks Beef, needle drops, and karaoke

How a drag queen inspired Melissa McCarthy's Ursula

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The Taylor Lautners talk The Squeeze, mental health, and Twilight

Succession finale

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A toast to Succession's 10 most cringeworthy speeches, ranked from least to most wild

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Roman and Gerri are Succession's true tragic romance

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Succession's Peter Friedman is still rooting for the Roys to be good

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Every character on Succession, ranked by how despicable they are

Summer movie guides

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The most anticipated summer movies of 2023

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This summer's 15 most promising under-the-radar films

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The 25 movie stars you need to watch this summer

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Summer of bummers: why 1983 was the worst season ever for movie sequels

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Reality

Reality

Max

Biopic premieres

The Rising

The Rising

The CW

British thriller makes US debut

White House Plumbers

White House Plumbers

HBO

Limited series concludes

Below Deck Sailing Yacht

Below Deck Sailing Yacht

Bravo

New episode airs

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

In theaters

Live-action remake hits theaters

Film

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The best movies to watch right now on Max

Now that HBO Max is just Max, let's check out some of the great films—from 2001 to The Goonies to Dune (the good version)—the streaming service has to offer

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You Hurt My Feelings review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus shines in this low-stakes jewel

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What makes a great movie poster?

Matthew Jackson

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Margot Robbie’s Barbie gets sexually harassed in new trailer

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The Machine review: Mark Hamill is the engine that makes this so-so comedy run

Luke Y. Thompson

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Streaming guides

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25 best shows streaming right now on Peacock

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The best movies to watch on Apple TV Plus right now

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What to watch on Hulu: 42 best TV shows streaming right now

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The best and scariest horror films to watch now on HBO Max