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4 Ways 2020 Changed Media: The Consumer Has Never Had More Power

(Clockwise from upper left) A "Black Lives Matter" protest in Brooklyn, N.Y., a shuttered AMC movie theater, a "Stop the Steal" protest in Atlanta, Ga., and the short-form streamer Quibi. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images, Scott Olson/Getty Images, Megan Varner/Getty Images, Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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4 Ways 2020 Changed Media: The Consumer Has Never Had More Power

All the biggest media companies are chasing viewer tastes more intensely than ever, focusing on their streaming platforms as consumers create an increasingly personalized, fractured media diet.

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Movie Reviews

'Soul' Surprises With Its Messages About Finding Purpose

Pixar's new film stars Jamie Foxx as a jazz musician whose soul gets separated from his body. The animated feature explores themes of music and transformation.

'Soul' Surprises With Its Messages About Finding Purpose

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Shonda Rhimes Debuts A Romantic Drama, Set In 19th Century England, On Netflix

Grey's Anatomy and Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes will debut her first series for Netflix on Christmas Day. Bridgerton features storytelling techniques that have become hallmarks of Rhimes' style.

Shonda Rhimes Debuts A Romantic Drama, Set In 19th Century England, On Netflix

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'Mosul' Offers A Look At Lives Of Iraqis Who Live On Front Lines Of War With ISIS

Netflix's Mosul is a scripted film centered on the fight by an Iraqi SWAT team against ISIS. It was produced by Anthony and Joe Russo, directors of the last two Avengers movies.

'Mosul' Offers A Look At Lives Of Iraqis Who Live On Front Lines Of War With ISIS

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HBO Adapts Ta-Nehisi Coates' Best-Selling Book Into A Movie

Our critic says the movie — like Coates' book Between the World and Me — reveals the story of Black survival within the ugliness of America's white supremacy.

HBO Adapts Ta-Nehisi Coates' Best-Selling Book Into A Movie

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'Small Axe' Series Offers A Look At Lives Of West Indian Immigrants In London

Directed by Steve McQueen, Small Axe is a new five-film anthology series on Amazon Prime about real-life experiences from London's West Indian community in the 1960s and '70s.

'Small Axe' Series Offers A Look At Lives Of West Indian Immigrants In London

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Here's The Deal, Folks: A POTUS Impression Is Harder Than It Looks
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Here's The Deal, Folks: A POTUS Impression Is Harder Than It Looks

As Jim Carrey works on his best Joe Biden for Saturday Night Live, we ask other impressionists how they've done it. Darrell Hammond says he wishes people understood how tough impressions really are.

Here's The Deal, Folks: A POTUS Impression Is Harder Than It Looks

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Princess Diana Makes Her First Appearance In Season 4 Of 'The Crown'

Season 4 of Netflix's 'The Crown' dramatizes the royals' awful treatment of Diana Spencer in her marriage with Prince Charles, with Gillian Anderson in a masterful turn as Margaret Thatcher.

Princess Diana Makes Her First Appearance In Season 4 Of 'The Crown'

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Return Of 'The Mandalorian' (And Baby Yoda)

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Return Of 'The Mandalorian' (And Baby Yoda)

Season 2 of The Mandalorian on Disney+ began today. The first new episode of the rollicking space Western takes off immediately with action and new, yet familiar, characters.

Return Of 'The Mandalorian' (And Baby Yoda)

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Nicole Kidman And Hugh Grant Star In New HBO Thriller, 'The Undoing'

In The Undoing, Nicole Kidman plays a wealthy mother with a cad of a husband struggling to deal with fallout from his bad choices.

Nicole Kidman And Hugh Grant Star In New HBO Thriller, 'The Undoing'

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Streaming Service Quibi To Shut Down

Streaming service Quibi, featuring original shows with episodes of 10 minutes or less, will shut down 6 months after it launched. NPR discusses why it's the first big casualty of the streaming wars.

Streaming Service Quibi To Shut Down

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