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MASTERPIECE Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Premiering March 23, 2025 at 9/8c on PBS The follow-up to the award-winning and critically acclaimed miniseries, Wolf Hall. Based on the novel by Hilary Mantel, the series charts the end of Thomas Cromwell’s story. Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis return as Cromwell and King Henry VIII. Shown (l-r): Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) and King Henry VIII (Damian Lewis)
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Roush Review: The Quirky Potential of ‘High Potential’

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Roush Review: Going Ape Over Vince Vaughn in ‘Bad Monkey’

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Roush Review: Martin Freeman Returns as a Conflicted ‘Responder’

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Roush Review: ‘The Bear’ Season 3 Serves Up a Savory Smorgasbord of Angst

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Roush Review: ‘Presumed Innocent’ Returns to Court

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Roush Review: Remembering the Visionary Jim Henson in ‘Idea Man’ Doc

 Pyramid Game Season 1, featuring Kim Ji yeon as Seong Su-ji, Jang Da A as Baek Ha-rin, Ryu Da In as Myeong Ja-eun, Shin Seul Ki as Seo Do-ah and Kang Na Eon as Im Ye-rim
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Roush Review: Mean Girls Go to War in ‘Pyramid Game’

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Roush Review: ‘Evil’s Final Season Is a Deliciously Deranged Scream

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Roush Review: The Seductive ‘Interview’ Continues With Vampires in Paris

 Harvey Keitel and Melanie Lynskey in The Tattooist of Auschwitz
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Roush Review: ‘Tattooist of Auschwitz’ Etches a Portrait of Love Amid the Hell of the Holocaust

 Jean Smart as Deborah, Megan Stalter as Kayla, and Paul W. Downs as Jimmy in 'Hacks' Season 3 Episode 2
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Roush Review: ‘Hacks’ Sets a New Goal: Late-Night Stardom

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Roush Review: Downey Times 4 in HBO’s Spy Thriller ‘The Sympathizer’

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Roush Review: A Charming ‘Gentleman’ Melts the Moscow Chill

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 Oscars 2024
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Roush Review: ‘Capote Vs. The Swans’ Is a Vicious, Delicious ‘Feud’ in New York High Society

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 75th Primetime Emmy Awards - Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers

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Roush Review: Brit Police Drama ‘Criminal Record’ Plays a Tense Game of Cat & Mouse

 Pedro Pascal in 'The Last of Us' (L); Natasha Lyonne in 'Poker Face' (C); Ali Wong in 'Beef' (R)

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