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• ‘Disclosure Day’

Steven Spielberg's invigorating chase thriller taps into the mania for alien conspiracy theory, but it never becomes a close encounter with wonder. It's closer to 'Alien Autopsy' with better lighting.

• ‘Scary Movie’

The Wayans brothers' horror-spoof franchise is now riding shotgun on the commercial power of the 'Scream' series. The sixth 'Scary Movie' has a few choice gags, but mostly it's so meta it's meh.

• ‘Masters of the Universe’

Nicholas Galitzine lends spark to a bloated Mattel nostalgia trip. It will raise chuckles from those with fond memories of He-Man, but after 140 minutes it feels time to put away childish things.

• ‘Backrooms’

Experimental horror comes out of the margins in Kane Parsons' YouTube-gone-A24 head trip. Chiwetel Ejiofor plays a furniture-store owner in a film that turns memes into a moody freakout.

• ‘Young Sherlock’

Guy Ritchie delivers a perfect origin story for Sherlock Holmes.

• ‘Marshals’

The 'Yellowstone' spinoff turns the Taylor Sheridan franchise into a workman-like CBS procedural.

• ‘DTF St. Louis’

The HBO series is a perversely hilarious spin on an erotic thriller.

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• ‘The Romantic’

Bruno Mars makes a leisure suit of a record, doubling down on Silk Sonic's hermetically sealed '70s revivalism.

• ‘Icon’

Brent Faiyaz uncorks an instant-vintage serving of sultry R&B.

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• ‘Don’t Be Dumb’

A$AP Rocky steps back into the arena, all the wiser, on his ambitious album.

• ‘Amadeus’

Jefferson Mays shines as a funny and frothing Salieri in a gorgeously mounted, essential revival.

• ‘Bug’

Carrie Coon's gutting performance elevates this horror thriller.

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• ‘Paranormal Activity’

Only nominally related to the Blumhouse horror franchise, the haunted-house show ditches hidden cameras for live scares.

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• ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ Live-Action Series Set at BBC Studios, Kadokawa and Wheel in Motion

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• Asia Argento to Be Honored at Locarno Film Festival

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• Aardman Director Will Becher Eyes China Release for New ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Film, Developing New Feature

• Sheryl Crow Slams Trump Administration for Staging UFC Fight at White House: ‘Disgraceful and Void of Decency’

• Music Industry Moves: The Linda Lindas Sign With Reprise-Warner; Motown Announces HBCU Internship Program; Republic and Ziza Launch Label

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