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Pop Culture

TV, movies, pop music and more.

TV, movies, pop music and more.

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  1. PhotoDylan O’Brien in “Love and Monsters.”
    CreditParamount Pictures

    Stream These Five Action Films Now

    In our sights this month: a vengeful assassin, giant killer moths, a Russian Batman, punk gladiators and, well, a crazed pastor we can’t even begin to explain.

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    1. PhotoLorde’s third album, “Solar Power,” was made after a break during which the singer and songwriter simply lived.
      CreditJustin J Wee for The New York Times

      Lorde’s Work Here Is Done. Now, She Vibes.

      She was a teen phenom who followed her hit “Royals” with a critically acclaimed album. But now 24, the New Zealand musician isn’t chasing hits. She’s following the sun.

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  1. PhotoJay-Z at his studio in Manhattan in 2003.
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    Jay-Z’s ‘The Black Album’ Reconsidered

    Our culture writer loved this quintessential hip-hop album as a teen. But after the summer of 2020, he started rethinking its message.

    By Dodai Stewart, Reggie Ugwu, Tally Abecassis, Elyssa Dudley, Phyllis Fletcher, Theo Balcomb and

  2. PhotoJodie Comer and Ryan Reynolds in “Free Guy,” an action comedy directed by Shawn Levy.
    CreditAlan Markfield/20th Century Studios

    ‘Free Guy’ Review: Don’t Hate the Player

    Ryan Reynolds brings his nice-guy charisma to the role of a video game character who doesn’t want to stay on the sidelines.

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