Director Lulu Wang’s sprawling “Expats” is long and lingering with evocative atmospherics. Complex and observant, mounted on an enormous canvas, the limited series is deeply ambitious and takes on a lot, arguably too much. Exploring ideas of motherhood, womanhood, loneliness, and grief, interrogating privilege, and the alienating experience of life as an immigrant from multiple perspectives, that’s not all. “Expats” also examines how people, specifically women, move past, through, and beyond tragedy, if they can at all.

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Can tragedy provoke a larger discussion? Lulu Wang explores the complex issues surrounding privilege and social conscience in “Expats.” The filmmaker additionally serves as creator, executive producer, and writer on this adaptation of Janice Y. K. Lee’s novel “The Expatriates.” The project features a notable cast, with Nicole Kidman working alongside acclaimed talents Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, and Jack Huston; Kidman is also an executive producer.

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The Huston dynasty has produced so many raw, undeniable talents that its younger members are undoubtedly among the very few “nepo babies” who can still come out of that exhausting discourse unscathed. We may even feel pity for them, sometimes, living as they do in the shadows of so many brilliant relatives. But Jack Huston is only the latest in a series of descendants to show that this legacy seems a blessing rather than a curse, at least in terms of creativity.

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AMC has gone all in on Anne Rice. Since its 2020 acquisition of the author’s iconic catalog – including both “The Lives of the Mayfair Witches” series and the more famous “The Vampire Chronicles” series – the network has already renewed “Interview with the Vampire” for a second season on the heels of its acclaimed October 2 debut.

Next up to bat is “Mayfair Witches,” the first season of which will presumably be adapted from Anne Rice’s “The Witching Hour.” Here’s the show’s official synopsis:

“‘Mayfair Witches’ focuses on an intuitive young neurosurgeon, Rowan, who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches.

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Is truth really more brutal and heartbreaking than fiction? An unlikely pair tests the theory with tragic results in “Above Suspicion.” The project seeks to tell the true story of a relationship that ended with shocking results, ultimately leading to a historical precedent for the FBI. Its aftermath forever changed how personal affairs were treated among the agency, especially those involved with field operations. Chris Gerolmo, best known for writing the film “Mississippi Burning” and various TV endeavors, crafted the screenplay based on Joe Sharkey’s true crime novel.

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[Spoiler warning: Read this after watching the season finale.]

When FX’s “Fargo” premiered back in September, FX only sent out the first nine episodes of an 11-episode season to press, leaving critics hanging as to the resolution of this violent saga. It wasn’t just to reduce spoilers or build excitement—the final two episodes of this chapter weren’t filmed until after the pandemic lockdown changed the industry.

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Even though he’s rapidly approaching the age of 83, Ridley Scott isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Not only is he trying to get back to work and finish his period drama, “The Last Duel,” it would appear that he’s already setting up his cast for his next feature, with arguably one of the best lineups of actors in a while.

According to Deadline, Scott and MGM are in talks with Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Jack Huston, and Reeve Carney to join the upcoming film, “Gucci.” The feature has already landed Lady Gaga in the lead role, so these other actors would all surround the “A Star is Born” actress and turn the biopic into a true ensemble.

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One of the better developments in the era of peak television has been that of the non-sequential season orders. Gone are the days where a television network would crank out season after season of a popular show. This process often led to diminishing returns as the creators found themselves struggling to maintain their pace. Instead, if there’s mutual interest in continuing a show between network and creator, the new default gives the creator time to finish at their own pace.

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The first season of “Fargo” came out of nowhere, surprising folks that were naysaying the series, based on the Coen Brothers’ film of the same name, before it even aired. But could Noah Hawley actually make another season of the series just as good as the first? Well, a year later, it happened. Then in 2017, the third batch of episodes was released and guess what?

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Fighting against the remake machine is perhaps a fruitless endeavor. This is no trend; Hollywood has been retelling stories for as long as people have been attending theaters. And the reasoning is often sound when the intention isn’t safe and cynical: good source material withstands many interpretations, and some generations are just ripe for modern versions of familiar stories.

So any outrage surrounding the latest redo, Timur Bekmambetov’s “Ben-Hur,” feels particularly unwarranted.

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The currency of the contemporary seems to ride as much on the persona of an artist, as on the work itself, and the thus judging works in this realm can see the lines of celebrity and actual talent starting to blur. It can be frustrating to those who simply want to express themselves, and the romantic dramedy “Posthumous” certainly plays off those themes.

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Written and directed by Lulu Wang, and starring Jack Huston and Brit Marling, the film revolves around on a struggling artist whose artwork skyrockets in value when he is mistakenly thought to have killed himself.

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“Ben-Hur” may be based on one of the greatest stories ever told, but man, does anyone actually want to see this movie? Sure, there’s a faith based crowd that will probably show up, but for mainstream audiences, I can’t imagine a movie that’s as least anticipated as this.

READ MORE: Why Hollywood Needs to Question Their Faith In Remakes

Jack Huston and Toby Kebbell lead this take on the famous brotherly battle that has already inspired a couple of movie versions, that frankly, are probably better than this one directed by Timur Bekmambetov.

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It’s not so much that another version of “Ben-Hur” is a crime against cinema — Lew Wallace‘s book inspired a couple of silent film versions, the 1959 classic, and a more recent TV miniseries — it’s more that there doesn’t really seem to be much necessity for another movie. But there is no idea in Hollywood that isn’t cooked over a few different ways, so this August you can get your Jesus and sword-and-sandal fix rolled into one with Paramount‘s “Ben-Hur.”

Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi, Ayelet Zurer, and Sofia Black D’Elia star in the movie, whose latest promo tries desperately to sell itself to three different audiences: the faith based crowd, action film fans, and the mainstream, with the latter being wooed by some woefully (and woeful) out of place contemporary music by For King & Country.

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Way, way, way back in 2008, director Phillip Noyce started developing the script for the true story thriller “Above Suspicion,” but the always busy director didn’t quite manage to get it mounted. Yet it looks like it’s finally going to happen.

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Emilia Clarke and Jack Huston have signed up to star in the movie.

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Watch: First Trailer For Timur Bekmambetov's 'Ben-Hur' Starring Jack Huston, Rodrigo Santoro, Pilou Asbaek & Morgan Freeman

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Watch: The Dead Will Rise In New Trailer For 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'

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Watch: Jane Austen Meets The Undead In The First Trailer For ‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’

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Casting: Jack Huston Flying Toward 'The Crow,' Blake Lively & Jason Clarke Join Marc Forster's ‘All I See Is You’ And More

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Watch: Park Chan-wook's 20-Minute Fashion Short 'A Rose Reborn' Starring Jack Huston

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Casting: Billy Bob Thornton & Scoot McNairy Join 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' 'Ben-Hur' Adds Morgan Freeman & Jack Huston & More

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Edgar Ramirez Replaces Gerard Butler In The ‘Point Break’ Remake, Movie Scheduled For Summer 2015

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Review: 'Kill Your Darlings' Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Elizabeth Olsen & More

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Recap: ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ Season 4, Episode 2, ‘Resignation’

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Recap: ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Season 4 Opener ‘New York Sour’

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