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Kelly Lawler

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Past articles by Kelly:

Hollywood actors agree to 12-day contract extension as talks continue

Hollywood actors postpone strike by extending contract for 12 days, as negotiations continue. → Read More

Review: HBO's 'The Idol' is sexist, gratuitous, exploitative ... and achingly boring

HBO's "The Idol," from the creator of "Euphoria," is as chauvinistic, salacious and disgusting as you've heard. It's also just boring. → Read More

Review: Arnold Schwarzenegger's Netflix series 'Fubar' is an embarrassment

Action star Schwarzenegger comes to TV for Netflix's "Fubar," and perhaps he should have stayed in the film business. → Read More

'Yellowjackets' Season 2 finale recap: The death, the cannibalism and the twists

Spoiler alert! Not everyone makes it out alive (or uneaten) in the Season 2 finale of Showtime's chilling horror series, "Yellowjackets." → Read More

Writers strike 2023 explained: Why the WGA walked out, what it means for TV and film

A Hollywood writers strike, the first since a 100-day walkout in 2007-08, is grinding the industry to a halt. Here's what you need to know. → Read More

Meet Max: What you can watch on the new app that combines HBO Max and Discovery+

HBO Max and Discovery+ have merged to become one streaming service called "Max." Here's what you can watch, and what happens to your subscription. → Read More

Disney+ and Hulu to cut more than 50 TV shows and movies: Are your favorites on the list?

To get a big tax writeoff, Disney+ and Hulu are removing more than 50 titles. See if a show you love is getting the ax. → Read More

What's on CW this fall? No more superheroes, lots of Canadian TV

Under new ownership, the CW won't look much like it did last year when new shows debut this fall. "All American" and the "Walker" remake will return. → Read More

Can't 'believe' it: 'Ted Lasso' Season 3 is collapsing before our eyes

Overlong episodes, quizzical character choices, too many plots, fake joy − The second half of "Ted Lasso" Season 3 is falling apart. → Read More

Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis: See the royal grandchildren on coronation day

Royal grandchildren George, Charlotte and Louis stole the show at the coronation: See them in photos. → Read More

King Charles, royal family (not Harry) together on Buckingham Palace balcony: See the photos

Prince Harry was absent from the Buckingham Palace balcony after the coronation, where his father, King Charles III, and other family greeted crowds. → Read More

Chris Rock on the Will Smith slap (and Jada) in Netflix special: 'I'm not a victim, baby'

Chris Rock addressed the infamous Will Smith slap at last year's Oscars in the final moments of his live global Netflix special, "Selective Outrage." → Read More

Big changes at 'Live with Kelly': Ryan Seacrest to be replaced by Ripa's husband Mark Consuelos

Kelly Ripa will get to spend her workday with husband Mark Consuelos: Ryan Seacrest is leaving "Live with Kelly and Ryan" after six years. → Read More

Review: Don't expect 'That '70s Show' magic in Netflix's 'That '90s Show'

Embarrassing, unfunny and not even that nostalgic, Netflix's "That '90s Show" is not the sequel "That '70s Show" deserves. → Read More

Review: HBO's 'The Last of Us' is the best video game adaptation ever

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey lead HBO's adaptation of video game "The Last of Us," which breaks the curse of bad video game TV shows and movies. → Read More

Tory Lanez found guilty of all charges in Megan Thee Stallion shooting

Rapper Tory Lanez was found guilty and convicted of all three charges in the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. → Read More

'SNL' may have a green new cast this year, but it's the hosts that are the big problem

"SNL" may have a lot of new cast members and have lost a lot of greats, but its biggest problems this year have to do with its B-lister hosts. → Read More

Why you should be watching CBS' 'Ghosts,' a surprisingly chipper comedy about being dead

CBS' "Ghosts" is the hilarious sitcom full of specters that you didn't know you needed. Season 2 arrives Thursday. → Read More

The 10 best new TV shows to watch this fall, from 'American Gigolo' to 'Andor'

Jon Bernthal is the new "American Gigolo," Blockbuster Video is on Netflix and a new "Star Wars" hero arrives in the 10 best TV shows of fall 2022. → Read More

Women in pain: How 'House of the Dragon' traded the sexual violence of 'Thrones' for birth trauma

The births in HBO's "House of the Dragon" are the same kind of exploitative violence against women that the rape scenes were in "Game of Thrones." → Read More