Latest articles by David Faris
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Scoundrels, spies and squires in January TV
the week recommends This month’s new releases include ‘The Pitt,’ ‘Industry,’ ‘Ponies’ and ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’
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A modern ‘Lord of the Flies,’ a zombie sequel and Jodie Foster’s first French-speaking lead role in January movies
the week recommends This month’s new releases include ‘The Plague,’ ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ and ‘A Private Life’
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A running list of US interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean after World War II
in depth Nicolás Maduro isn’t the first regional leader to be toppled directly or indirectly by the US
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What is Donald Trump's net worth?
In Depth The AI and crypto booms aren't just propping up the US economy and stock market — they are also making the president and his family orders of magnitude wealthier
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The world's 10 richest families
In Depth From staid American retailers to merchants of unimaginable luxury, these are the world's wealthiest clans
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13 Gen Z workplace terms and phrases
in depth From ‘quiet firing’ to ‘resenteeism,’ there are clues about why employers and employees in America are having such a sad time
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The 8 best comedy movies of 2025
the week recommends Filmmakers find laughs in both familiar set-ups and hopeless places
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The best drama TV series of 2025
the week recommends From the horrors of death to the hive-mind apocalypse, TV is far from out of great ideas
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The 8 best drama movies of 2025
the week recommends Nuclear war, dictatorship and the summer of 2020 highlight the most important and memorable films of 2025
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The 8 best zombie movies of all time
The Week Recommends The undead have been rising and terrorizing audiences since the Cold War
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The 8 best comedy TV series of 2025
the week recommends From quarterlife crises to Hollywood satires, these were the funniest shows of 2025
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The 8 best sci-fi series of all time
the week recommends Imagining — and fearing — the future continues to give us compelling and thoughtful television
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The 8 best action movies of the 21st century
the week recommends Thrills come in many forms, from assassins and spies to regular people fighting for justice
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The 5 best narco movies of all time
the week recommends Cartels from hell and the greasy underside of the international drug trade
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The 9 best dark comedy TV shows of all time
The Week Recommends From workplace satire to family dysfunction, nothing is sacred for these renowned, boundary-pushing comedies
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The 8 greatest heist movies of all time
the week recommends True stories, social commentary and pure escapism highlight these great robbery movies
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The 5 best nuclear war movies of all time
The Week Recommends ‘A House of Dynamite’ reanimates a dormant cinematic genre for our new age of atomic insecurity
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The 5 best political thriller series of the 21st century
The Week Recommends Viewers can binge on most anything, including espionage and the formation of parliamentary coalitions
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The 8 best dark comedies of the 21st century
The Week Recommends From Santa Claus to suicide terrorism, these movies skewered big, taboo subjects
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The 7 best police procedurals of all time
The Week Recommends There’s more to cops and robbers than just nabbing the bad guy at the end of the show
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8 of the best horror comedy films of all time
The Week Recommends From parodies to ‘requels,’ these movies will make you laugh and scream at the same time
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The 5 best TV shows about the mob
The Week Recommends From the show that launched TV’s golden age to a Batman spin-off, viewers can’t get enough of these magnificent mobsters
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5 of the best kid-friendly scary movies
The Week Recommends Hardcore horror is for grown-ups only, but light scares can be startling fun for the whole family
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7 of the best narco TV series of all time
The Week Recommends From Colombia to the California suburbs, every drug kingpin has a familiar and tragic trajectory
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