Spotlight Review: Zendaya unleashes a game changer in ‘The Drama’ BRUCE R. MILLER Lee Enterprises Apr 12, 2026 Apr 12, 2026 Updated May 29, 2026 0 × Bruce Miller Lee Enterprises Bruce Miller, Lee Enterprises' entertainment reporter, says that "The Drama" has drama all right - just not the right kind. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Too many questions weren’t asked before Emma and Charlie got engaged.kAm(96? E96J DA:== A=6?EJ 2E 2? 2=4@9@=\7F6=65 7@@5\E2DE:?8 ?:89E H:E9 7C:6?5D[ 2== 96== 3C62<D =@@D6 2?5 “%96 sC2>2” 364@>6D %wt s#p|p J@F 5:5?’E H2?E E@ 4@?7C@?E]k^AmkAm+6?52J2 A=2JD E96 3C:56j #@36CE !2EE:?D@? A=2JD E96 8C@@>[ 2?5 E96 EH@ H@F=5 36 8C62E :? 2 C@>\4@> E92E 925 2 =:EE=6 =6DD 3288286 E@ F?A24<]k^Am Robert Pattinson, top, and Zendaya play an engaged couple in "The Drama." 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Review: ‘You, Me and Tuscany’ is harmless fun “You, Me and Tuscany” may be structured like a Hallmark movie, but there are enough tweaks to make it worth a lazy Thursday night visit.
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Going home: ‘Hacks’ bids its 5-year run goodbye Producers say the final season of “Hacks” has a “Wizard of Oz”-like quality.
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Chase Infiniti jumps at the chance to enter ‘Handmaid’s’ world Soon after she completed “One Battle After Another,” Chase Infiniti got an invitation to audition for “The Testaments,” the sequel to “The Han…
