The Short List of Things to Do

A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid

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After a divorce and house fire, Michigan high school coach Ray Drecker (Thomas Jane) banks on his "asset" — a generous endowment — to moonlight as a gigolo. This HBO dark comedy can verge on bleak, but its take on hard times has both length and depth.

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