Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman

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After making a career playing colorful cranks, like Ron Swanson on ‘Parks and Recreation,’ Offerman plays a different, more nuanced character in ‘Hearts Beat Loud.’ “This is the largest role, by far, I’ve ever had in a film,” he says. Also, critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews ‘Cheek to Cheek,’ a compilation of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.