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Here’s the Best Reason to Watch ‘Sing 2’
Buster Moon, the entrepreneurial koala bear voiced by Matthew McConaughey, is back. With the future of his Moon Theater in…
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‘Matrix Resurrections’ Can’t Even Top Lackluster ‘Loaded,’ ‘Revolutions’
Lana Wachowski’s “The Matrix Resurrections” is proof that two Wachowskis are better than one. I can’t blame the disappointment of…
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‘Lost Daughter’ Lets Beautiful Performances Guide Us Through an Ugly Story
“The Lost Daughter” is the directorial debut of Maggie Gyllenhaal, whose first work as a filmmaker demonstrates her ability to…
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‘Nightmare Alley’ Tops Del Toro’s Oscar-Winning ‘Shape of Water’
Guillermo Del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley” deals with monsters, as do all of his films, only here, these cruel, debased creatures…
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‘Being the Ricardos’ Gets Shown Up by the Second Bananas
Playing real people in movies puts a lot on an actor, as the question is whether a performer is committing…
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Has Director Paul Verhoeven Gone Too Far with ‘Benedetta?’
Paul Verhoeven’s outrageous new film, “Benedetta,” finds the Dutch provocateur in a carefree, all stops out mode. In the opening…
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How ‘Watcher in the Woods’ Shattered the G-Rated Disney Mold
John Hough’s “The Watcher in the Woods” (1981) made history for being the very first horror film to emerge from…
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How ‘Psycho II’ Got (Almost) Everything Right
Richard Franklin’s “Psycho II” only steps wrong once, and it’s in the very first scene. After the Universal Studios logo…
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Why ‘The Hard Way’ Is Shockingly Relevant, and Funny, Today
John Badham’s “The Hard Way” (1991) begins with a jolt of exuberance from the very first scene and never lets…
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‘Kurt Vonnegut: Stuck in Time’ Is a Beautiful Ode to Friendship
“Kurt Vonnegut- Unstuck in Time” is the spectacular new documentary about the author of “Cat’s Cradle,” “Slaughterhouse Five” and (my…
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