Movies

World War films are an oddity as a Christmas time attraction, but many have opened around the holidays and found an appreciative crowd.

This year, Sam Mendes’ highly lauded “1917,” …
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When I was 7 my father took me to see my first Broadway musical, which was “Cats.”

It was 1985, I was living in Riverdale, N.J. at the time and, …
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This hasn’t been a good year for iconic film franchises.

Just ask the minds behind high-profile duds like “Charlie’s Angels,” “Men in Black,” “Terminator” or “Dark Phoenix.” Sylvester Stallone’s “Rambo: …
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Some of my favorite movie memories are of finding B-movie VHS treasures with my Dad, cackling over the box art and renting the videocassette in search of cheap thrills.

While …
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“I got a bad feeling about this …”

Yes, that fan service line reappears in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” The ninth and final film in the space saga …
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If I had a bad-film choice on my Christmas wish list  it’s a major effort with big names leading to a disaster.

Enter “Christmas with the Kranks.”

This yuletide lump …
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Martin Scorsese picked a terrible time to trash comic book movies.

The Oscar winner mocked Marvel films earlier this year, proclaiming they weren’t “cinema.” The comments sparked a weeks-long outcry. …
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Confession: I’m a devout Christian and my favorite Christmas movie is “Bad Santa.”

This profane, wickedly and wincingly funny dark comedy captures the essence of the Christmas message better than …
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It take a full hour for “Bombshell” to resemble an actual movie.

Until that point, it’s a screeching op-ed against all things Fox News, real and imagined.

The “real” part …
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More of the same can be the best compliment to pay a sequel.

“Jumanji: The Next Level delivers just that, along with a double blast from the past.

The addition …
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