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Samara Weaving in a scene from “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” (Searchlight Pictures) When we last left bride Grace at the end of
Writer-director Ian Tuason’s feature debut, the sonic-driven horror “Undertone,” has, at least at the outset, an appealingly stripped-down quality. The 30-something Evy Babic (Nina
Dr. Sam, voiced by Kathy Najimy, left, and Nisha, voiced by Aparna Nancherla, right, in a scene from the animated film “Hoppers” (Disney/Pixar) Hoppers” might
Corey Hawkins (left) and Mark Ruffalo in a scene from “Crime 101” (Amazon MGM Studios) Bart Layton’s “Crime 101” is essentially a “Heat” pastiche that
Ubeimar Rios in a scene from “A Poet” (1-2 Special) In Simón Mesa Soto’s “A Poet,” Oscar Restrepo (Ubeimar Rios) is a failed Colombian writer
Jason Statham (center) in a scene from “Shelter” (Black Bear) Jason Statham lives in a Scottish lighthouse when we meet him in “Shelter” and that’s
Year of the Horse is coming and MDT has a chance to savour W Macau’s festive dishes at DIVA. The venue invites guests
The bean counters might say otherwise, but 2025 was a good year for movies. Filmmakers working in and out of the studio system managed to make
Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner and Miles Teller in a scene from ‘Eternity’ (AP24) Joan Cutler has an impossible decision to make in “Eternity.” The newly
Nick Wilde, voiced by Jason Bateman (left) and Judy Hopps, voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, in a scene from “Zootopia 2” (Disney) The original “Zootopia” was
Wagner Moura in a scene from “The Secret Agent” (Neon) You can almost smell the sweat in “The Secret Agent,” a stylish, slow-burn thriller set amid
Joel Edgerton in a scene from “Train Dreams” (Netflix) There is nothing grand about Robert Grainier’s existence. The main character of “Train Dreams” is not a
Zoey Deutch (left) and Guillaume Marbeck in a scene from “Nouvelle Vague.” (Netflix via AP) Any time a notable figure of the French New Wave appears
Guillermo del Toro has been telling monster stories for as long as he’s been making films. A romantic with a taste for the macabre, his
Ethan Hawke in a scene from “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics) For a filmmaker once synonymous with slackerdom, Richard Linklater has proven to be one of the
Brett Goldstein (left) and Imogen Poots in a scene from “All of You” (Apple TV+) There’s something about Laura Sharp and Simon Tavistock. Close friends since college,
America Ferrara and Matthew McConaughey in a scene from “The Lost Bus” (Apple TV) On Nov. 8, 2018, as the Camp Fire tore through Paradise, California,
Josh O’Connor (left) and Paul Mescal in a scene from “The History of Sound” (Mubi) If the algorithm was overseeing casting for a tender, queer romance, it’s
Liz Larsen and Michael Strassner in a scene from “The Baltimorons” (IFC Films) There are all kinds of movies that are either endangered or practically extinct. The
Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby in a scene from “Eden” (Vertical Entertainment) Ron Howard’s “Eden” opens with a bold statement: “Fascism is spreading.” It’ll surely
Denzel Washington (left) and Ilfenesh Hadera in a scene from “Highest 2 Lowest” (A24) Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” takes some time to find its groove.
Casting Leslie Nielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin in “The Naked Gun” remains one of the greatest comic choices in film history. A former dramatic actor, Nielsen’s
Modern dating can feel like a psychological minefield. Filmmaker Sophie Brooks leans into that disarray with “Oh, Hi!” – a dark comedy about expectations, miscommunication, and the
You might need to lie down for a bit after “Eddington.” Preferably in a dark room with no screens and no talking. “Eddington,” Ari Aster’s latest
Say what you will about the Idris Elba-John Cena vehicle “Heads of State,” but it’s surely the first buddy comedy about the fraying bonds of NATO.
About 80 minutes into “The Old Guard 2,” you may start to wonder how it’s going to wrap up. Charlize Theron’s gang of immortal warriors is scattered
The first thing to love about writer-director-star Eva Victor’s extraordinary debut “Sorry, Baby” is how she, as the young professor Agnes, tries, and fails, to hide
Watch a bunch of John Wick movies all in a row, and you can get pretty paranoid. You start to think everyone’s an assassin. The guy
Mr. Miyagi was known for waxing poetic. So the fact that “Karate Kid: Legends” has nothing to say is all the more disappointing. One of the
Jia Zhangke’s “Caught by the Tides” is less than two hours long and yet contains nearly a quarter-century of time’s relentless march forward. Few films course
Hordes of horror films line up for Halloween and a sleigh full of Christmas movies arrive annually in December, but there is slightly less competition around the
It’s oddly comforting that a movie can still dial M when it wants to. Smart phones have largely been a bit of a buzzkill for horror
Having it all means different things to everyone, but a rent-controlled apartment in Manhattan is probably pretty close to a universal dream — even for non-New Yorkers.
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