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Adam Scott in a scene from “Hokum” (Neon) The first few minutes of “Hokum” might make you think you’re in the wrong movie. I certainly
Meryl Streep, left, and Anne Hathaway in a scene from “The Devil Wears Prada 2” (20th Century Studios) Fashion trends are notoriously fickle but some
Brendan Fletcher, Bob Odenkirk and Reena Jolly in a scene from “Normal” (Magnolia Pictures) We’ve seen this setup before: a stranger drifts into a small,
Michaela Coel and Anne Hathaway in a scene from “Mother Mary” (A24) A pop star’s need for a new dress sets in motion David Lowery’s “Mother Mary,”
Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen in a scene from “The Christophers” (Neon) The Christophers” looks like an art heist movie at first. A pair of
Alexander Kuznetsov in a scene from “Two Prosecutors” (Janus Films) Sergei Loznitsa’s “Two Prosecutors” is a nightmare of government corruption so perfectly composed that, by
Ryan Gosling and and Sandra Hüller in a scene from “Project Hail Mary” (Amazon MGM Studios) It’s been a minute since we’ve had a big-screen
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
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
Paul McCartney, of Paul McCartney and Wings, performs at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. on May 21, 1976 If Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get
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
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
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
Julia Roberts in a scene from “After the Hunt” (Amazon MGM Studios) It’s not so often that the font of a movie’s opening credits is, itself,
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,
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
From left: Celia Imrie, Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren, and Pierce Brosnan in a scene from “The Thursday Murder Club” (Netflix) First of all, is this really what
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
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
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
The new Vince Vaughn movie “Nonnas” aspires to be a bit of cinematic comfort food. It’s based on a heartwarming true story, features a lot of shots
Whatever cruelness you might assign to the month, Dea Kulumbegashvili’s “April” probably has it beat. Kulumbegashvili’s shattering, sensational film is set in a hardscrabble, provincial region
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
Before Jack Ryan was introduced into the culture, Robert Littell imagined Charlie Heller, a quiet, CIA cryptographer who goes rogue on a quest for vengeance after his
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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