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News Articles: Movie Reviews

Masaki Suda as Ryosuke Yoshii in <em>Cloud.</em>

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You'll find a gripping new internet thriller in the 'Cloud'

The internet and its discontents run wild in a new film by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, a prolifically offbeat Japanese filmmaker who's spent the last four decades putting subversive spins on traditional genres.

July 18, 2025
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  • John Powers
Eva Victor plays an English lit professor in <em>Sorry, Baby.</em>

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'Sorry, Baby' is a story about pain and healing you haven't heard before

Eva Victor wrote, directed and stars in this tender film about a woman trying to make sense of life after sexual assault. Although very much a drama, Sorry, Baby showcases Victor's comic smarts.

July 16, 2025
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  • Justin Chang
David Corenswet plays Superman in James Gunn's new film.

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  • Movie Reviews

James Gunn's 'Superman' movie is corny. Which is why it gets Superman right

Every era gets the Superman it needs. James Gunn's version — sincere, inspiring and idealistic — will make you want to cheer.

July 11, 2025
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  • Glen Weldon
The new HBO documentary <em>My Mom Jayne </em>is an effective, empathetic study of love and family.

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  • Movie Reviews

Mariska Hargitay walks a fine line in 'My Mom Jayne'

It's natural to feel some skepticism when a celebrity makes a documentary about their own family. But Law & Order star Mariska Hargitay' tells a story that is both effective and empathetic.

July 05, 2025
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  • Linda Holmes
Jonathan Bailey and Scarlett Johansson in<em> Jurassic World Rebirth</em>.

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In theaters now: A post-apocalyptic thriller, a steamy noir and, yes, dinosaurs

The newest Jurassic installment is roaring into theaters. Meanwhile, Danielle Deadwyler is determined to defend her family's land in the post-apocalyptic thriller 40 Acres.

July 03, 2025
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  • Bob Mondello
Filmmakers stuff the killer-robot sequel with extraneous plot threads, but preserve the B-movie appeal of the original in <em>M3GAN 2.0</em> directed by Gerard Johnstone.

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  • Movie Reviews

'M3GAN 2.0' is more of an expansion pack than an upgrade

Filmmakers stuff the killer-robot sequel with extraneous plot threads, but preserve the B-movie appeal of the original.

June 28, 2025
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  • Glen Weldon
Brad Pitt plays veteran race car driver Sonny Hayes in <em>F1.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Brad Pitt plays a veteran racer who won't slow down in 'F1'

Pitt, 61, stars as a Formula One driver whose career was sidelined by a devastating crash. Though the overall arc of F1 is fairly predictable, the film is still hugely enjoyable and dazzlingly well-made.

June 26, 2025
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  • Justin Chang
Damson Idris as Joshua Pearce and Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes in <em>F1</em>.

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  • Movies

Three buzzy movies in theaters this weekend: 'F1,' 'M3GAN 2.0' and 'Sorry, Baby'

Brad Pitt is in the driver's seat this week in F1, while M3GAN 2.0 follows up on the surprise 2022 hit about a killer robot. After something referred to as the "bad thing" occurs, an English professor confronts the emotional fallout in Sorry, Baby.

June 26, 2025
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  • Glen Weldon,
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Mariska Hargitay has only the vaguest memories of her mother, Jayne Mansfield, who died in a 1967 car crash when Hargitay was 3.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Law & Order' star investigates her own family's tragic car crash in 'My Mom Jayne'

Mariska Hargitay has only the vaguest memories of her mother, Jayne Mansfield, the sex-symbol movie star who died in the 1967 crash. Now, Hargitay examines her family history in a new documentary.

June 25, 2025
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  • David Bianculli
Dakota Johnson plays a money-obsessed NYC matchmaker in <em>Materialists.</em>

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I can't stop thinking about this plotline in 'Materialists'

A money-obsessed NYC matchmaker is wooed by a financial investor and a cater waiter in a romantic drama that has its protagonist finding strength and emotional growth via a side character's suffering.

June 21, 2025
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  • Aisha Harris
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Alfie Williams in <em>28 Years Later.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Horror, a documentary, or kids, there are only good choices at the movies this weekend

This weekend at the movies, you can see films about a raging virus and another about a lesson in childhood friendships. What's not to like?

June 19, 2025
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  • Bob Mondello

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  • Movie Reviews

We're all going to die. What now? 'The Life of Chuck' sits with this question

Tom Hiddleston stars in the new adaptation of Stephen King's novella — which is somehow a very sweet film about the inevitable approach of death.

June 14, 2025
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  • Linda Holmes
Lucy (Dakota Johnson) and Harry (Pedro Pascal) in <em>Materialists</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

The math in Celine Song's 'Materialists' doesn't add up

The characters in the romantic comedy Materialists, Celine Song's follow-up to Past Lives, see the dating pool in terms of the "market" – people are evaluated by how "competitive" they are and marriage is treated like an equation to be solved.

June 13, 2025
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  • Aisha Harris
Mason Thamesas Hiccup with his Night Fury dragon, Toothless, in the new live-action <em>How to Train Your Dragon</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

Action, rom-com, or kids, there's a movie for everyone this weekend

In theaters this weekend: A live-action How to Train Your Dragon, a matchmaker rom-com Materialists, an adaptation of Stephen King's The Life of Chuck, and Ana de Armas stars in a John Wick spin-off.

June 12, 2025
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  • Bob Mondello
Tom Hiddleston and Annalise Basso play Chuck and Janice in <em>The Life of Chuck.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'The Life of Chuck' might leave you brushing away tears -- or scratching your head

Mike Flanagan's new film, a maudlin mystery about a man dying of cancer, feels hobbled by its extreme faithfulness to the Stephen King novella on which its based.

June 06, 2025
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  • Justin Chang
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