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News Articles: Movie Reviews

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
Actor Joe Keery "studies" Pavement singer Stephen Malkmus in Alex Ross Perry's film <em>Pavements</em>.

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  • Music Features

Darlings on the split screen: 'Pavements' explodes the music movie

Movies about musicians love to hit the same melodramatic beats about fame and genius. Important but not quite famous, the '90s indie band Pavement is the exception that unbalances the formula.

June 04, 2025
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  • Sasha Geffen
Camille Rutherford stars as a would-be romance writer who works at a Paris bookstore in <em>Jane Austen Wrecked My Life.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life' doesn't live up to its namesake

Laura Piani's amiable new romance is weighed down by all its allusions and borrowings — and ultimately fails to deliver on Austen's wit.

June 03, 2025
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  • John Powers
Cory Michael Smith, left, Steve Carell, Ramy Youssef and Jason Schwartzman star in HBO's <em>Mountainhead.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Mountainhead' skewers the tech elite — and it's very satisfying

Four super-rich tech leaders gather for a poker weekend in a mountain mansion while AI technology leads to global chaos in the new HBO film from Succession creator Jesse Armstrong.

May 31, 2025
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  • Linda Holmes
Benicio Del Toro plays tycoon Zsa-zsa Korda and Mia Threapleton is his daughter in <em>The Phoenician Scheme.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Wes Anderson peers into the hollowness of extreme wealth in 'The Phoenician Scheme'

Benicio Del Toro plays a globe-trotting tycoon trying to convince his estranged daughter (Mia Threapleton) to be his heir. The film is darker, angrier and more violent than Anderson's usual fare.

May 30, 2025
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  • Justin Chang
Final Destination is a horror franchise that laughs at death. Above, Kaitlyn Santa Juana, left, and Rya Kihlstedt in the latest installment, <em>Final Destination Bloodlines.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Final Destination still works — here's why

The long-running franchise taps into a common fear: You're going to die eventually, and there's nothing you can do about it. Final Destination Bloodlines is the sixth installment.

May 24, 2025
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  • Linda Holmes
Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt in <em>Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

Mission: Impossible's overblown 'Final Reckoning' still thrills

The two hour, 49 minute conclusion to the seven-sequel franchise is self-congratulatory and inanely plotted. But, as always, it's fun to watch Tom Cruise, now 62, execute eye-popping stunts.

May 23, 2025
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  • John Powers
Qiaoqiao (Zhao Tao) experiences romance and heartbreak in <em>Caught by the Tides.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Caught by the Tides' turns discarded documentary scraps into a remarkable drama

This documentary-drama hybrid is one of the best new movies our critic's seen this year. It draws on archival footage to tell a story of two lovers separating and reuniting over roughly two decades.

May 15, 2025
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  • Justin Chang
Florence Pugh plays Yelena Belova in <em>Thunderbolts*</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Thunderbolts*' is an unwieldy jumble, and also the best Marvel film in a while

Thunderbolts* is unapologetically formulaic. And yet, Florence Pugh is terrific; the action is coherent; and the character dynamics strike the right balance of earnest sincerity and glib humor.

May 09, 2025
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  • Justin Chang
<em>Thunderbolts* </em>stars a cast of misfits, including Florence Pugh, Hannah John-Kamen, Wyatt Russell and David Harbour.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Thunderbolts*' is a refreshing misfit hit after many Marvel misfires

Marvel's latest release is a decently effective blend of misfit mercenaries and pop psychology.

May 02, 2025
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  • Bob Mondello
Special collections at the Boston Public Library.<br>

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  • Movie Reviews

A new documentary checks out the many ways libraries are a 'Free For All'

By examining the value of libraries in the distant and recent past, this PBS film makes a compelling case for the importance of the American public library system today.

April 29, 2025
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  • David Bianculli
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