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News Articles: Movie Reviews

In <em>The Blackening</em>, Lisa (Antoinette Robertson) and her friends try to survive a weekend getaway turned deadly.

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Racist horror tropes are the first to die in the slasher comedy 'The Blackening'

A group of Black friends hosts a weekend getaway at a cabin in the woods, and a played-out scary movie trope is turned cleverly on its head.

June 14, 2023
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  • Aisha Harris
Teo Yoo and Greta Lee star as Hae Sung and Nora, childhood sweethearts who reconnect decades later in <em>Past Lives.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Across continents and decades, 'Past Lives' is the most affecting love story in ages

Two childhood sweethearts reconnect decades later in this thoughtful film. You've seen the more conventional romantic-triangle version of this story — but there are no heroes and no villains here.

June 09, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
Rock 'n' roll legend Little Richard is the subject of a new PBS <em>American Masters </em>documentary. He's shown above rehearsing at London's Wembley Stadium in 1972.

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  • Movie Reviews

Little Richard Documentary celebrates the talent — and mystery — of a legend

A new PBS American Masters documentary showcases the influence of Little Richard, a dynamo performer who never let himself be defined for long by any one musical category or sexual identity.

June 02, 2023
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  • David Bianculli
Clockwise from top left:<em> Elemental, Flamin' Hot, Barbie, Shortcomings, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Secret Invasion.</em>

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  • Arts & Life

These are the new movies and TV shows we can't wait to watch this summer

Studios raced to finish summer attractions ahead of the writers strike. So we're back with a great big, filterable guide of what to watch — and where to find it — as the days get hotter and longer.

May 31, 2023
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  • Eric Deggans,
  • Aisha Harris,
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  • Movie Reviews

'The Little Mermaid' reimagines cartoon Ariel and pals as part of your (real) world

Ariel and her pals have been given a live-action makeover in The Little Mermaid.

May 26, 2023
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  • Bob Mondello
Halle Bailey plays Ariel, a mermaid who wishes she could be part of the human world, in the live-action adaptation of <em>The Little Mermaid. </em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Is it see-worthy? The new 'Little Mermaid' is not that bad ... but also not that good

The live-action reboot has its charming moments, but like a lot of Disney remakes, this Little Mermaid feels like a dutiful cover rather than an inspired reimagining.

May 26, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in Disney's live-action <em>The Little Mermaid — </em>the studio's latest blatant cash-grab.

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  • Movie Reviews

'The Little Mermaid' is the latest of Disney's poor unfortunate remakes

Disney has a formula: Take a beloved animated property, update its sensibilities for modern audiences, recast it with a bunch of familiar faces and voices, and rehash it all in "live-action"/CGI form.

May 22, 2023
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  • Aisha Harris
After her friend Clara is killed walking home, Nanie (Pauline Serieys) is questioned by a police officer (Bastien Bouillon), who has taken over the local homicide squad.

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  • Movie Reviews

What happened 'The Night of the 12th'? A murder remains a mystery in this French film

A vibrant student named Clara is walking home one night when a faceless man steps out of the darkness and sets her on fire. The award-winning film is a study in misogyny — not a simple whodunnit.

May 17, 2023
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  • John Powers
Jay Baruchel plays Research In Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis in the film<em> BlackBerry.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

A new film explains how the smartphone market slipped through BlackBerry's hands

This smartly entertaining new movie tells the story of how the BlackBerry became the hottest personal handheld device on the market — only to get crushed by the iPhone.

May 12, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
Bruno (Alessandro Borghi) and Pietro (Luca Marinelli) reconnect in the Italian Alps as adults in <em>The Eight Mountains.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Majestic views and unforgettable friendship await you in 'The Eight Mountains'

Two young boys meet in the Alps and forge a life-changing bond. It's not just the visual grandeur of the Italian-language drama that wows you; it's also the way it merges the epic and the intimate.

May 05, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
L to R: Mantis (Pom Klementieff), Drax (Dave Bautista), Quill (Chris Pratt) and Nebula (Karen Gillan) go for a walk in <em>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' sends off its heroes with a mawkish mixtape

The third Guardians film assumes a strangely somber tone and a plot that features more cruelty to animals and children than audiences have any reason to expect from a wacky space yarn.

May 03, 2023
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  • Glen Weldon
Rachel McAdams as Barbara Simon and Abby Ryder Fortson as Margaret Simon in <em>Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

In 'Are You There, God?' Margaret's story isn't universal — and that's OK

In 1970, Judy Blume published the story of one girl, at one moment, with one group of friends, who experiences early adolescence in a way particular to her. And that's what makes it compelling.

April 29, 2023
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  • Linda Holmes
Abby Ryder Fortson plays 11-year-old Margaret Simon and Kathy Bates is her grandmother in<em> Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Are You There God?' adaptation retains the warmth and wit of Judy Blume's classic

Kelly Fremon Craig's terrific adaptation of Blume's 1970 novel doesn't pretend to have all the answers. But by the end, the awkward preteen at its center has achieved her own state of grace.

April 26, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
Joaquin Phoenix's character is attacked, tortured, threatened, knocked unconscious and terrorized in Ari Aster's <em>Beau is Afraid.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Horror-comedy 'Beau Is Afraid' is a passion project gone astray

Ari Aster's three-hour odyssey, featuring Joaquin Phoenix as a middle-aged man on a quest to visit his mother, is the kind of freakish jumble only a gifted filmmaker could make.

April 21, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
Michelle Williams is a sculptor who makes clay figures of women in <em>Showing Up.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Showing Up' is a rare glimpse of an artist at (very hard) work

Michelle Williams plays an introverted sculptor struggling to find the time, space, money and energy to pursue her calling in Kelly Reichardt's rueful comedy.

April 14, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
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