Matthew McConaughey is put to his best use in years in this somewhat messy, but often rollicking film about a beekeeper and the foster child who reappears in his life.
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‘The Rivals of Amziah King’ Review: The Banjos and the Bees
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‘The Brink of War’ Review: When the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Came Together
The New York Times – Movies:Written and directed by Michael Russell Gunn and produced by Angel Studios, the film chronicles the frustrating 1986 summit between Reagan and Gorbachev.
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‘Fast’ Review: She’s Got Good Traction
The New York Times – Movies:Rob Tregenza’s latest film follows a young woman in Virginia who wants to be a professional racecar driver.
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‘The End of Oak Street’ Review: Cul-de-Sac Dino Attack
The New York Times – Movies:Dinosaurs wreak satisfying havoc in 1980s suburbia while the movie slyly undermines its formula.
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‘The Wrong Girls’ Review: Dazed, Confused and Psychic
The New York Times – Movies:Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat play telepathic best friends in this stoner comedy where a laboratory-engineered hallucinogen is on the loose.
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‘Mysterious Skin’: One of the Great Movies of the Early 2000s
The New York Times – Movies:Gregg Araki’s coming-of-age drama, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, tracks the story of two traumas with one source: a baseball coach.
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A Sweaty Texas Night at Barrel O’ Fun with Matthew McConaughey
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:The city celebrated one of its favorite Texas movie stars with a cinema bearing his name, ahead of the release of “The Rivals of Amziah King.”
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Silent Films Are Back, at Least for One Night
The New York Times – Movies:At the Modern Silent Shorts festival, moviegoers saw an old cinematic form brought back to life with seven brand-new films.
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What the Hallmark Channel Knows About Love
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:For 25 years, it’s helped big-city gals find love with hometown hunks — and distracted the rest of us when we need it most.
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Abbe Lane, Sultry Singer With a Latin Flair, Dies at 94
The New York Times – Music:She was a Broadway dancer before becoming Xavier Cugat’s star vocalist and later building a solo career.
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‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Makes a Case For Embracing Beloved Problematic Films
The New York Times – Movies:Our film critic Alissa Wilkinson reviews “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” dissecting its argument not to discard your favorite films that may not have aged well.