Movie audiences flocked to Taylor Swift, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” but were cooler toward returning superheroes like the Flash, Captain Marvel and Aquaman.
Category: Movies
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‘Ferrari’ Review: Michael Mann Puts You in the Driver’s Seat
The director’s portrait of the Italian racecar impresario roars to life on the road, but home is a torment. Adam Driver stars with Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley.
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‘The Crime is Mine’ Review: Courtroom Tango
In this showbiz screwball, an aspiring actress and her lawyer best friend spin a murder accusation into a shot at fame.
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‘The Boys in the Boat’ Review: Taking Up Oars
George Clooney’s film covers a high water point when the University of Washington’s junior varsity crew padded all the way to the 1936 Olympics.
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‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ Review: A Whole Civilization in the Classroom
An idealistic teacher in a German school meets reality, and it’s messier than she could have imagined.
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The Great Experiment That Is ‘The Color Purple’
A new adaptation shows how rich Alice Walker’s novel is and how the source material can lend itself to unconventional storytelling.
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Fantasia Barrino-Taylor on ‘The Color Purple’ and a Painful Role
Offered the chance to revisit her Broadway performance as the much-abused Celie, the star faced a difficult path.
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‘All of Us Strangers’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Andrew Haigh narrates a sequence from his film, starring Andrew Scott.
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Watch an Unusual Family Reunion in ‘All of Us Strangers’
The director and screenwriter Andrew Haigh narrates a sequence from his film, starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal.
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Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
This week’s picks involve artificial youth and alien-discovering elders.
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Sofia Boutella Talks ‘Rebel Moon’ and Madonna
Often playing a baddie in action films, she wasn’t sure she was ready to star. As a veteran dancer, she rather liked being an apprentice.
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Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ Won’t Let Leonard Bernstein Fail
Bradley Cooper’s movie has an unrelenting focus on Bernstein’s marriage. What’s missing are his struggles as a musician.