For one writer, putting together her annual roundup of streaming holiday movies requires open-mindedness — and a high tolerance for candy-coated clichés.
Category: Movies
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‘Jay Kelly’ Review: All His Memories Are Movies
Noah Baumbach’s latest film has George Clooney playing the last of the old-school movie stars.
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‘La Grazia’ Review: Paolo Sorrentino’s Portrait of Waning Power
The director reunites with Toni Servillo, casting the astonishingly expressive actor as a fictional Italian president facing the end of his term.
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‘Little Trouble Girls’ Review: Teenage Infatuation
Despite awareness of taboos, two girls in a Catholic school choir are drawn to each other in this feature debut by the Slovenian director Urska Djukic.
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‘Happy Holidays’ Review: Fissures in a Palestinian Family
In Scandar Copti’s film, set in Haifa, Israel, secrets and deceptions strain relationships.
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‘Fackham Hall’ Review: Keep Calm and Chuckle On
Clever sight gags jazz up this “Downton Abbey” sendup about a bookish aristocrat under pressure to marry her first cousin.
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‘The Chronology of Water’ Review: Saved by the Pen
Kristen Stewart’s feature directing debut stars a riveting Imogen Poots in an uncomfortably visceral tale of abuse and addiction.
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‘100 Nights of Hero’ Review: A Feminist Fairy Tale
This flawed but endearing film stars Emma Corrin as a protective maid and features Charli XCX as a sister with a secret.
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Which Films Could Be Nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars?
“One Battle After Another,” “Sinners,” “Hamnet,” “Marty Supreme” and “Sentimental Value” are almost certain to be nominated. After that, it’s anyone’s guess.
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Paul Williams, Songwriter for the Muppets and the Carpenters, Takes a Bow
Paul Williams is known for his ability to elicit both laughter and tears. This week, he and his decades of music will be celebrated at the 92nd Street Y.
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‘Oh. What. Fun.,’ ‘My Secret Santa’ and More Christmas Movies to Stream
From “Oh. What. Fun.” to “A Very Jonas Christmas Movie,” a roundup of several new holiday titles to stream this season.
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Best Movies of 2025
Our film critics rank their 10 favorites of the year.