She often played a particularly British character: a bubbly yet resilient woman facing down the corrosive effects of everyday modern life.
Category: Movies
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What to Know About the New ‘Predator’ Movie
The humanoid creature has been on the big screen since 1987. With “Predator: Badlands” in theaters, here’s the back story on the franchise.
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‘Purple Rain’ Review: A Stage Musical That Misses Prince’s Charisma
Prince was mysterious, sexy. This adaptation of his 1984 film, onstage in Minneapolis, explains too much and comes off as disorienting.
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Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a loner on the razor’s edge, a witch on a bloodthirsty mission and an actress walking a doomed path.
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Watch Oscar Isaac Create Life in ‘Frankenstein’
The director Guillermo del Toro narrates a sequence in which Dr. Victor Frankenstein presents his findings at a disciplinary tribunal.
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9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
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5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include the new “Superman” reboot and an adaptation of a beloved Roald Dahl book.
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Why Japan Exiled a Film About Yukio Mishima for 40 Years
“Mishima,” which explores nationalism, sexuality and ritual suicide, was screened in Tokyo for the first time since its 1985 release.
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‘Frankenstein’ | Anatomy of a Scene
Guillermo del Toro narrates a sequence from his film, starring “Oscar Isaac.”
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‘Sentimental Value’ Review: Joachim Trier’s Unhappy Household
In this moving drama from the director of “The Worst Person in the World,” Stellan Skarsgard and Renate Reinsve star as father and daughter in counterpoint.
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John Russell Taylor, 90, Dies; Cultural Critic and Hitchcock Biographer
A prolific journalist and author, he wrote the only authorized biography of Alfred Hitchcock and heaped early praise on the future Nobel laureate Harold Pinter.
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‘Sarah’s Oil’ Review: The Little Drilling Rig That Could
A young Black girl learns that her land allotment is rich with oil in this story that aspires to teach us a lesson about white predation.