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Category: Movies
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9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
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Peter Cullen, Who Voiced Optimus Prime in ‘Transformers,’ Dies at 85
The New York Times – Movies:He voiced the main protagonist of the “Transformers” franchise on television and in blockbuster films for more than four decades. He also had success as Eeyore in “Winnie the Pooh” cartoons.
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In ‘9 to 5,’ Dolly Parton Put a Friendly Face on Feminism
The New York Times – On the Runway:In 1980, feminists were often stereotyped as man-hating or out of touch. Then Parton gave the movement a boost — and an anthem.
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‘The Whisper Man’ Review: Robert De Niro Tries to Crack a Grisly Case
The New York Times – Movies:Robert De Niro plays a world-weary retired lawman drawn back into a horrifying case, while Adam Scott holds our attention as his estranged son.
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‘Runa Simi’ Review: The Fight to Keep Quechua Alive
The New York Times – Movies:This Peruvian documentary follows a voice artist who wants to dub “The Lion King” into the Indigenous language. Can he succeed?
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‘Idiots’ Review: Burn After Seeing
The New York Times – Movies:Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson contend with guns, drugs and a SoundCloud rapper in this over-the-top, gross-out crime comedy.
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‘Finding Emily’ Review: You’ve Got Email
The New York Times – Movies:This Gen Z rom-com, with flashes of wit and invention, ultimately leans too heavily on the traditional formula it seems poised to subvert.
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‘Filipiñana’ Review: Hell is a Golf Course
The New York Times – Movies:Rafael Manuel’s formalist drama snakes its way through a luxury golf course in the Philippines via the point of view of a 17-year-old worker.
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‘The Dog Stars’ Review: Seeking Hope at the End of the World
The New York Times – Movies:A terrific cast led by Jacob Elordi and Margaret Qualley struggles to lift Ridley Scott’s contemplative dystopia out of the doldrums.
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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Review: A Daffy Corporate Comedy
The New York Times – Movies:A delightful tale that nails the tone of the Looney Tunes shorts while telling a new story, too.
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‘Colony’ Review: Zombies Going Viral
The New York Times – Movies:The director Yeon Sang-ho (“Train to Busan”) returns with a new spin on zombies, created with a virus by a mad scientist to unite, search and destroy.
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‘The Last Sunrise’ Review: A Thrilling Spanish Summer
The New York Times – Movies:A dancer (Maia Reficco) travels to Mallorca and finds herself in a steamy romance with a local fisherman (Fernando Lindez).