Dwayne Johnson shines, but the movie around him tells the wrong story.
Category: Movies
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‘The Ice Tower’ Review: Royal Crush
A young orphan becomes mesmerized by a volatile actress in this dark fairy tale.
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‘Good Boy’ Review: Sit. Stay. Scream.
This assured horror movie is anchored by a star-making turn from a gorgeous retriever named Indy.
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‘Fairyland’ Review: Out in San Francisco
Based on a memoir by Alysia Abbott, the movie chronicles gay liberation and the AIDS crisis from the perspective of a gay man’s daughter.
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‘Bone Lake’ Review: Swinging Into Action
Jealousy reaches a violent fever pitch in a funny and sexy erotic thriller by Mercedes Bryce Morgan.
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The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Disney+, Amazon, Max, AMC+ and More in October
“Play Dirty,” “Mr. Scorsese,” “Murdaugh: Death in the Family” and “The Chair Company” arrive, and “Matlock” returns.
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The Case for Laughing With Strangers in the Dark
Hollywood often leaves humor to the TV screen. But months of moviegoing reminded me: A good comedy gets as much out of the theater as any IMAX spectacular.
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‘Play Dirty’ Review: A Halfhearted Heist Movie
Mark Wahlberg plays Parker, a taciturn thief who teams up with Zen (Rosa Salazar) for a big New York City heist.
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Marilyn Knowlden, Child Actress of 1930s Hollywood, Dies at 99
A spontaneous screen test led to a career that lasted into her teens. She appeared alongside stars like Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn, played piano with Chico Marx and danced with Charles Laughton.
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11 Classic Paul Thomas Anderson Needle Drops
Hear songs from “One Battle After Another,” “Inherent Vice” and several of the director’s other films.
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‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ Review: Keep on Running
This second installment in Renny Harlin’s slasher trilogy is hackneyed and silly.
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Bruce Springsteen Addresses ‘Dangerous Times’ Amid Personal Threats from Trump
At a New York Film Festival screening of the new film “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” the musician performed his hymn for the country, “Land of Hope and Dreams.”