Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
Category: Movies
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Scarlett Johansson and the Stars of Her Directing Debut on ‘Eleanor the Great’
The director, Scarlett Johansson, and stars, June Squibb and Erin Kellyman, discuss the story of an elderly woman who claims to be a Holocaust survivor.
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‘Face/Off,’ the Bonkers Blockbuster With Staying Power
In 1997, Nicolas Cage and John Travolta swapped identities and faces in John Woo’s extravagant action thriller. The results were fabulously ludicrous.
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‘Ruth & Boaz’ Review: A Modern Twist on a Biblical Romance
The latest drama from Tyler Perry Studios sets the Book of Ruth at a vineyard in Tennessee.
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‘One Battle After Another’ Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Rallying Cry
The director, at the height of his powers, delivers a startling, present-day American epic, with Leonardo DiCaprio as a washed-up radical and doting dad.
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‘French Lover’ Review: An Affair Not to Remember
A movie star and a waitress meet cute in a Netflix “Notting Hill” knockoff starring Omar Sy.
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‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie’ Review: Less Than Pawesome
This movie based on an interactive children’s Netflix series is not suitable for anyone over reading age.
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‘Dead of Winter’ Review: Emma Thompson as Victim and Savior
This stone-cold wilderness thriller pits a woman on a mission against a merciless couple who are keeping a secret in their basement.
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‘Eleanor the Great’ Review: Weaving a Tangled Web
June Squibb stars in Scarlett Johansson’s sometimes moving but often uneven directorial debut.
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‘All of You’ Review: Finding Your Perfect Match
This weepy romance succeeds through the undeniable chemistry between Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots.
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Henry Jaglom, Indie Director Who Mined the Personal, Dies at 87
His discursive films, often centered on women and their emotions and relationships, confounded and delighted critics in equal measure.
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‘Sharp Corner,’ ‘Last Breath’ and More Streaming Gems
A handful of this year’s best unsung indies topline our off-the-grid streaming recommendations for this month, along with a handful of star vehicles that might have escaped your attention.