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‘Hot Frosty’ Review: The 8 Abs of Christmas

A hunky snowman comes to life in this Netflix holiday rom-com that strikes a certain muscle tone.

‘Uglies’ Review: Beauty Is a Beast

Joey King plays a teenager in a dystopian world where cosmetic surgery seems to be the cure for inequality.

‘Borderlands’ Review: Shoot First, Ask Questions Never

In Eli Roth’s caper movie, based on the best-selling video game franchise, Cate Blanchett plays a bounty hunter who is tasked with finding a tycoon’s...

‘The Fabulous Four’ Review: Beaches (and Lots of Mojitos)

This raunchy comedy features Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Megan Mullally on a bachelorette weekend.

‘Sorry/Not Sorry’ Review: Does Louis C.K. Get the Last Laugh?

Cara Mones and Caroline Suh’s earnest and frustrating documentary, produced by The New York Times, has a bitter punchline.

‘Federer: Twelve Final Days’ Review: Roger, Over and Out

A new documentary follows the Swiss tennis star from his 2022 retirement announcement to his final match.

‘I Used to Be Funny’ Review: Bruising Punchlines

The film, which stars Rachel Sennott as a stand-up comedian, looks at the aftereffects of trauma on a character who wields quips as both weapon...

‘IF’ Review: Invisible Friends, but Real Celebrity Cameos

The film is a slim story about a girl named Bea (Cailey Fleming) who helps a crank named Cal (Ryan Reynolds) play matchmaker. Oh, and...

‘Nyad’ Review: Neptune’s (Estranged) Daughter

Annette Bening plays the long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad as a woman who doesn’t pity herself. Neither does the film.

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Review: Tumbling From the Alps to the Courtroom

Did a writer kill her husband? In this cerebral murder trial drama by the director Justine Triet, the audience never has its footing and questions...