“The Swimmers” follows the now-famous story of the Mardini sisters, competitive swimmers who escaped the war in Syria in 2015, crossing the sea from Turkey to Greece on a rubber dinghy.
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Review: Cate Blanchett is the pope of the classical music world in ‘Tár’
“Tár” is about power, guilt and the always tantalizing question of whether the art can or should absolve the artist for being who she is.
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‘Hocus Pocus 2’ succeeds because it doesn’t pit women against each other
What is most endearing about “Hocus Pocus 2” is the way that it brings to the fore an aspect of the original film that you don’t often see portrayed today: sisterhood.
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‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ — to battle consumerism
‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ explores the pitfalls of materialism through characters who long for the elegance and glamor of designers like Christian Dior.
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Gritty cult director Ferrara gets religion in new film ‘Padre Pio,’ starring Shia LaBeouf
Abel Ferrara is directing the upcoming “Padre Pio,” starring Shia LaBeouf, about the stigmatic saint of 20th-century Italy. The film centers itself around the rise of fascism in Italy.
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‘Morbius,’ ‘Ms. Marvel’ and why you should try to find the Baby Yoda in all things
“Morbius,” starring Jared Leto as a vampire in some kind of Spider-Man universe, tanked at the box office. But fans continue to celebrate this very silly film—and we can all learn from that.
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Move over, Marvel: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ delivers on the real promise of the multiverse
In telling a story about complicated mother-daughter relationships and generational trauma, “Everything Everywhere” delivers on the promise of the multiverse in a way Marvel hasn’t.
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We have to talk about Hollywood’s gun problem
I dare say having Tom Cruise walk across the big screen toting a gun is more effective at selling firearms than a flurry of Republican ads.
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Review: The ‘Downton Abbey’ characters already got happy endings. So why do they need a new film?
The danger with returning to characters who have struggled to find their way and earned their success is that if you don’t have a new story worthy of them, you risk undermining all that they have achieved.
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After the new ‘Dr. Strange’ movie, it’s time for an intervention with the Marvel Cinematic Universe
In “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” Marvel took all the toys that they know the fans want and then smashed them in front of us.