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Sidney Poitier places his hands in wet cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on June 23, 1967. Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance, died on Jan. 6. He was 94. (AP Photo/File)
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John Anderson
Sidney Poitier’s abilities as an actor were subtle, even spiritual. They were about soul. Not his. Ours.
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Jim McDermott
In the end, what undermines “Don’t Look Up” is exactly what it condemns: a lack of humanity.
Photo: Alamy
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Marie Glancy O’Shea
In an inversion of the typical Yuletide tale, characters who have much less than the McCallisters generously provide them with assistance.
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John Anderson
Aaron Sorkin's take on the "behind-the-scenes" world of "I Love Lucy" depicts Lucille Ball in a most unsympathetic light.
Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench, Jude Hill and Lewis McAskie star in a scene from the movie "Belfast." (CNS photo/Rob Youngson, Focus Features)
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John Anderson
“Belfast” presents itself as a family photo album: Violence may intrude, but it doesn’t crowd out the Christmas pictures.
Ariana DeBose and David Alvarez star in a scene from the movie ‘West Side Story.’ (CNS photo/Niko Tavernise, 20th Century Studios)
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Rob Weinert-Kendt
What this quintessential stage musical needed, apparently, was a thoroughgoing cinematic makeover.