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‘The Boys in the Boat’ Review: George Clooney’s Disarmingly Old-School Rowing Movie Gets It Right
Callum Turner and Joel Edgerton steer the inspiring and occasionally schmaltzy sports drama capably towards its rousing finale
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‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’ Review: An Uninspired Sequel With Nowhere to Go
Stop-motion wizards Aardman Animations deliver a passable adventure instead of something customarily sophisticated and funny
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Changemakers 2023: 25 Women Who Made a Difference This Year
From to Ava DuVernay to Lily Gladstone to Beyoncé to Greta Gerwig, here are the extraordinary women who pushed culture forward this year
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‘Thanksgiving’ Review: Eli Roth’s Turkey-Day Slasher Is Wicked Fun in the Right Way
Bloody, entertaining and knowingly ridiculous, Roth’s latest serves up screams, a high body count and a delicious turn from Patrick Dempsey
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‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ Review: Overlong Prequel Is More Style Than Substance
Despite captivating performances from Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth, the origins of evil in the dystopian YA series aren’t as compelling as the original trilogy
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Review: Martin Scorsese’s Searing Drama Bursts Open a Devastating Chapter of U.S. History
Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro are terrific in this true crime epic that is vast and vital
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‘Dear David’ Review: A Dull Horror Film That’s Anything but Scary
Based on a viral Twitter thread, John McPhail’s clumsy genre outing often tests one’s patience
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‘Fair Play’ Review: Chloe Domont’s Explosive Relationship Thriller Heralds an Exciting New Talent
Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich are terrific in this gritty, bold and extraordinary ride
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‘The Creator’ Review: Gareth Edwards’ Sci-Fi Fantasy Is Thrillingly Original Despite its Murky Take on AI
John David Washington and newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles are terrific in a film that works better as an allegory for acceptance rather than a warning against AI
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‘Expend4bles’ Review: The Latest Installment of the Action Series Is Dull and Tasteless
It’s perhaps time to retire the clumsy “Expendables” franchise starring Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham
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‘The Boy and The Heron’ Review: Hayao Miyazaki’s Final Animated Film Is Among His Deepest and Darkest
Toronto Film Festival 2023: Timeless and artful, the Japanese master’s farewell to cinema is an enigmatic rumination on death and creation
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‘The Bikeriders’ Review: Jeff Nichols’ Roaring and Star-Studded Ode to a ’60s Motorcycle Club
Telluride 2023: Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy deliver captivating performances in this entertaining and Scorsese-esque biker flick
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‘Origin’ Review: Ava DuVernay Crafts an Ambitious, Deeply Intellectual Exploration of Race and Class
Venice 2023: Elevated by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor’s bravura performance, DuVernay’s epic impressively spans continents and periods
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‘Priscilla’ Review: Sofia Coppola’s Lush and Compassionate Presley Biopic Is a Perfect Fit
Venice 2023: Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi shine in Coppola’s deeply feminine film committed to truth-telling instead of myth-making
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‘The Royal Hotel’ Review: Kitty Green Reunites With ‘The Assistant’ Star Julia Garner in Riveting Thriller
Telluride 2023: Garner and Jessica Henwick lead the way with guts and muscle in this unnerving and atmospheric genre exercise
