New Releases

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  'Frozen II' Captures the Same Heart in a Larger, More Supernatural Universe

  Directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck

  PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2019

  Disney's long-awaited sequel to the ridiculously popular animated film Frozen has finally arrived — and with it, an expanded universe, new...

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  'Charlie's Angels' Provides a Perfect Showcase for an Excellent Kristen Stewart

  Directed by Elizabeth Banks

  PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2019

  Even as reboots become more common than not, Charlie's Angels is a confusingly retro choice to drag into the present. The 1970s TV show rel...

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  'The Good Liar' Is More Than a Cat and Mouse Thriller

  Directed by Bill Condon

  PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2019

  Ten minutes deep and on the face of it, The Good Liar is about love.   Indeed, director Bill Condon and cinematographer Tobias A. Schliessl...

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  Holiday Rom-Com 'Last Christmas' Is a Turd Wrapped in Tinsel

  Directed by Paul Feig

  PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2019

  There isn't a particularly high bar for Christmas romantic comedies. So long as they're sweet and sentimental, they pretty much get the job...

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  'Doctor Sleep' Is a Successful Stephen King Adaptation That Nods to Kubrick Too

  Directed by Mike Flanagan

  PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2019

  Director Mike Flanagan has made a career out of emotionally intense, thrillingly atmospheric ghost stories, from the classic horror throwba...

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  'Terminator: Dark Fate' Is a Satisfying Piece of Revisionist History

  Directed by Tim Miller

  PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2019

  How many Terminator movies have there been? I dare you to answer that question without checking. For all anyone cares, there have only been...

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  'Black and Blue' Exposes the Horror of Police Brutality

  Directed by Deon Taylor

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2019

  During the third act of Black and Blue, the audience applauded many times — it seemed the only way to expel the tension everyone's nerves w...

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  'Pain and Glory' Explores the Bittersweet Beauty of Aging

  Directed by Pedro Almodóvar

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2019

  Life is convoluted and messy, and that perhaps explains why Pain and Glory's account of an ailing filmmaker is a bit jumbled.   Salvador Ma...