Movies

"The Gentlemen" UK Series Global Premiere – Arrivals

A Working Man scores a surprise box office victory over Snow White as a weak March comes to a close

Lisa Laman
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A Working Man only sporadically works like a charm

Missed opportunities abound in the inert Warfare

Heigh-ho, oh no, Snow White wastes Rachel Zegler's talents on a visually unpleasant misfire

Gal Gadot as Evil Queen in DISNEY's live-action SNOW WHITE. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2024 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Snow White flops over another dismal March 2025 box office weekend

Lisa Laman
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Bob Trevino Likes It. Courtesy Roadside Attractions

Flawed but often moving, Bob Trevino Likes It works best as an acting exercise

Lisa Laman
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The Electric State. (L to R) Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) and Keats (Chris Pratt) in The Electric State. Photo Credit: Paul Abell, ©2024 Netflix, Inc.

The Electric State doesn't have anything new to say about AI

Lindsay Press
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Secret Mall Apartment. Image courtesy Wheelhouse Creative

Gloriously subversive art is hiding in plain sight in Secret Mall Apartment

Lisa Laman
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"Holland" World Premiere - 2025 SXSW Conference And Festival

SXSW 2025 review: an excellent Nicole Kidman can’t save ‘Holland’

Veronica Elizabeth Bruno
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Ayo Edebiri in Opus

Ayo Edebiri can only do so much to save the off-key musician thriller Opus

Lisa Laman
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"Novocaine" - Miami Tastemaker Screening

Novocaine leads one of the worst March box office weekends in decades

Lisa Laman
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Black Bag. Image courtesy Focus Features

You don't need to be a master spy to uncover why Black Bag is a blast

Lisa Laman
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The Parenting. Credit: New Line Cinema

The Parenting is a mixed bag of a getaway buoyed most of all by its cast

Lisa Laman
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Shuffle. Image courtesy Avocado Pictures LLC/Submarine

Lisa Laman's SXSW 2025 reviews PART TWO: Witnessing, addiction, and trans comedy mayhem

Lisa Laman
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On Becoming A Guinea Fowl | Official Trailer HD | A24
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A24's On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is a harrowing look at voiceless abuse survivors

Emma Vine
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Novacaine. Image courtesy Paramount Pictures

You've seen Novocaine so many times before that it hurts

Lisa Laman
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Mickey 17. Courtesy Warner Bros.

Mickey 17's underwhelming bow meekly kicks off March 2025 at the box office

Lisa Laman
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(L to r) ROBERT PATTINSON as Mickey 18 and ROBERT PATTINSON as Mickey 17 in “MICKEY 17,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Mickey 17 is weaker Bong Joon-ho cinema, but still packs a darkly comedic punch

Lisa Laman
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THE RULE OF JENNY PEN, cr: Shudder

The Rule of Jenny Pen doesn't quite succeed as either trash or thoughtful tragedy

Lisa Laman
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James Bond (Daniel Craig) prepares to shoot in 
NO TIME TO DIE,
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Credit: Nicola Dove
© 2020 DANJAQ, LLC AND MGM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

10 James Bond-like movies to add to your watchlist

Shazmeen Navrange
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Captain America/Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) in Marvel Studios' CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2024 MARVEL.

2025 domestic box office hits distressing doldrums as Captain America: Brave New World rules again

Lisa Laman
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JOY AND ANXIETY -- Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of freshly minted teenager Riley just as a new Emotion shows up unexpectedly. Much to Joy’s surprise, Anxiety isn’t the type who will take a back seat either. Featuring the voices of Amy Poehler as Joy and Maya Hawke as Anxiety, “Inside Out 2” releases only in theaters Summer 2024.© 2023 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

Pixar writer Dave Holstein optimistic about Inside Out 3

Shazmeen Navrange
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Last Breath,. Credit Focus Features

The forgettable Last Breath is bound to elicit only soggy shrugs from viewers

Lisa Laman
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. Credit The Archers/Janus Films

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is nothing short of a monumental visual achievement

Lisa Laman
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2005 Sundance Film Festival - HP Portrait Studio Presented by WireImage

20 years later, Ice Princess is still my comfort movie

Meg Dowell
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Superboys of Malegaon. Credit Amazon MGM Studios

Superboys of Malegaon is a feel-good ode to homemade artistry

Lisa Laman
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Becoming Led Zeppelin. Image courtesy Sony Pictures Classics

Becoming Led Zeppelin's generic execution inspires more "bad times" than "good times"

Lisa Laman
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My Dead Friend Zoe. Image courtesy Briarcliff Entertainment

My Dead Friend Zoe struggles to come to life visually or in its stale dialogue

Lisa Laman
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