Grueling drama follows a teen who can't get an abortion in her home state
In "Never Rarely Sometimes Always," a young woman takes a harrowing journey.
His brother in prison, Bob Weinstein starts a quiet comeback
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Twin Cities film fest executive welcomes movies - and fans - from across the globe
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Movie audiences are staying home
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This week's movie openings
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'The Whistlers' proves an airy crime drama complete with a hard-boiled cop and femme fatale 
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'Wendy' offers lots of childhood play but little meaning 
Playtime goes on and on and on in the reimagined, refocused "Peter Pan" tale "Wendy."
'Hope Gap' is a poor man's 'Marriage Story'
No actor portrays flinty, defiant intelligence better than Annette Bening. Self-possessed, often to an intense degree, her characters can, at times, seem intimidating — a…
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'Bloodshot' makes for a bewildering piece of 'good-bad sci-fi action trash'
"Bloodshot" proves a supremely goofy Vin Diesel vehicle.
How the makers of 'Contagion' saw an outbreak like coronavirus coming
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It's business as usual at the movies
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Movie theaters have no time for virus
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Ben Affleck struggles for redemption as alcoholic coach in 'The Way Back'
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'Onward' conjures up a heavy metal fantasy quest
Despite reliance on overused tropes, Pixar's "Onward" is a fun fantasy romp.
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Satire 'Greed' about a vile tycoon is (mostly) good 
It's overstuffed but a lot of that stuff is wicked fun.
Klansman rejects white supremacy in 'Burden'
Love prompts a white supremacist to have a change of heart.
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