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Aaron Sorkin makes 'The Trial of the Chicago 7' a very Sorkin-y showcase for actors
Cast outshines script in fact-ish drama.
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Just in time for Halloween, stream the 7 scariest movies ever made
It's impossible to name the seven scariest movies, but we took a stab (or a slash?) at it.
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David Byrne's 'Utopia': Best things to watch, hear or read this week
Our weekly picks to lift your spirits and expand your playlist.
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10 moving songs artists recorded while facing death
Zach Sobiech wasn’t the first or last artist to deal with imminent death in song. Here are other powerful examples of musicians sharing their…
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7 best movies of birthday boy Joaquin Phoenix
The Oscar winner keeps finding reinvention and rebirth.
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Robert De Niro plays 'Grandpa' in a comedy that doesn't deserve him
All generations can unite in agreeing that this Robert De Niro comedy isn't funny.
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Are you being watched? 7 of the best paranoid thrillers of the 1970s
They came out in the aftermath of the most trusted people in the country lying.
From the biggest box-office blockbuster to the smallest arthouse film, we have reviews for every movie playing in the Twin Cities.
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Chance meeting leads to Minnesota man's 'love letter to the Boundary Waters' film
A chance meeting in Grand Marais spurs a film that celebrates the beauty of the BWCA.
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Murray, Coppola reteam for breezy father/daughter comedy 'On the Rocks'
Breezy Sofia Coppola comedy lets us hang with the stars.
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Take a deep dive into early movies of Mexico's Oscar-winning 'Three Amigos'
Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro and Alejandro González Iñárritu became famous, but early movies revealed their talents.
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Offbeat biopic has four different actors portray feminist Steinem in 'The Glorias'
Four actors play feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem in "The Glorias."
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Denzel Washington's son, John David, is becoming a star in his own right
"Tenet" wasn't the only top-secret project John David Washington had this summer.
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In unconventional comedy 'Kajillionaire,' a young woman learns to embrace her humanity
Evan Rachel Wood excels in the quirky comedy "Kajillionaire."
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Time to revisit the best movies in the Marvel 'universe'
It has been 15 months since the last entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it could be much longer for the next.
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Confused by 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things'? So is the star
Jesse Plemons finally made peace with the script's intentional disorientation.
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The script isn't great but Sarandon and Winslet buoy 'Blackbird,' a movie about 'good death'
Come to this movie for the melodrama, stay for the acting.
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Watch the best of influential actor/filmmaker Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington's contributions to the movies go far beyond his own acting.
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Chris Hewitt: Reviewing movies and theater in the age of COVID
The pandemic has dramatically changed the local community he covers.
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Oscars introduce sweeping new diversity standards
Women, LGBTQ, underrepresented groups must be represented.
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Romantic comedy 'Broken Hearts Gallery' showcases a lot of young talent
"Broken Hearts" cast is a cut above the usual romcom.
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From 'Clueless' to 'Sixteen Candles,' check out the best back-to-school films
Your back-to-school assignment: Name the best student-based films.
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