Movies
February 13, 2020
Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell in "Downhill," a remake of the Swedish film "Force Majeure."

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell are fine, but 'Downhill' goes nowhere fast

Re-imagined "Force Majeure" has moments, but its dilemmas are bunny slope-sized.
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February 13, 2020
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Sonic, voiced by Ben Schwartz, in a scene from "Sonic the Hedgehog ." (Paramount Pictures/Sega of Amer

Heartwarming 'Sonic' is fun throwback

Video-game adaptation has lots of energy.
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February 13, 2020
Julia Garner in "The Assistant."

Weinstein-inspired film offers potent fable about workplace abuse

"The Assistant" masterfully shows abuse and complicity in Weinstein-inspired power structure.
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February 10, 2020
Bong Joon Ho, right, reacts as he is presented with the award for best picture for "Parasite" from presenter Jane Fonda at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb.

South Korea's 'Parasite' becomes Oscar's first foreign-language best picture

Bong Joon-ho's film won four awards on a night with few other surprises.
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February 10, 2020
The most scathing jokes of the whole evening came from a couple of former emcees, Steve Martin and Chris Rock, who poked fun at Jeff Bezos' divorce an

Neal Justin: Oscars could have 'lost itself' a little more often

The Academy Awards would rather be safe than sorry — or spectacular.
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February 9, 2020
Margot Robbie in, 'Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn.' (DC Entertainment/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1563739

Disappointing debut for DC's 'Birds of Prey'

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February 9, 2020
"Joker"

Tonight is Oscar night: Our predictions of who should win, and who will win

"Joker" led the pack with 11 nominations. Here are our picks for Best Picture, Best Actor and Actress, and Best Supporting Actor and Actress.
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February 8, 2020
Julia Garner in "The Assistant."

This week's movie openings

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February 7, 2020
Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland and Finn Wittrock as Mickey Deans in "Judy."

8 actors who snagged Oscar nominations for playing real-life Minnesotans

If Renée Zellweger takes home an Academy Award on Sunday for her portrayal of Judy Garland, it will be the first time any actor has triumphed for playing a famous Minnesotan.
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February 7, 2020
"Parasite" is the current favorite, but there's a lot more great cinema from South Korea.

Oscar just 'discovered' South Korea, which has cranked out great movies for years

If, like Oscar, you're just noticing South Korea's film industry, have we got some movies for you.
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February 6, 2020
Sir Lionel Frost (voiced by Hugh Jackman), Mr. Link (Zach Galifianakis) and Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana) in "Missing Link."

Twin Cities 3-D printing company played big role in Oscar-nominated film

Stratasys created 106,000 "objects" for stop-motion film "Missing Link" in latest collaboration with Annapurna Pictures.
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February 6, 2020
Left to Right: Goffredo Bruno as STEFANO BONTADE, Pierfrancesco Favino as TOMMASO BUSCETTA, Fabrizio Ferracane as PIPPO CALÒ, Maria Fernanda C&#x

Sicilian mobster turns informant in 'The Traitor'

Pierfrancesco Favino portrays Sicilian mobster Tommaso Buscetta, who turns informant in Italy's Mafia Maxi Trial.
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February 6, 2020
'Birds of Prey' has an all-star cast, including (from left) Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress, Margot Robbie as Harley

Margot Robbie shines as a lovable psychopath in 'Birds of Prey'

Harley Quinn and her girl gang are lovable psychopaths in "Birds of Prey."
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February 6, 2020
Scene from "Foosballers."

'Foosballers' film to screen in Minneapolis — and yes, you can play too

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February 3, 2020

Tarantino is latest auteur to take a swing at Marvel movies

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February 2, 2020
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Martin Lawrence, left, and Will Smith in a scene from "Bad Boys for Life." (Ben Rothstein/Columbia Pictures

'Bad Boys' is tops at movies for third straight week

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February 1, 2020
The cast of "Birds of Prey" includes (from left) Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Margot Robbie, Ella Jay Basco and Jurnee Smollett-Bell. The fil

This week's movie openings

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January 30, 2020
Blake Lively stars in "The Rhythm Section."

Offbeat 'Rhythm Section' brings new energy to spy-action genre

Star Blake Lively provides a fresh cadence to the offbeat film.
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January 30, 2020
"Hair Love"

The 10 animated and live-action short Oscar films are all worth seeing

The five nominees for the animated short prize are especially strong, with three of them directed by women.
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January 27, 2020
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in "Bad Boys for Life."

'Bad Boys' outshines 'The Gentlemen' at box office

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