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February 22, 2020
Mia Goth and Anya Taylor-Joy in 'Emma.' (Focus Features/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1576597

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February 20, 2020
Nick Kroll and Alexi Pappas in "Olympic Dreams."
Photo by Jeremy Teicher

Movie spotlight: 'Olympic Dreams'

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February 20, 2020
John Thornton (Harrison Ford) and Buck in "Call of the Wild."

Human performances save the CGI dog tale 'The Call of the Wild'

Harrison Ford stars in new movie based on the classic novella by Jack London.
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February 20, 2020
Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell and Lia McHugh in "The Lodge."

Family crisis creates real horror in 'The Lodge'

Wintry horror film is steeped in real, brutal trauma.
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February 20, 2020
Adele Haenel and Noemie Merlant in "Portrait of a Lady on Fire."

French drama 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' is a gloomy, period 'masterpiece'

The slow-burn romance is finally here, and it's fantastic.
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February 16, 2020

'Sonic Hedgehog' makes $57M debut

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February 14, 2020
Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel in "Portrait of a Lady on Fire."

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February 14, 2020
(from left) Michael Block (LaKeith Stanfield) and Mae Morton (Issa Rae) in "The Photograph," written and directed by Stella Meghie.
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Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield shine in romantic, subtle and sweet 'The Photograph'

As with "The Notebook," the title memory fragment here offers the narrative a peg on which to hang the story of two guarded individuals learning to love again
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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."

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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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