Movies
March 5, 2020
Isla Fisher, Steve Coogan and Asa Butterfield in the film "Greed."

Satire 'Greed' about a vile tycoon is (mostly) good

It's overstuffed but a lot of that stuff is wicked fun.
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March 1, 2020
Elisabeth Moss in "The Invisible Man."

'Invisible Man' makes itself seen

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February 29, 2020
Elves are on a quest for magic in "Onward."

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February 27, 2020
Elisabeth Moss in "The Invisible Man."

'Invisible Man' explores psychological horror of domestic abuse

Leigh Whannell's inventive twist empathizes with heroine's horror.
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February 27, 2020
Anya Taylor-Joy (right, with Mia Goth) as "Emma."

New Jane Austen adaptation needs an 'Emma' with more personality

REVIEW: Supporting cast is lively but what's with the dull romantic leads?
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February 27, 2020
The Band in 1969, from left: Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson and Robbie Robertson, from the documentary "Once Were Brothers: Robb

Review: Vintage footage buoys a one-sided film about the Band

Great vintage footage buoys this one-sided ode to the Band — or at least to its leader.
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February 23, 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

'Sonic the Hedgehog' nips past 'Call of the Wild'

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

This week's movie openings

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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."

This week's movie openings

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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.
Movies
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.
Movies
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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