Freeze Frame

Part one of the smash Broadway musical “Wicked,” the origin story of Oz’s Wicked Witch of the West, finally hits the big screen. Here’s the upside: It’s very entertaining and beautifully […]

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Are you looking for a Christmas movie with charm and warmth that captures the holiday spirit? If so, then the Rock’s PG-13 adventure flick “Red One” ain’t it. If you […]

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Hugh Grant goes against type and scores as a psycho philosopher in the slow burn horror entry “Heretic.” Grant lures a pair of Mormon missionaries into an elaborate trap in his […]

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Kansas City filmmaker Sav Rodgers’ documentary “Chasing Chasing Amy” is a story of how Kevin Smith’s 1997 film “Chasing Amy” saved Rodger’s life. Traumatized by bullies at school, Rodgers found […]

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The Netflix documentary “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” is an involving film about a solitary Norwegian teenager named Mats who suffered from a rare form of muscular dystrophy. Upon his […]

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The 2022 horror hit “Smile” gets its inevitable sequel. In “Smile 2,” Naomi Scott plays a pop star haunted by a malevolent entity that causes people to kill themselves and […]

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The chaotic buildup to the first episode of the classic variety series “Saturday Night Live” is the basis for filmmaker Jason Reitman’s engaging account, “Saturday Night.” A cast of largely […]

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The drama “White Bird” serves as a sequel and prequel to the movie, “Wonder,” based on the graphic novel by R. J. Palacio. Helen Mirren plays the French grandmother of […]

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Francis Ford Coppola remains one of the world’s greatest filmmakers. That’s true even though his latest effort, “Megalopolis,” is a colossally pretentious mess. Adam Driver stars in a high-concept sci-fi […]

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Three strong performances provide a solid foundation for the Netflix drama, “His Three Daughters.” Carrie Coogan, Natasha Leone and Elizabeth Olsen play disconnected sisters who gather together as their father […]

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