Freeze Frame

The folks at Disney/Pixar retain their status as the gold standard of animation because of their meticulous dedication to getting the screenplay right as well as the animation and voice […]

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In a scene from the fourth entry in the “Bad Boys” franchise, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” Will Smith is repeatedly slapped by Martin Lawrence. Intentional or not, the moment […]

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Glen Powell co-wrote, produced and stars in Netflix’s tongue-in-cheek thriller, “Hit Man.” Richard Linklater directed this surprisingly sunny neo-noir entry, where Powell plays a nerdy teacher who poses as a slick hitman […]

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“Sight” tells the remarkable true story of Dr. Ming Wang. Terry Chen plays Dr. Wang, an immigrant to the US who developed groundbreaking eye surgery techniques. It spotlights his personal […]

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If being sentimental, sweet-natured, and family-friendly is a crime, then “IF” is guilty on all counts. Filmmaker John Krasinski’s fantasy about a young girl who can see other people’s imaginary […]

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When they decided to reboot the “Planet of the Apes” franchise in 2011, eyes rolled. But the refreshed franchise turned out to be a winner. The fourth entry, “Kingdom of […]

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Ryan Gosling is on a roll. His latest movie, “The Fall Guy” is a cheeky big screen adaptation of the 1980s TV series that starred Lee Majors. Gosling plays a […]

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The tennis movie “Challengers” takes the term ‘love’ in a kinky direction. Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist star in a raunchy comic drama about a ménage à troi involving […]

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Director Guy Ritchie’s paints with very broad strokes for his wacky action comedy “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.” Henry Cavill and Alan Ritchson lead the cast as criminal mercenaries recruited by […]

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Contemporary political divisions and paranoia add an uneasy edge to filmmaker Alex Garland’s chilling speculative nightmare, “Civil War.” Kirsten Dunst is solid as a famed photojournalist who races with colleagues […]

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