Movies
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What to stream this week: ‘America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League,’ Barbenheimer and ‘Night Court’Dec 25, 2023 6:00 am - The return of “Night Court” and new music from the K-pop act TVXQ are some of the new television, movies and music headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming o...
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‘The Color Purple’ is a stirring big-screen musical powered by its spectacular castDec 25, 2023 5:00 am - Exuberant performances from a cast led by Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks breathe life into Blitz Bazawule’s stirring “The Color Purple,” adapted f...
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Clooney’s ‘Boys in the Boat’ is an underdog saga that’s both stirring and a tad stodgyDec 24, 2023 8:17 am - Director George Clooney both begins and ends “The Boys in the Boat ” on a sun-dappled lake. It’s a seductive sight, calm and soothing, and aptly reflects the ethos of a f...
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Auto pioneer Enzo Ferrari gets a solid biopic, but it doesn’t make the heart raceDec 24, 2023 5:45 am - “Ferrari” — 2 stars Napoleon Bonaparte. Leonard Bernstein. Willy Wonka. Aquaman — there are a ton of Guy Movie Heroes out there as 2023 ends. And yet up zooms a...
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Oscars shortlists revealed: Here are the films one step closer to a nominationDec 22, 2023 7:13 am - The “Barbie” power ballad “I’m Just Ken” and AP and Frontline’s documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” just got one step closer to an Oscar nomination. The Academy of Motion P...
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If this is goodbye, ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ keeps its trident highDec 22, 2023 6:26 am - It's perhaps appropriate that the latest Aquaman movie is about a lost kingdom. In many ways, this mini-franchise is just that, a Jason Momoa kingdom that could just quie...
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AP’s top music documentaries of 2023: Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, WHAM! and more — and where to watchDec 22, 2023 6:00 am - Looking for something to watch this holiday season? While Barbenheimer is enticing, 2023 was a great year for documentaries — particularly music documentaries, with title...
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Jeffrey Wright is brilliant in the smart and funny satire ‘American Fiction’Dec 21, 2023 1:09 pm - “American Fiction” — 3 stars Jeffrey Wright’s Thelonious “Monk” Ellison is at the end of his rope at the beginning of “American Fiction,” a crowd-pleaser that’s bot...
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A transformed Zac Efron gives his all in tragic, true-life wrestling tale ‘Iron Claw’Dec 21, 2023 1:08 pm - “The Iron Claw” — 2.5 stars It doesn’t take long to understand the level of commitment Zac Efron brings to “The Iron Claw” as Texas wrestling brother Kevin Von Erich...
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Duck! Look out for the opulent, animated epic family adventure ‘Migration’Dec 21, 2023 11:35 am - “Migration” - 3.5 stars I grew up watching generations of Mallard ducks living on a pond outside the front door of my rural route home, one reason why this animated...